[Jewelry making - Article 00160] - Re: [Orchid] Self taught Vs Formal training

[John Donivan]

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    At least here in America, it's my understanding that having a
    teaching credential is to show that you have learned how to teach -
    lesson plans, classroom mechanics, the workings of curriculum in
    general. I say that to give the teaching profession a little credit.
    On the other hand, as some have hinted at here, oftentimes what we
    have is recycled teachers in all fields - I encountered it, as have
    most of us, I imagine. "Academic jewelry is frozen in the mid 60's" is
    a comment someone made here not too long ago. Someone in any field
    graduates, wants to teach, so the next year they turn around and
    start teaching their field. And all they are doing is teaching what
    they were taught, and likely they learned from someone just like them.
    It is literally inbreeding, and carries the same repercussions as the
    genetic kind. Now, I'm not condemning all teaching by any means, so
    don't get all huffy, because if you think about it you all know what
    I'm saying, don't you? It's also just an observation, because it's
    just part of it, and most likely always will be. Having a way for the
    James Millers to get involved would be a huge boost, though. 

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