As a former CTE myself from 1990 to 2000, I was about to make a comment. But Kent and Joe's comments were so "right on" that my comment is changed to "Amen to your eloquent presentations." ---Tom G > Tom Gorley > Registered Piano Technician > (650) 948-9522 On May 12, 2012, at 9:43 AM, Joseph Garrett wrote: > Kent stated: "CTE's administer the exams as prescribed by the collective > wisdom of PTG's Council, and as individuals, CTE's are under no obligation > to defend the exam, nor, as individuals, are any of them qualified to > definitively explain the collective wisdom of Council. > > The "collective wisdom" is simply the result of the political process. Some > respect that collective wisdom more than others; I tend to give great > respect to the results of the political process; it lets us make decisions > on matters about which we disagree. > > As to the question at hand, I have been a CTE, and make the following > personal observations; they are neither intended to defend nor challenge > the current exam." > > Kent, > All of the above, implies that the rules and regs were formulated IN > Council, which is untrue. The Exams, as you know, have been formulated by > many dedicated, unsung, hardworking examiners. The rules of said exams have > been "APPROVED" by the many "Councils" through these many years of Test > Evolution. The ETS Committees have, through much work, trial and error and > much coordinated effort, come up with an exam that is to be proud of and > is, imo, as fair as can be, considering the ambiguity of TUNING in/of > itself. The reality is that getting any group of Tuners to agree on > something is akin to Herding Cats, imo.<G> Just coming up with a Master > Tuning, is, imo, a huge accomplishment. Then,...to do it many times over, > for all of the exams that are given, on a yearly basis, is Herculean! > There is nothing wrong with questioning our exam process. However, imo, > those who are not members of PTG, or those who have not attempted the test, > have no right to question something that they have no accurate knowledge > of!! Those of us who have taken/passed the test, have every right to > suggest ways of improving, (if needed), however. Such is what David Love > was doing. Unfortunately, such gives others, on this forum, the false idea > that they can disavow/besmirch/badmouth the Exam. This topic should be > taken to the PTG-L area, imo. > That's my thoughts on the subject. > Regards, > Joe > > > Joe Garrett, R.P.T. > Captain of the Tool Police > Squares R I > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20120512/a98c1bf8/attachment.htm>
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