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education.
4-H focuses on the development of the whole child.
4-H has been, and continues to be, a primary force in education in American society.
Programs for youth stem from a unique combination of the land-grant university system, public and private financial resources and youth and their families interacting to provide synergistic results. This combv-_ nation translates research into at curriculum of practical application for living. I;
The informal educational role 4-H serve as an extension of the fot-s mal classroom education through thp] public school system. 4-H provides! the “hands on” practical application{ to the learning process by treating} experiences relevant to the real] world. »
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In 4-H, youth have the chance t£>j explore possible career fields. Teeng< can discover what they enjoy doing] and what their strengths and weak-* nesses are with minimal risk. Some identify career goals early in their 4H experience and build useful skills in that field. Others explore a variety pf careers and learn more about themselves in the process.
“It seems likely that the greatest waste in contemporary education is the time children and youth spend outside of school without opportunities for constructive learning. This is a cause for serious concern: The current requirements for education are greater than in the past, and yet the largest sources of informal education are being closed out."
Ralph W. Tyler
, Director Emeritus
Center for Advanced Study in
the Behavioral Sciences
Stanford, Calif.
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