Re: Re: JT Handbook Revisions


1. "It only seems fair that ANY judge who gives one-on-one garden training should receive credit for that training of the apprentice. To exclude an Active Master defies logic. Cheryl Deaton"



I agree with Cheryl, it defies logic. Any judge should receive credit for giving the training.



2. The handbook states a retired master can be used as a show bench judge if they are assigned to a panel with an accredited judge, but the handbook is silent as to whether a retired master can give training sessions. Our region just approved a training session, put on by a retired master who has been retired nearly 5 years. This retired judge hasn't been participating in the required training in Region 14 for 5 years, isn't required to vote the ballot, so it defies logic as to how a retired master is authorized to give AIS training.



3. "I was/ am still bothered by judges who barely manage to get their 5 hours every three years, while others are getting 10 or 12 hours per year. Which one would you rather have judge your show? I don't think that requiring more hours is necessarily the answer - this might lead to more judge attrition - but maybe publishing the hours or requiring that a certain % be garden judging might help. Vince Lewonski"



I agree with Vince on this one. I served a 3 year term as JT chair, and it bothered me that some judges barely squeezed by getting their minimum hours. Serving at many shows, I found those same judges to be weak at the show table, as they often don't know the varieties. I too suggested publishing the hours in some format, maybe just a Star (*) for 10 hours or more in 3 years, instead of 5 hrs. It would help show chairs to know who has higher levels of annual training.



4. Requiring garden training comes with its own set of problems. We had a garden training session last year at a large regional that was a disaster. I don't know the count of individuals in the garden, but it seemed like 60-80, there was no room between rows, people had to stand half way across the garden and couldn't see anything, many of the judge attendees couldn't hear a thing, myself included. So my suggestion is that there needs to be guidelines set for establishing the maximum number of participants per garden session, identifying the need for adequate room so that the attendees can see the iris being spoke about, and sufficient time. Sessions could be repeated if necessary. I've seen clubs try to squeeze in 1 hour of garden training, which is suppose to have a written test, and I think that's another invitation for a poorly given session. I think 1 = hours should be the minimum for a garden session.



5. The handbook is silent about whether the 2 hour garden tutoring for apprentices includes a written exam. However, the handbook does say a written test is required for other normal two hour or longer sessions. It might help to clarify the apprentice tutoring sessions as it pertains to an exam.



I appreciate hearing everyone's comments!



Kitty Loberg

Northern Calif.

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