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  • From: "L. Santoyo Designs" <santoyo@earthflow.com>
  • To: permaculture <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [permaculture] mis-sent
  • Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2007 10:53:32 -0700

Sean, Claudia et al -

I think that everyone is in agreement about wanting to preserve the integrity of a Permaculture Design Certificate Course. (Of course -a person that misses classes, design work, etc -wouldn't be eligible for a certificate of completion -why would they?)

"Teachers in the region had their own agendas and their own courses competing for students..."

"Did people skip days and still get a certificate? "

"...I see this as a flaw in the modular format."

These additional questions, comments and concerns -work to support the need for continuing training, constant contact with a qualified mentor and support the 2 year apprenticeship requirements that are invaluable for maintaining the highest standards and in creating highly experienced Instructors and Designers -everywhere.

As a small example: The first modular courses were taught over 15 years ago! -lot's of the issues raised now are the same issues that, since these first courses, have been addressed and solved in many, many creative ways... (finding that out, in advance, is what a Mentor is for!)

I'm not against reinventing the wheel -but at least the wheel is a good point of departure...

Larry Santoyo
http://www.earthflow.com/


Yes, Sean. I am sorry for my negative tone. There are personal issues shaping this that I am passing through. Since I have your attention, however, can you tell me if attendance was taken at the
course? Did people skip days and still get a certificate? I am a bit stumped on this point. I can offer make-ups, (which I presume the Inwood course did not) but this isn't really the same as being there.

I see this as a flaw in the modular format.

Again, I apologize for mistakenly sending to the list. In a way though, it is good and right that our feelings are out in the open. I think I mentioned the tears to Larry because permaculture does operate on a deep emotional level at times.

It would be nice to offer a free class sometime. Perhaps we can talk about how to do that.
Thanks for your constructive comments.

Peace to you,
Claudia


On Oct 9, 2007, at 4:22 PM, Sean Maley wrote:

Just to be clear on the tears shed at the Inwood Nature Center in Manhattan, ... they were tears of joy. It took over a year and a half of planning, false starts, and much failure. Class locations
> pulled out on us at the last moment.
Luckily we were able to saturate both PDC classes here in Manhattan, despite the false start of not enough students for competing classes last October.

We offered a course for $300 (sliding scale) in Manhattan. The class space was free; 200 acres of old growth and last salt marsh in Manhattan. The location was not entirely friendly, though, as key individuals no longer worked at the Nature Center by the time the class began. The teachers, whom we were able to pay, stayed at an organizer's apartment for these six weekends.

The presentations shamed the presentations of the two week PDC I attended. As far as we understand, this was the first PDC in Manhattan.

Even further, we have individuals out in NYC looking for places to learn yet more. I have some meeting in Inwood that attended this class. Others from the class have been meeting in Brooklyn.

We should be applauding such heroic efforts. Thank you to Ethan and to others for your involvement. We are sure to have other classes for those who would like to be involved.

It is our hopes to find a way of including students who earn exploitative wages in proximity to Wall Street costs of living (Bronx per capita income in 1999 was at the bottom of all counties in NY state; gentrification has been altering the situation of late).
>
in Oct 8, 2007, at 11:50 AM, Claudia Joseph wrote:

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