Re: [AISdiscuss] Re: JT Handbook Revisions

[Terry Aitken <terry@flowerfantasy.net>]

Hi All
I am also strongly in favor of ONLY ONE SET OF STANDARDS FOR ALL 
REGIONS. Transfering between regions is one very good reason. The other 
issue is --if National recognozes one set of standards, why should one 
region be able to disqualify their judges which would otherwise be fully 
accredited in any other region??????? That is not fair or equal.
Whether we think national standards are adequate or not might be a point 
of contention but certainly not one that I would care to mess with. Most 
of our region 13 judges have 20 to 50 hours of credit over a 3 year 
period. We consider judges training to be an enjoyable educational and 
social event. Our problem is getting the hybridizers out of their own 
garden during bloom season on a dry day long enough to get JT credit. 
Step #one. - lock up their tweezers! Step #2 - tie them to a post in the 
middle of their seedling patch and have them explain what in the world 
they think they are doing with all that pollen? THEY can pass or fail 
based on how well their explanation is understood?
I am obviously having a good day. You have one too.
Terry

Suncitymom@aol.com wrote:

> I would like to add that all Regions be uniform. Region 15 has it's own set 
> of guidelines adding more hours to the one on one garden training and different 
> requiements.I think all Regions should be the same so when Judges in Training 
> transfer into a new Region they know what is excepted of them.
>
>
> Joyce  Poling
>
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