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This pattern is repeated in the other school contests but somewhat less graphically
Whenever the students are allowed to respond in their own words, they relish the opportunity to
display their intimate knowledge of the results of farm accidents. This is likely the result of their
average age ( 10- 11) and their increasing participation in and consequent awareness of the realities
of farming.
5. Why did Schools NOT Take Part in the CFCW Media Contests?
We wanted to know if there were any specific reasons that schools did not participate in
the media contest initiated by CFCW. We randomly selected nine schools in the CFCW listening
area that did not participate. We spoke with the school principal or vice principal in each of the
nine schools and asked the following questions:
• Were there any constraints that prevented the schools from participating?
• What was the split of the school population between farm and non- farm children?
5.1 Time and other Activities
We found that Farm Safety activities compete with a host of other similar activities that
include Rural Crime, Bus Safety, Environmental Issues, County Safety, Sports, Remembrance
Day Essays, Christmas and other holiday activities not to mention awareness programs for
alcoholism, drugs, gambling, cultural and sports activities.
Schools appreciate receiving the materials early in the school year but, because teachers
decide individually when they will incorporate the material on farm safety, participation from
schools will remain spotty if AAFRD narrows the parameters significantly for the purposes of a
contest.
Many schools indicated that the optimum time for reviewing entry requests for contests
would be December and early January. Teachers generally have more time in January and
February to engage in these activities.
5.2 External Examinations
Schools are heavily involved preparing students in grades 3, 6, 9, and 12 for school
district, provincial, and national exams. In addition, other achievement measures such as the
" Gates- McGinite" reading composition and skills test runs for two sessions: fall and spring
Therefore, these grades are not a good choice as targets for large projects like the farm safety
contests.
Object Description
| Rating | |
| Title | Project Report "A Safe Farm, is a Great Place to Grow" |
| Subject | Farm Safety; Agriculture |
| Description | Farm Safety Project Report |
| Language | en |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Type | text |
| Source | Alberta Women's Institutes |
| Identifier | awi0811096 |
| Date | 1999 |
| Collection | Alberta Women's Institutes - Collective Memory |
| Repository | AU Digital Library |
| Copyright | For Private Study and Research Use Only |
Description
| Title | Page 37 |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Source | AWI Collection |
| Collection | Alberta Women's Institutes - Collective Memory |
| Repository | AU Digital Library |
| Copyright | For Private Study and Research Use Only |
| Transcript | This pattern is repeated in the other school contests but somewhat less graphically Whenever the students are allowed to respond in their own words, they relish the opportunity to display their intimate knowledge of the results of farm accidents. This is likely the result of their average age ( 10- 11) and their increasing participation in and consequent awareness of the realities of farming. 5. Why did Schools NOT Take Part in the CFCW Media Contests? We wanted to know if there were any specific reasons that schools did not participate in the media contest initiated by CFCW. We randomly selected nine schools in the CFCW listening area that did not participate. We spoke with the school principal or vice principal in each of the nine schools and asked the following questions: • Were there any constraints that prevented the schools from participating? • What was the split of the school population between farm and non- farm children? 5.1 Time and other Activities We found that Farm Safety activities compete with a host of other similar activities that include Rural Crime, Bus Safety, Environmental Issues, County Safety, Sports, Remembrance Day Essays, Christmas and other holiday activities not to mention awareness programs for alcoholism, drugs, gambling, cultural and sports activities. Schools appreciate receiving the materials early in the school year but, because teachers decide individually when they will incorporate the material on farm safety, participation from schools will remain spotty if AAFRD narrows the parameters significantly for the purposes of a contest. Many schools indicated that the optimum time for reviewing entry requests for contests would be December and early January. Teachers generally have more time in January and February to engage in these activities. 5.2 External Examinations Schools are heavily involved preparing students in grades 3, 6, 9, and 12 for school district, provincial, and national exams. In addition, other achievement measures such as the " Gates- McGinite" reading composition and skills test runs for two sessions: fall and spring Therefore, these grades are not a good choice as targets for large projects like the farm safety contests. |
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