First Paragraph
Questions
Questions
What does the first paragraph believe in?
future of agriculture
What does the Second Paragraph believe in?
To live and work on a good farm
What does the Third Paragraph believe in?
leadership from ourselves and respect from others
What does the Fourth Paragraph believe in?
Paragraph 4: Less dependence on begging and more power in bargaining
what does the fifth paragraph believe in?
American agriculture can and will hold true to the best traditions of our national life.
achievements ___ by the _______ and ____ __________ of ___________
achievements won by the present and past generations of agriculturists
Is pleasant as well as ___________ for I know the ____ and ___________ of ___________ life
is pleasant as well as challenging for I know the joys and discomforts of agricultural life
and in the _______ of progressive ______________ to serve our ___ and the public _________
and in the ability of progressive agriculturists to serve our own and the public interest
in being happy myself and playing square with those whose happiness depends upon me
I can exert an _________ in my home and _________ which will stand _____ for my part in that _________ task.
I can exert an influence in my home and community which will stand solid for my part in that inspiring task.
What does the first paragraph represent?
The first paragraph of the FFA creed expresses belief in the future of agriculture, with that faith built on deeds, not just words
what does the second paragraph represent?
the joys and challenges of agricultural life
what does the third paragraph represent?
the importance of self-reliance and community respect in agriculture.
what does the fourth paragraph represent?
self-reliance, hard work, and a commitment to using what you earn to support yourself and others.
What does the fifth paragraph represent?
American agriculture can and will hold true to the best traditions
Give 1 example of better days through better ways
Give 1 example of an agricultural pursuit besides living and working on a farm
possible answers: agricultural engineering, animal husbandry, and education, as well as support industries such as agribusiness, agri-tourism, and research
Give 1 example of leadership
Give 1 example of honest wealth
Give 1 example of how you can exert and influence in your home community
Recite the first paragraph of the FFA creed
"I believe in the future of agriculture, with a faith born not of words but of deeds – achievements won by the present and past generations of agriculturists; in the promise of better days through better ways, even as the better things we now enjoy have come to us from the struggles of former years".
Recite the second paragraph of the FFA creed
"I believe that to live and work on a good farm, or to be engaged in other agricultural pursuits, is pleasant as well as challenging; for I know the joys and discomforts of agricultural life and hold an inborn fondness for those associations which, even in hours of discouragement, I cannot deny".
Recite the third paragraph of the FFA creed
"I believe in leadership from ourselves and respect from others. I believe in my own ability to work efficiently and think clearly, with such knowledge and skill as I can secure, and in the ability of progressive agriculturalists to serve our own and the public interest in producing and marketing the product of our toil".
Recite the fourth paragraph of the FFA creed
"I believe in less dependence on begging and more power in bargaining; in the life abundant and enough honest wealth to help make it so--for others as well as myself; in less need for charity and more of it when needed; in being happy myself and playing square with those whose happiness depends upon me".
Recite the fifth paragraph of the FFA creed
"I believe that American agriculture can and will hold true to the best traditions of our national life and that I can exert an influence in my home and community which will stand solid for my part in that inspiring task".