Livestock Judging deveolps the following
life skills:
Critical thinking, organization, time management, public speaking,
self confidence, self motivation, team building and competition.
Students
become
proficient
in these skills because in a judging competition, they must rank
four animals of one class top to bottom based on criteria such as
bone structure, muscle, body capacity, body composition, performance.
They must be decisive, quick, and confident in themselves in
order to compete at the highest level. After placing 12 classes,
one must defend his or her decisions through oral presentations.
Students
become better at backing their decisions while gaining courage and
effective public speaking skills through these presentations. Simply
put,
Livestock Judging gives students the confidence and skills necessary
to make them more employable post-graduation. There isn't another
activity that can parallel in terms of career enhancement. |
