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[Scott Pittman <pci@permaculture-inst.org>]

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>   1. Spring Texas Permaculture Class (Selwyn Polit)
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> Subject:
> [permaculture] Spring Texas Permaculture Class
> From:
> Selwyn Polit <selwyn@austintx.com>
> Date:
> Sat, 19 Feb 2005 19:17:30 -0600
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> Hi folks,
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> Permaculture Design Certification Course
> Weekends & Saturdays, April 9 – June 5, 2005 in Austin, Texas
> Attend for 1 day or the whole course
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> What: 9-day course led by Dick Pierce, Selwyn Polit, and other Austin 
> area instructors/designers, offering practical training and skills in 
> sustainable living. We will cover design principles and technologies 
> that you can easily apply to your home, workplace, and community to 
> help you live well in the city or the country.
While I support the spead of permaculture throught teaching, it streches 
credulity to offer a "9" day certification course. Why not a three day 
certification course? The course cannot not properly be covered in 9 
days and that is why certification courses have always been different 
than introduction, or specialty courses that do not offer certification.

If you are offering the true "Certification" course then one must follow 
the established curriculum and class hours, at a minimum. The 9 day 
course you are offering may well be a great course offering all that you 
advertise but it should not issue the certificate of permaculture design.

Scott Pittman
Permaculture Institute