Thomas Gabel, State FFA Vice President |
Thomas is excited and anxious to see what
his year of service to our state’s FFA organization has in stake for him. He has a year’s worth of classroom visits,
leadership conferences, and public
The 2017-2018 Pennsylvania State Officer Team |
I
actually got to spend some time with Thomas and the rest of the new state
officer team, recently at the Pennsylvania Association of Agriculture Educators (@PAAE) conference in Philadelphia. When I got
to sit down and talk with him, he voiced why he thinks Ag Ed is so
important. “Agricultural Education is crucial in the fight against world hunger
and in the goal of educating the world.
There are many misconceptions across the globe about the agriculture
industry and agricultural education classes provides a platform to better
educate people about the industry. These
lessons and knowledge can be applied to many different fields, including those
dealing with production agriculture and in result, help feed the world.” He is a very energetic and enthusiastic
young man who is devoted to expressing the importance of the agriculture
industry. I think that he is going to
make a great teacher some day and indeed with inspire a few students just as he
was by his own teacher.
In
his last remarks, I asked Thomas what he would say to someone who was thinking
about being an Ag teacher. He told me “I would tell them that being an
Agricultural Educator is one of the most important jobs in the world. People in this profession have the unique
opportunity to advocate for an entire industry and help students find their
future careers and passions. It is,
without a doubt, a career path worth pursuing.”
We wish Thomas and the rest of the Pennsylvania FFA State Officers
luck on the year ahead and each of their journeys. Welcome
to the PSU Ag Ed family Thomas!
Macy Fisher, Student Blogger
Twitter Handle: @macy_fisher
#psuaged18 member
2018 Selinsgrove Student Teacher
Thomas has officially been Tagged to Teach Ag! |
Macy Fisher, Student Blogger
Twitter Handle: @macy_fisher
#psuaged18 member
2018 Selinsgrove Student Teacher
Excited to have the opportunity to work with Thomas on his #TeachAg Journey!
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