Kyles SAE

SAE Visit

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Student: Kyle H

Kyle’s visit occurred on site at his job. Kyle is a farm kid that lives with his grandparents. He keeps many animals including sheep and goats. He also does some crops like hay and straw. For his record book he chose to keep a book on his actual job, which is working as a hired hand on another nearby farm. His income then goes into his private farm.

We went to the farm that he works on for his job placement book. When we got there Kyle was actually running some equipment. We literally caught him on the job. We took a look around he showed us the kinds of things that he does on a daily basis. We made some suggestions for how he did things because his employer handles what he does. We asked questions about his job to make sure that what he had been writing in his book was actually what he had been doing.

One of the most important things that Mrs. Miller checks for is to see if the book is fair representation of the actual life. If the book seems unrealistic chances are it probably is. If that is the case the kids aren’t getting anything from it. Kyle’s book was found to match his actual job and was up to date. Another big component that we looked for in all visits was safety. Are the students safe, are their animals safe. So we probed about what jobs he does and how he does them. That was found to be satisfactory as well. I hadn’t realized how much this student could do. He seemed more capable than most adults. It was a really cool visit and I enjoyed the opportunity to get to know the student better.