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- From: "Julie Hensley" <julie@petwearusa.com>
- To: "Mounted search and rescue" <msar-riders@lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [MSAR] Identifying NASAR MSAR Instructors
- Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2003 23:00:41 -0400
At the risk of too many replies to too many
replies...
The evaluator access question is one that crops up
even with USAR dog teams. Despite all the pressure that task forces feel
to get dog teams up to speed, there is still a dearth of qualified instructors
and evaluators. I've seen teams bend rules to make someone an evaluator
that has no experience in the field (and thus no real understanding of the
"spirit" of an exercise).
If you are concerned that the integrity of team
members is impinged by insinuating that they can't be reliably evaluated by
fellow members.. I would question why evaluators would be necessary at
all?? If the prospective team is so far beyond the basic issues that arise
by such potential ego clashes and conflicts of interest.. then I would think
that team members could be "self certified"... I am being facetious here.. but
it does address the question of how far one can take the question of "bending
standards or flawed judgement".
In the dog teams I have already seen remarkable
pressure applied to evaluators by the trainers, team leaders, etc... to put
these evaluators in the position of having to live with those people seems a bit
much to ask in the best of circumstances. If anything, part of my interest
in MSAR is due to the fact that I want to contribute but would like to avoid the
incredible political environment I see in that arena.. ironically, the posts of
the last week don't do much to reassure me that MSAR is much different.
Prior to these, I was very impressed with the free exchange of ideas and
experience... I've gotten ALOT of email in the last few days from this list, but
the current "debate" lacks that substance (which is not to say it lacks
merit).
I do wish those parties saddled with the task of
determining standards and instruction the best in their endeavors.. but I also
think that the current status of MSAR proves that while there is no doubt room
for improvement, that a variety of different approaches can work. I
consider that this debate is obviously valuable if not critical but wonder if it
might be best served on another list for those that are more aware of the
implications and involved in its resolution. This list has (to my limited
experience thus far) seemed to best serve those with "beginner" questions being
answered by those seasoned participants...
Just my 2 cents.. and probably overpriced at
that.
Julie
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[MSAR] Identifying NASAR MSAR Instructors,
Paul Fleming, 10/20/2003
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Re: [MSAR] Identifying NASAR MSAR Instructors,
Jorene, 10/20/2003
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Re: [MSAR] Identifying NASAR MSAR Instructors,
Una Smith, 10/21/2003
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Re: [MSAR] Identifying NASAR MSAR Instructors,
Jorene, 10/21/2003
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Re: [MSAR] Identifying NASAR MSAR Instructors,
pennbo, 10/21/2003
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Re: [MSAR] Identifying NASAR MSAR Instructors,
Julie Hensley, 10/21/2003
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Re: [MSAR] Identifying NASAR MSAR Instructors,
pennbo, 10/22/2003
- Re: [MSAR] Identifying NASAR MSAR Instructors, Una Smith, 10/22/2003
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Re: [MSAR] Identifying NASAR MSAR Instructors,
pennbo, 10/22/2003
- Re: [MSAR] Identifying NASAR MSAR Instructors, Una Smith, 10/22/2003
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Re: [MSAR] Identifying NASAR MSAR Instructors,
Julie Hensley, 10/21/2003
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Re: [MSAR] Identifying NASAR MSAR Instructors,
pennbo, 10/21/2003
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Re: [MSAR] Identifying NASAR MSAR Instructors,
Jorene, 10/21/2003
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Re: [MSAR] Identifying NASAR MSAR Instructors,
Una Smith, 10/21/2003
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Re: [MSAR] Identifying NASAR MSAR Instructors,
wwfarm, 10/22/2003
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Re: [MSAR] Identifying NASAR MSAR Instructors,
tm-fi, 10/22/2003
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Re: [MSAR] Identifying NASAR MSAR Instructors,
pennbo, 10/23/2003
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Re: [MSAR] Identifying NASAR MSAR Instructors,
Una Smith, 10/23/2003
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Re: [MSAR] Identifying NASAR MSAR Instructors,
tm-fi, 10/23/2003
- Re: [MSAR] Identifying NASAR MSAR Instructors, wwfarm, 10/23/2003
- Re: [MSAR] Identifying NASAR MSAR Instructors, pennbo, 10/23/2003
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Re: [MSAR] Identifying NASAR MSAR Instructors,
tm-fi, 10/23/2003
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Re: [MSAR] Identifying NASAR MSAR Instructors,
Una Smith, 10/23/2003
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Re: [MSAR] Identifying NASAR MSAR Instructors,
pennbo, 10/23/2003
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Re: [MSAR] Identifying NASAR MSAR Instructors,
tm-fi, 10/22/2003
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Re: [MSAR] Identifying NASAR MSAR Instructors,
Jorene, 10/20/2003
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