Re: Re: Master Gardener classes

We don't have a hort ed at our extension, so our instructors are all  
"imported" from other counties (every other year). Classes are always  
during the day, but the University does have an online MG course.

Cathy, west central IL, z5b

On Aug 5, 2006, at 4:09 PM, Kitty wrote:

> I referred to him as an extension agent because, being the old  
> term, I figured everyone would recognize it.  His title is  
> Horticulture Educator here.  And yes, he teaches most of the  
> classes, though sometimes MGs will teach portions and occasionally  
> there's a guest lecturer.
> Oh, the newsletter came yesterday with the fall schedule. More  
> different speakers than they had when i took it.  Sessions are held  
> 6-9pm Wednesdays and 9a-12:30p on Saturdays this time.  I see that  
> Rosie Lerner, Purdue U Consumer Hort Specialist from the main  
> campus in West Lafayette IN will be covering Plant Science and Mary  
> Keesy, another Purdue Hort Specialist (not sure which campus) will  
> do Plant Propagation.  The ANR (Ag & Natural Resources) Educator of  
> another county will do Trees and someone with no credentials listed  
> is doing Soils. An ex-extn director will cover lawns and another  
> person with no listed credentials is doing shrubs and groundcovers.  
> A Purdue (campus not known) Animal Damage Specialist will speak on  
> Animal Damage & Control.  Most of the rest of the speakers are MGs  
> or the Hort Ed.
>
> The Hort Ed is a very knowledgable man, we are lucky to have him.   
> He's a very good teacher so it makes sense for him to do so.
>
> Kitty
> neIN, Zone 5
> ----- Original Message ----- From: <TeichFlora@aol.com>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Saturday, August 05, 2006 2:30 PM
> Subject: [CHAT] Re: Master Gardener classes
>
>
>> Your extension agent teaches the classes?????  All or just some?    
>> Hm.
>> Interesting.
>> Noreen
>> zone 9
>> Texas Gulf Coast
>>
>> In a message dated 8/4/2006 11:02:38 PM Central Standard Time,
>> gardenchat-owner@hort.net writes:
>>
>> Why  should an agent spend his evening hours teaching classes
>> to people who  can't help him with phone response calls that come  
>> in during
>> weekday  hours?
>>
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