American Enterprise System local crops studied in school

The Odessa High School FBLA chapter has been working with Odessa’s fifth- and eighth-graders on their American Enterprise Project. Chapter members have worked with the younger students to teach them about agriculture and its important role in the American Enterprise System. The students learned that agriculture is much more than just farming; it is an entire industry that affects our local, state and national economy.

Students learned the five principles of the American Enterprise System: the right to own property, the profit motive, consumer sovereignty, freedom of choice and competition. The...