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  • From: "Del Williams" <delannw AT dlogue.net>
  • To: "market farming" <market-farming AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
  • Subject: Re: Agriculture Curriculum
  • Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2001 10:22:22 -0600


She is probably teaching from an approved curriculum for agriculture. The
state may even determine it for her. The textbooks are likely to be
selected from ag professors at universities or community colleges. If their
point of view is different it doesn't matter. He who can write and sell
textbooks makes the rules and a professor has the right to advocate his
point of view. It's called academic freedom. It would be interesting to
know how she came to select the materials she is using.

If you have likeminded friends in this school district, it never hurts to
get your group on the agenda of a school board meeting and present your
views on the ag program. Weirder things have been suggested and implemented
in schools. Remember the big fight over presenting creation theory in the
science curriculum in Kansas a few years ago? Your proposal doesn't sound
so out there now does it?

This public school instructor might welcome some additional materials with
an alternative point of view as long as they are presented in a good way.
You could also point out websites of successful producers who do not use
these methods. I'm sure there are a few people on this listserve who would
be happy to recommend theirs.

It never hurts to try. Gee, our locals are currently objecting to the
introduction of horticulture classes in the ag curriculum. Why would their
kids want to know about hort? Huh?

Del Williams






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