"PTG convention is focuse on teaching...."/Dale Probst

[David M. Porritt]

Well, this is a public list with public archives.  It's not always
propitious to air PTG's internal business in a public place.

Oh well, I tried.

dave

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On 7/18/2002 at 8:16 AM Joseph Garrett wrote:

>David,
>You are only partially correct. If this is posted on the PTG-L list
it will
>fall on deaf ears IMHO. The major membership really needs to know
what is
>really going on! If it is hidden in the political "list" they'll
never
>know!
>Regards,
>Joe Garrett, RPT, (Oregon)
>
>Squares Need Love Too!<G>
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>To: "Joseph Garrett" <joegarrett@earthlink.net>
>Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2002 10:25 PM
>Subject: RE: "PTG convention is focuse on teaching...."/Dale Probst
>
>
>> (Redirected by "David M. Porritt" <dm.porritt@verizon.net>)
>>
>> Joe:
>>
>> This rant or sermon really should be on the PTG-L list.
>>
>> dave
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>> Dale,
>> You're preaching to the choir here. If you feel stongly about the
>> fact that
>> the Instructors are not properly compensated, Tell It To: The
>> President,
>> Vice President, Sec/Treas./The Board/The Institute Committee and
>> anyone else
>> that I've left out, that might have some influence in that matter!
I
>> tried.
>> And like I said, I did get them to change some policies, but IMHO,
it
>> aint
>> enough!
>> As you may well know, I have been one of the "Instructors". Did I
>> feel put
>> upon, for a lack of REAL compensation. Not One Damned Bit! But, it
>> would
>> have been nice to have been compensated a bit better. And fairly,
I
>> might
>> add. The present policies are archaic and not balanced. If you are
a
>> regular
>> Instructor, you get one nights hotel room paid for, for one class
>> period
>> taught, each day. If you teach two classes in the same day, you
>> still, only
>> get one night's hotel paid. If you tutor, (which the tutee has to
pay
>> for,
>> extra), you get zip!
>> If you are involved in the "Hands On" sessions, (which you have to
>> pay extra
>> for), you get zip!
>> Getting the picture?
>> The Institute Manual has been devised/revised by the good old boys
>> and it
>> sucks, IMHO!
>> And, while I'm on this rant: Any profit, (and there is almost
always
>> a
>> sizeable one), does not go to the Instructors, who made the
>> Convention what
>> it is, but rather goes into the "General Fund" that is used for
>> frivolous
>> crap most of the time. An example of "frivolous crap": That STUPID
>> LOGO and
>> what it cost to design/devise, etc!!!!!!
>> Enough of the rant. If I have offended anyone, my apologies.
>> But, the truth is the truth and I don't like it one damned bit,
>> speaking as
>> a member first and an Instructor second.
>> Will I teach, if asked? You betcha! It is a privilege and an honor
to
>> teach,
>> at any level of PTG. I got my education from those who went before
me
>> and I
>> hope to pass that along. It is, as you know, the essence of PTG.
>> Respectfully,
>>
>> Joe Garrett, RPT, (Oregon)
>>
>> Squares Need Love Too!<G>
>>
>>
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>>
>>
>>


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David M. Porritt
dporritt@mail.smu.edu
Meadows School of the Arts
Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX 75275
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