S ure, in all the possible areas of agriculture, no one will like them all, and students might hate certain areas of it, but they don't have to like all of it, he said. T he ag class also grew and gave poinsettias to secretaries, who have helped the class a lot, Sloan said. The faculty has been good about letting students out for various activities, so the ag class made corsages for them and the other staff. T he class also tends a greenhouse, which shows students some of the everyday knowledge that doesn't come from a book. The class raised poinsettias for Christmas, and some of them didn't bloom until the second week of January.
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T he greenhouse has the student's attention, he said, and in addition to that, tending the plants is teaching students, living in an instant video channel-surfing world, the old discipline of patience. T he ag class was planning to have around 400 plants in the greenhouse by the end of March. S loan said that all the hands-on experience takes commitment from the school administration, which has been forthcoming. Good, qualified people are very difficult to find, and the employment opportunities are extremely good. S uch things have already happened.