Saying "No" (was Convention is focused)

[Kdivad@AOL.COM]

In a message dated Fri, 19 Jul 2002 5:25:46 PM Eastern Standard Time, JIMRPT@AOL.COM writes:

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> In a message dated 19/07/02 6:14:27 PM, lesbart1@juno.com writes:
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> << What about planning nationals for the "experienced" and state
> conventions for the less experienced, and advertising such to be the
> case? >>
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> OK...I can't take any more! :-)
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>  The assumption that RPT means "experienced" is a HUGE fallacy.... as is the 
> assumption that "Associate" means beginner.
> There are sooooooo many levels of skills in the ranks of our RPTs that any 
> class distinction made for the Institute is useless...period....as is the 
> case for our Associates.
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> As it stands now the classes are rated and it is up to the individual to 
> decide what is or is not appropiate or interesting to them.  That is exactly 
> how it should be.
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> Have none of you taken a class, or course, that was, to your thinking, above 
> your head just for the experience and learning what the questions were??? If 
> you haven't then you have been taking the wrong classes.
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> It is up to the instructor to maintain the class at the proper level and to 
> the point of the class subject, and to keep the subject fairly limited and 
> under control.  Don't blame the students for classes going 
> astray...it is the 
> instructor who allows it to happen.
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> But then what do I know? :-)
> Jim Bryant (FL)

Dang I wish I could talk like you!!  Thank you, thank you, thank you.

David Koelzer
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