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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Jeff-</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I find value in both ways of learning, and enjoy
the way that formal learning gives me a standard by which I can test my
abilities, such as they are.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Self-education is also over-rated, and
self-assessment is prone to over-rate the examinee.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I like having a trained and educated dentist.
Though I once worked with a fellow who drilled his own teeth, I could not follow
his courageous example.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>If you don't respect formal learning, it must be
very hard for you to work in a school.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ed Sutton</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=jtanner@mozart.sc.edu href="mailto:jtanner@mozart.sc.edu">Jeff
Tanner</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=caut@ptg.org
href="mailto:caut@ptg.org">College and University Technicians</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, October 30, 2007 3:33
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [CAUT] CAUT credential vs.
academic program?</DIV>
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<DIV>On Oct 30, 2007, at 4:55 AM, Richard Brekne wrote:</DIV><BR
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<P style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" face=Helvetica
size=3>Just how much music education should such a position demand ?... and
for that matter how much music education should techs in general have
?</FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" face=Helvetica
size=3>Cheers</FONT></P>
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size=3>RicB</FONT></P></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR>
<DIV>My thinking is that someone can easily learn more outside of formal
education, whether it be music, business, science, mathematics, literature, or
piano tuning and repair. Some people are just born with inclinations
towards certain skills and abilities, while others who have to be formally
instructed never achieve the same ability levels. So, are we talking
about "education" as a formality? or education as in applicable knowledge and
skill? Which is more important?</DIV>
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<DIV>The older I get and the more life I experience, the more I am inclined to
believe the formal education process is highly overrated (and much the source
of some of our societal problems, but that is another subject for another
day).</DIV>
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<DIV>Jeff</DIV><BR><BR>
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<DIV>Jeff Tanner, RPT</DIV>
<DIV>University of South Carolina</DIV>
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