{"id":44077,"date":"2022-11-17T09:52:16","date_gmt":"2022-11-17T15:52:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wfbf.com\/?p=44077"},"modified":"2022-11-30T10:17:39","modified_gmt":"2022-11-30T16:17:39","slug":"5-minutes-with-manitowoc-countys-jamie-propson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wfbf.com\/farm-bureau-involvement\/5-minutes-with-manitowoc-countys-jamie-propson\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Minutes with Manitowoc County’s Jamie Propson"},"content":{"rendered":"
Please share a little about yourself, family, education, career, how long have you been teaching? When you were growing up what did you want to be? You teach agriscience at Mishicot High School and are a strong agricultural advocate who enjoys sharing the passion of the ag industry through the classroom and the FFA Chapter. What are some of the challenges you face? What are some of the successes of which you are most proud?
\n<\/strong><\/span>My husband Dave and I balance a small hobby farm, construction company and raising our two boys in Manitowoc County. As a 2012 graduate of UW-River Falls, I was hired to teach agricultural education in Mishicot and have been enriching the minds of students ever since.<\/p>\n
\n<\/span><\/strong>I always knew I wanted to teach but my experiences in FFA and 4-H solidified that I would teach what was near and dear to my heart – agriculture.<\/p>\n
\n<\/span><\/strong>A lot of the challenges in education and in our nation right now stem from a lack of strong family upbringing for many of our students and many people. Through FFA, the classroom and afterschool work, I try to instill values of hard work, finding a purpose, doing what you say you will do and more into students. Simple practices such as anticipating what\u2019s next and jumping in, talking not texting around a dinner table, and saying thank you are all lessons that can never be taught enough and something I teach in addition to agriculture. I am incredibly proud of all my students and the goals they set, fail at, then exceed expectations of. The greatest compliment is when students notice the hours and challenges that go into agriculture education, but still choose to go into the same profession.<\/p>\n