[Jewelry making - Article 00501] - [Orchid] Student's basic tool set

[Bill Bedford]

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>         I asked her if she saw anything in the pliers/cutters section
>     of the catalog that she wanted and she said "But there are so
>     many, however could I choose?" 

    I think that you have done these students a disservice. What college
    should be is a place to learn, practice and hone basic design and
    technical skills. Nobody should need more than a basic set of tools
    t0 this. 

    There is an old adage that say that a bad workman always blames his
    tools and I can't help feeling that you are expressing the flip side
    -- 'If only I had better tools I could become a better worker'.
    Which, not only is not true, but it runs contrary to everything
    that, I think, education should be about. 

Bill Bedford

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