![]() ![]() ![]() Be consistent in your efforts and measure results along the way. If you want to learn a new skill or improve an area of your farm, don’t expect immediate results. Practice often: Kindergartners don’t learn to count to 100 by doing it once.Sharing is an essential social skill in building healthy relationships with others. Today’s dairy producers often need to know more about working with other people than working with cows. This skill helps us make new friends, negotiate and cope with disappointment. Share: We all learned that "sharing is caring" in kindergarten.Learn from fellow dairy producers, industry professionals and others to position your farm for a successful future. If your farm isn’t improving and growing, it is likely falling behind. Ask questions and engage others in helping you learn about new topics and opportunities. Be inquisitive: Don’t think you know everything.Let’s consider a few foundational principles from kindergarten and their relevance on today’s dairy farms: ![]() On the farm and in our busy lives, we often don’t think about those valuable lessons learned many years ago. Riding the bus, following teacher’s directions, navigating the lunch line and playing with friends at recess teach kindergartners fundamental concepts on how to navigate through life. Yet some of the most important lessons students learn in kindergarten go beyond ABCs and 123s. They quickly move from counting numbers to addition and subtraction. They are exposed to foundational concepts in art, music, physical education and more. Kindergartners seem to go from reciting the alphabet to blending sounds to reading words in no time. With my youngest in kindergarten this year, I am amazed at what she has already learned in the classroom. ![]()
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