Advice from Wayne Gretzky

"You miss 100 percent of the shots you never take."

Wayne Gretzky 

A quote from one of the most well known hockey players who played against my main man Mario Lemieux. This exact quote is relatable to my #AgEdParli journey. Last semester the time came to schedule classes for the current semester. I spoke to Dr. Ewing and Dr. Foster about what classes to take. A little bird put the idea of taking #AEE216 Practical Parliamentary Procedure in my ear. I thought, "Why not? Seems like a useful class that I will probably utilize in my time teaching and in other organizations that I participate in." So right then and there, I scheduled the class.

Fast forward to the beginning of this semester and the class is up and running. We did have some hiccups at the beginning but we utilized an authentic problem (PSU Collegiate FFA and Teach Ag Society consolidating to become The L.E.A.D. Society next semester). Suddenly the ins and outs of Roberts Rules of Order Newly Revised, otherwise known as RONR, became a real thing! We've learned precedence, types of motions, bylaws, and even how to put our experience to use after this class.

In a few short weeks the class will be taking the accreditation exam where we can put our knowledge gained from the entire semester to the test. Wish us luck as we hope to all conclude the class as accredited parliamentarians.

We are almost to the end y'all! We're at the end of the 3rd period skating down the ice and staring the goal tender in the face through his mask. Will we take the shot? I'm sure glad I took the shot to take the class now all that's left to do is take one more to win the game!







Angela Becker
#PSUAgEd18
Student Teacher at Manheim Central High School

Three Strikes You're Outta Here

It's the bottom of the final inning of the last game of the world series. This is the time of year to show off all their hard work and determination, hoping it pays of. The players line up in the dugout for their last chance at a grand slam for the season. The first player takes their place at the plate waiting for that perfect pitch.

In reference to our Parliamentary Procedure class this seems quite fitting for this point in the semester. This fall has been a learning experience for all the agricultural education students on our team. We learned the fundamentals and then it was our turn to sharpen up our skills to practice our knowledge. We tested our skills in Parli Pro demonstrations and learned new educational games like base ball to prepare us for the next round. We won a few games and lost a few on our practice exams learning from our mistakes, and spending a little extra time with our coach Robert (Rober's Rules that is) to make sure we were ready for the next one.
This is it the final game of the world series, tomorrow our team members will take their spot at the plate in hopes of that grand slam. Tomorrow we will be trading in our field for the classroom, switching our bats up for pencils and be prepared to take a swing at the society of Agricultural Education Parliamentarians accreditation exam, with our final goal of hitting that grand slam and becoming registered parliamentarians.