Author Archives: mspetes

What’s COOL?

Posted on March 20, 2017 by

Today we’re going to talk about all things COOL! What is it? What’s the history of the issue?  What legislation has been discussed, passed, signed into law?  What states have been involved in the issue?  What government agencies, if any, … Continue reading →

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The Half-Hearted Kamikaze

Posted on March 8, 2017 by

Today we’ll be spending a bit of time with the Habitudes series.  We’ll be focusing on the book The Art of Telling our Story.  The series focuses on images that form leadership habits and attitudes; hence the name “Habitudes”. This … Continue reading →

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Spring CDE Prep

Posted on March 2, 2017 by

It’s time to get serious about preparing and studying for Spring CDEs! All updated rules for Spring CDEs can be found on the new SD Ag Ed website.   All rules are here. There is a Google Classroom for each … Continue reading →

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What is Equal?

Posted on February 28, 2017 by

I’m still waiting on The $50 March 1 deposit from most of the people going to National Convention. Sign up on the door for Flandreau and Lennox CDEs. Let me know if you need to be added to a Google … Continue reading →

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True or False

Posted on February 22, 2017 by

It’s National FFA Week.  A time when we celebrate the history and traditions of American agriculture and leadership.  Part of that responsibility is to be sure that we are adequately educated and can speak intelligently about our industry. View this … Continue reading →

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Life is like a camera

Posted on February 15, 2017 by

Life is like a camera!  What do you focus on – what’s important to you?  What are some of your shining moments that you would capture in a photo if you could?  What negative things have happened in your life … Continue reading →

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Raising children differently

Posted on February 13, 2017 by

How do you think you might raise your kids differently than the way your parents raised you?  How will technology affect the way you parent?  Will you have rules about the allowable age to begin dating? When will your kids … Continue reading →

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How would you rank these things?

Posted on February 9, 2017 by

We’ll be changing gears, finishing up Proficiency application work, and moving on to Spring CDE Preparation. We submitted 16 proficiency applications yesterday.  Last year we submitted 36.  We won 7 areas and had 12 students place in the money. Judging … Continue reading →

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Personal Pages – Proficiency Apps

Posted on February 3, 2017 by

Personal Page and Resume Each proficiency application has attachments that need to be included.  The two attachments required are an instructor’s statement – that one’s on me.  The second, is “your” personal page. Attach one page of additional information, of … Continue reading →

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Late Work

Posted on January 26, 2017 by

This post retrieved from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/greg-savage/lateness_b_4169441.html This post may offend some readers. But only because it’s going to cut close to the bone for many. And I don’t care if I sound old-fashioned, because actually it’s nothing to do with ‘fashion’ … Continue reading →

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