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Combining a major and a minor
I am Samantha Blakley, the Education Intern at Reiman Gardens this summer. My major is Agricultural and Life Sciences Education and my minor is Horticulture. For the most part most students with aspirations to be teachers do not complete an internship. I was drawn to this experience because it ties my major and minor together very well. As a Vocational Agriculture teacher I will be working with Middle and High school students through classes and the FFA. During this internship I have worked mostly with elementary school students. Working with people of many different ages and abilities has helped me to realize how important identifying the audience is when you are planning anything. Giving a tour to Kindergarteners is much different from giving a tour to fifth graders. I have practiced identifying what the students already know and altering the tour material to fit their prior knowledge. This is something that I really struggled with before working here with the youth tours.
Another important thing that I have been able to do so far this summer is really expand my horticultural knowledge. The work I have completed on my minor so far has been basic or based in greenhouses so working here at the gardens has given me the chance to learn about gardening in a public setting as well as helping the public to understand and appreciate gardening and everything we do here. The intern trips we have gone on have really helped me see how horticulture really fits into a lot more areas than I originally thought. Everyone who has a flower bed or garden at their home is working with horticulture!
This internship has been a perfect fit for me and what I am studying. I am so glad that I got the opportunity to work here and experience Horticulture and Education working together in a public setting!
Jul 15, 2010 1:46 PM
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