Hinson Attends Pocahontas High School’s Get Real Simulation

Black River Technical College (BRTC) Agriculture Instruct Ronnie Hinson was recently a part of the Get Real, Here’s the Deal simulation hosted by Pocahontas High School.

Get Real, Here’s the Deal is a hand-on simulation put on by the University of Arkansas’s Agriculture Research and Extension Service (UAEX). It allows high school juniors and seniors to learn abut finances and encourages them to think about what all goes into paying for education, housing, clothing, and other expenses after graduating high school. According to UAEX, the simulation consists of “twelve educational stations that gives young people the opportunity to experience their future in a financial decision-making mode.” Hinson ran the station dedicated to higher education.

BRTC’s agriculture program provides students with educational experience in practical, theoretical, and technical applications of agriculture and promotes environmental, economic, and social sustainability. Courses include lecture and lab components, providing students with hand-on applications of classroom skills and knowledge. An education in agriculture prepares students with a general knowledge of potential food sources, life cycles and care of various animals, and technology in the field.

For more information about BRTC’s agriculture program visit https://blackrivertech.edu/college-coursework/academic-units/general_education/agriculture/.

For more information about UAEX’s Get Real, Here’s the Deal programs visit https://www.uaex.uada.edu/life-skills-wellness/at-home-with-uaex/posts/finances/get_real.aspx.