Now that my children have been back in school for nearly a month (fingers crossed they get to keep going), I am finally getting used to their schedules. Working from home, I was startled a few times the first week or so when my freshman came bouncing through the door an hour prior to dismissal. I have since learned those early releases stem from the school's new block scheduling.
For those of you unfamiliar, block scheduling replaces a more traditional schedule of six or seven 40- to 50-minute daily periods with longer class periods that meet fewer times each day and week. My daughter also didn't take a study hall, so the early dismal those days provides an opportunity for her to get a jump on homework at home before volleyball practice. She also explained to me that by not taking a study hall, she will get the opportunity to take an additional advanced placement class her senior year.
I'm proud of her. I certainly didn't have that ambition as a freshman, and I would never have passed up a study hall. Although I probably passed more notes during those study halls, than actually worked on homework.
I'm also impressed with the number of course offerings at her school. In the agriculture career and technical education program alone, the school offers 15 courses including large animal science and vet technology. It's nice to see so many options for these young minds to explore.
I hope one day we will also see Destination Pork as an option in the curriculum.
Thanks to the U.S. Pork Center of Excellence, the comprehensive curriculum is available at no cost to teachers and is designed to introduce high school students to pork production and career opportunities. Destination Pork is also formatted for Google Classroom, giving students access to the program both in-person or online.
Two pathways are available — Destination Pork: Pathway to the Industry or Destination Pork: Pathway to Your Future.
Pathway to the Industry is an instructor-led experience designed for an introduction to agriculture course. Content and objectives are aligned with agriculture, food and natural resources standards and focuses on pork production. The program features seven lesson units (10 sessions, each 45 minutes), career highlight videos and a project-based approach. Topics include an overview of the pork industry, pig anatomy, the pork production cycle, pig caretaking and wellbeing, pig behavior, pork reproduction and environmental stewardship of the pork industry.
Pathway to Your Future is a student-led experience designed for an independent study. The online module helps students identify and initiate paths to a career in the pork industry. Content focuses on career exploration and individual competencies and features a series of independent courses (four 30-minute sessions), additional experiential activities (four 60 to 90-minute sessions) and a comprehensive career portfolio. Topics will cover the value of the pork industry, challenging misconceptions of the pork industry, the people who work in the pork industry and personal destination mapping within the pork industry.
Hats off to the U.S. Pork Center of Excellence for putting together this great resource for high schools to use — a great way to get a jumpstart enrolling and inspiring our next generation of pork industry members.
The Link LonkSeptember 29, 2020 at 07:46PM
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