Ian Bennett – Keep Climbing and Aiming High
This is a quick FFA lesson plan built around the “Dragon’s Tooth and Arrowheads” retiring address by 2017-18 National FFA Southern Region Vice President Ian Bennett, which centers on persistence and focus as keys to success. Students watch the video, complete the “Challenges Happen” worksheet, and engage in activities to identify what is needed to reach a goal and to set goals while considering potential challenges. It works well within leadership, goal-setting, or SAE goal-building units.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Identify what is needed to reach a goal.
- Establish goals while considering potential challenges.
- Time required
- 45 minutes
- Materials
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- A copy of the "Challenges Happen" worksheet for each student
- Internet access to play the video in real time or embed it in a PowerPoint ahead of time
- Retiring Address Video Summary
- Success boils down to two important components, persistence and focus. In this retiring address, 2017-18 National FFA Southern Region Vice President Ian Bennett discusses how we encounter challenges on our path to success and how we need to be persistent and focused throughout these many challenges to achieve success.
- Resources
- "Dragon's Tooth and Arrowheads, Ian Bennett Retiring Address," https://vimeo.com/297305745
- This Quick Lesson Plan Would Work Well As Part Of
- 1. A leadership lesson plan. 2. A lesson focused on goal setting. 3. An SAE goal-building lesson plan.
Downloads & Links
Lesson plan
Ian Bennett – Keep Climbing and Aiming High (PDF)
Ian Bennett – Keep Climbing and Aiming High (DOCX)
Worksheet
Aligned Standards
AFNR Career Ready Practices
- CRP.02Apply appropriate academic and technical skills. Career-ready individuals readily access and use the knowledge and skills acquired through experience and education to be more productive.
- CRP.04Communicate clearly, effectively, and with reason. Career-ready individuals communicate thoughts, ideas and action plans with clarity, whether using written, verbal and/or visual methods.
- CRP.06Demonstrate creativity and innovation.
- CRP.08Utilize critical thinking to make sense of problems and persevere in solving them. Career-ready individuals readily recognize problems in the workplace, understand the nature of the problem, and devise effective plans to solve the problem.
Common Core – Math Practices
FFA Precept
- FFA.PG-J.Mental GrowthEmbrace cognitive and intellectual development relative to reasoning, thinking and coping.
- FFA.PL-A.ActionAssume responsibility and take the necessary steps to achieve the desired results, no matter what the goal or task at hand.
- FFA.PL-C.VisionVisualize the future and how to get there.
- FFA.PL-E.AwarenessUnderstand personal vision, mission and goals.
FFA Precepts
- FFA.CS-N.Decision MakingAnalyze a situation and execute an appropriate course of action.