Re: Bittersweet/now learning

Yes, I had to take High School biology, chemistry, and physics.  Hated them
all.  Dropped physics after the semester cuz I couldn't see the point.
(besides, I need to trim up my class hours so I could go to Mardi Gras
without worrying about falling behind). Years later - 22 to be exact - I
started hort classes and the first one was Soil Science.
Off to the library for "Physics the Easy Way", Biology the Easy Way".  And
you know what?  I found I actually enjoyed these things now that they
referenced something I was actually interested in.

Kitty

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andrea H" <hodgesaa@earthlink.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 7:57 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Bittersweet/now learning


> Interesting isn't it? I certainly had to take high school biology. It was
> one of my favorite classes. And I distinctly recall learning about
> photosynthesis in the class LONG before I was interested in horticulture.
By
> next December I'll have 18 credits in my horticulture masters so I'll be
> able to teach college level classes at the  100 and 200 level. BUT, one of
> my favorite things has been teaching the very informal classes at the
> nursery in town. it delights me to be able to get these people some basic
> horticulture knowledge, and I think it delights them too. Unfortunately,
the
> nursery was recently sold and so far the new owners haven't spoken to me
> about teaching. Hopefully by spring they'll be ready. I know I will be.
And
> I know the garden clubs are good for the most part. One of my favorite
> people in the world belongs to that particular one. they were all very
nice,
> I just would have appreciated being told that my presentation wouldn't
> actually start until 10:30. I've been so busy lately it seems I get crabby
> at any minor inconvenience. Right now I'm taking a break from a chapter
> review on plant diseases caused by bacteria. I've got two more chapters
> after this to review and 3 journal articles to critique and I'll be done
> except for the final. And I feel like I haven't learned but a drop in the
> bucket. If anyone wants an awesome book on plant diseases get Plant
> Pathology by George N. Agrios. It's fabulous, although the chapter on
fungal
> disease almost killed me. It's over 200 pages long. Of course that does
> include some pictures.....
> Andrea H
> Beaufort, SC
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <Aplfgcnys@aol.com>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 7:32 PM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Bittersweet
>
>
> > Andrea, there are garden clubs and garden clubs.  Some are nice
> > and thoughtful, and some are just the opposite.  On the whole I have
> > found them to be really good people, but its the few rotten apples
> > that spoil things for everyone - just like any other group.  This
> > business of ignorance about horticulture is one I work at all
> > the time.  In the Horticulture School series I run I always include
> > one session on basic botany - and am always amazed at the
> > complete ignorance of some people.  Where were they in
> > high school?  I once said one of the courses was just high-school
> > biology, and several declared they had never had biology in
> > high school.  I couldn't believe it.  If I was taught botany in a very
> > small-town school in the rural South in the 40s, I wonder what
> > they were teaching in the next few decades in the supposedly
> > more sophisticated Northeast.
> > Auralie
> >
> > In a message dated 12/06/2004 6:57:23 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> > hodgesaa@earthlink.net writes:
> > Hmmm, guess I never thought of that issue. I have to say, I gave a
> > presentation at a garden club meeting a couple of weeks ago and was
truly
> > amazed at how many plants they were NOT familiar with. That and the fact
> > that I busted my butt getting out there in the middle of the work day
and
> > they kept me waiting for 30 minutes while they ate tea cakes and drank
> > cider. I wanted to explode. You told me to be here at 10:00 AM, so WHY
am
> I
> > standing around until 10:30? I was not happy.
> > Andrea H
> > Beaufort
> >
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