3 thoughts on “Liberty Hyde Bailey (by T. Gordon)”
This is awesome Tate! I didn’t know that Bailey was so involved in horticulture from such a young age, and I like that you highlighted his lifelong commitment to learning about the topic. I also like that you kept this quick and concise; you were able to basically summarize his life in just a few minutes, which is not easy! I think to improve for next time, it might be helpful for listeners if you gave some specific examples of some of his writings, or read a few quotes that explain more of his ethos, and what he believes in. Describing a bit more about who he was as a person – what were his hobbies, what was his family like, and what are some of the papers he published? Some more detail like this might help me get a better idea of the nature of his contributions to the world. Overall, this was great!
From your podcast I learned that Liberty Hyde Bailey was passionate about including environmental understanding in the core curriculum for schools.
For next time I think you would benefit by including voice clips, or quotes of his to understand his ideas more in-depth because you talk about the writings he did, but did not elaborate on them. I would also like to know what other advocacy he strove for through his activism (if at all) and the influences he had on the world. It would also be beneficial to include some critiques or responses to his work by other people since you mentioned that his ideas were radical for their time. Was there pushback on his beliefs or was he just one of the first people to promote these ideas? Overall I really liked the pacing of your podcast as it was easy to listen to and retain information.
I had never heard of Liberty Hyde Bailey before this podcast, and you did an amazing job of summarizing his background and his legacy in only a few minutes. Teaching children about the environment in the school curriculum is incredibly important, and his approach did sound progressive and radical for the time. It is fascinating to hear about someone in the science field who is still remembered for their altruistic work rather than just their scientific contributions. While I’m sure it’s not as easy to find an interview clip of him as it is for many of these other figures who lived much later, maybe using music or other sound clips throughout would help break up the many ideas you have in here. Overall, this podcast is great, you did a wonderful job summarizing Bailey’s important contributions.
This is awesome Tate! I didn’t know that Bailey was so involved in horticulture from such a young age, and I like that you highlighted his lifelong commitment to learning about the topic. I also like that you kept this quick and concise; you were able to basically summarize his life in just a few minutes, which is not easy! I think to improve for next time, it might be helpful for listeners if you gave some specific examples of some of his writings, or read a few quotes that explain more of his ethos, and what he believes in. Describing a bit more about who he was as a person – what were his hobbies, what was his family like, and what are some of the papers he published? Some more detail like this might help me get a better idea of the nature of his contributions to the world. Overall, this was great!
From your podcast I learned that Liberty Hyde Bailey was passionate about including environmental understanding in the core curriculum for schools.
For next time I think you would benefit by including voice clips, or quotes of his to understand his ideas more in-depth because you talk about the writings he did, but did not elaborate on them. I would also like to know what other advocacy he strove for through his activism (if at all) and the influences he had on the world. It would also be beneficial to include some critiques or responses to his work by other people since you mentioned that his ideas were radical for their time. Was there pushback on his beliefs or was he just one of the first people to promote these ideas? Overall I really liked the pacing of your podcast as it was easy to listen to and retain information.
I had never heard of Liberty Hyde Bailey before this podcast, and you did an amazing job of summarizing his background and his legacy in only a few minutes. Teaching children about the environment in the school curriculum is incredibly important, and his approach did sound progressive and radical for the time. It is fascinating to hear about someone in the science field who is still remembered for their altruistic work rather than just their scientific contributions. While I’m sure it’s not as easy to find an interview clip of him as it is for many of these other figures who lived much later, maybe using music or other sound clips throughout would help break up the many ideas you have in here. Overall, this podcast is great, you did a wonderful job summarizing Bailey’s important contributions.