Re: agricultural education (fwd)

Tom Hodges (thodges@beta.tricity.wsu.edu)
Sat, 20 Nov 1993 19:22:57 -0800 (PST)

I think using crop growth simulation models in high school & college
ag classes is a good way to introduce biological principles. Many
of these models use state-of-the-art simulations of many biological
processes. Further the students are introduced to programming thru
one of the most accessible computer languages (FORTRAN).

Tom

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> I am responding to Steven Jakobi's question of the future of
> agriculture education. The topic is important and worth discussion.
>I contend that it is most important that students understand
> the systems and cycles (biological) that are in force as students
> interact with agriculture on the high school level. The future of
> agriculture still finds its roots (no pun intended) in the
> biological.