The Full Load

Considering this was my first week of having a full load, it went very well, but the snow days definitely threw me for a loop. My Horticulture class is going great. This week we learned how to test for N-P-K in the soil using soil fertilizer tests and moved into the green house with their plant project with a topic of their choice. Some of the topics were very well thought out and will be interesting to see the out come....I wonder how well plants grow if fed nothing but Gatorade and soda???

For my first day in my freshman Introduction to Agriculture, they were every where and got distracted easily. They will be my real test and growing point for this internship. They demand more activities to keep their interest and need to be always moving, which is hard to plan for but easy to teach.

Advanced FFA Leadership is going well with speeches. The topics that the students are working on will be very interesting to hear and watch them grow as public speakers. However, I am still transitioning slowing with the "work days" that are designated for developing FFA activities. This week was very stressful since we did not have the near the time to work on the National FFA Week due to the snow days. Some of the students are really stepping up to the plate and others are confused with what to do. I am currently in the process of making a "To-Do" list for the committee so they can really focus on the objective.

Introduction to Welding is almost to the shop, but are in the process of trying to complete the safety exams to enter the shop. It was a great joy to over hear one students say "Mr. McMillen, you really care about us" which is more true than they think. I really want them to succeed and do well!!