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  • From: Claudia Joseph <permie@earthlink.net>
  • To: permaculture <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [permaculture] 9-day PDC???
  • Date: Sun, 4 May 2008 08:18:57 -0400

These are good points. The material extends beyond what was originally presented in the Designer's Manual.

I think one important point is where people go with a certificate once they have it. If they are not already well grounded in a field where it may be applied they need to go practice and keep learning. I tell all students that the certificate is a beginning point, not an end. One and two hour workshops are a great way to share and learn in community and that is one activity I support for course graduates who are super enthusiastic.

There was a big rush here in the NE to put up PDCs. Many people presenting them have just learned the material themselves. Also, keep in mind that anyone attending a course gets a certificate (in my experience). I am extremely strict about attendance but I would guess that not everyone is.

There is no test.
I taught permaculture in a college horticulture department and it was pretty fun making up tests and grading people on the material. That isn't what we are doing in the certificate course. Defining what it means to hold a certificate is conceivably part of the curriculum equation.

Qualitatively, place matters. We can dissect the pro's and con's of models, hands on time and lecture formats while we are at this. I may add more field study requirements as a result. of Rafter's question

This is a large and important conversation and I am all for us having it
Claudia






On May 3, 2008, at 9:47 AM, Scott Pittman wrote:
I think you do exactly what you did, alert the community that this
particular course does not meet the standards for a certificate. The
Permaculture Institute does not recognize those certificates that come from
below standard courses as fulfilling the requirements for diploma
application.

After having taught hundreds of students around the world I still feel
pressed to cover all the material in the requisite 72 hours class time and
innumerable hours doing projects and presentations at night. I don't think
anyone can give the course justice in less time. Some teachers are going
back to the three week format to insure sufficient time to cover the ever
increasing materials like global warming and gmo's.

Thanks for caring enough to point this out.

My thoughts,

Scott Pittman
Director
Permaculture Institute
www.permaculture.org
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[mailto:permaculture-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of rafter t. sass
Sent: Friday, May 02, 2008 6:30 PM
To: permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: [permaculture] 9-day PDC???

So...

What do we do, as a community, when people are teaching a 9-day
permaculture course, and billing it as Permaculture Design
Certificate course?

This is something we are facing in our region, the northeastern US,
right now. Teachers are coming in from elsewhere in the US, which
makes it trickier - no regional community pressure and accountability.

Any ideas?

Best,
rafter




rafter t. sass
The Liberation Ecology Project
liberationecology.org
518-567-7407
skype: raughter




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