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  • From: Paul Fleming <pfleming@nwlink.com>
  • To: msar-riders@lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: [MSAR] Identifying NASAR MSAR Instructors
  • Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2003 15:49:24 -0700

IMHO it seems a little premature to be to be trying to identify instructors qualifications until the information to be instructed is identified (the standards).

I spent many years as a training officer in the military where everything was Task, Condition and Standards.

Task: What you want the student to demonstrate.
Condition: Conditions under which the task must be accomplished.
Standard: The degree to which the task must be correctly accomplished.

I read something on a post where "the instructor must be trail experienced". Does that mean, Washington high mountain trail experience, or California Death Valley trail experience. That kind of stuff is too vague especially when trying to establish something that is supposed to work nation wide.

Determining instructor qualifications is fairly easy once you know what you are trying to teach and test on. Over the years I've seen many self appointed "Horse Experts, Trainers and Guides" who really we not. If the instructor can't teach the Task so the student can preform to the required standard he's simply not qualified to be the instructor.

Regards
Paul




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