Dear Editor:
RE: Teacher honoured for incorporating agriculture in lessons, Oct. 10.
This is truly a great award for such an important topic. I have grown up and lived on a farm for my entire life, so I can really understand the importance of agriculture and teaching the next generation about it.
I am 17 years old and I know that my generation and the next one are losing touch with the agricultural industry.
It is not emphasized as much as it used to be and we need to keep teaching kids about it so that we may have a next generation of farmers that are enthusiastic about agriculture.
Teaching this to them early in school is a great way to do this. Taking kids on a hike or to go see a farm is better than sitting them in a classroom all day and they will learn more and enjoy it.
Lastly, teaching kids about agriculture is beneficial because it is good for everyone to know where their food comes from, and it teaches them to be thankful for the work of local farmers.
I thank Pam Woodhouse for her work in the classroom, and believe agriculture should be incorporated into learning more often.
Isaiah Kottelenberg,
Erin