NCLB, Standards, and the Future of Agricultural Education

Depending on what document or website you are looking at, you may find a few different descriptions of a vision or mission of Agricultural Education and/or educators. The Council through the National Strategic Plan described the following vision for Agricultural Education, "...envision a world where

all people value and understand the role of agriculture, food, fiber and natural resource systems..." (http:// www.teamaged.org/aged.htm). The mission identified from that same source is "...prepares students for successful careers and a life time of informed choices in global agriculture, food, fiber and natural resource systems."

The mission of the National Association of Agricultural Educators is "Professionals providing agricultural education for the global community through visionary leadership, advocacy and service" (http:// www.naae.org/leadershipindex.htm ). Yet another is the mission of the American Association for Agricultural Education. That organization "is dedicated to studying, applying, and promoting the teaching and learning processes in agriculture" (http://aaaeonline.org/).