Re: MG classes

>>>> even some books
and some VCR tapes can count.  You just have to do a paper on them so they
can tell that you really did read them or watch the tape. <<<<

That's not allowed here.  However, if you watch a tape with other MGs with the 
hort ed and then discuss it that counts.  We watched a portion of the Secret 
Life of Plants in July.   and if you go on a garden tour and happen to listen 
to staff talk about the garden, that counts.  
> Kitty,
> It isn't as hard as it sounds to get the hours.  We can attend all the
> meetings once a month for an hour or two of credit so that adds up pretty
> quick... then there are seminars that you can go to at the university... I
> attend the Horticulture Meetings when they have a good speaker and get some
> hours there too.
> As you say you spend more time than you realize learning...  even some books
> and some VCR tapes can count.  You just have to do a paper on them so they
> can tell that you really did read them or watch the tape.
> Patricia
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Kitty" <kmrsy@comcast.net>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Monday, September 08, 2003 10:14 PM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] MG classes
> 
> 
> > Cathy, that seems reasonable.  Trisha's 25 hours of education seems like
> it
> > would be difficult to manage every year.  I realize you shouldn't let
> > yourself slide, but the main reason fro being an MG is to support the
> County
> > Agent (by whatever name he/she is called in your county) in answering the
> > questions of the community and to help others grow via education.  If you
> > learn one thing well you can spend 50 times the amount of time it took to
> > learn it in sharing it with others.  If you spend a large amount of your
> > available time learning new things, your volunteering to the community
> might
> > suffer.  However, I have to say that we all spend much more than 25, more
> > than 100 hours a year learning about horticulture, but not in the ways
> that
> > qualify for ed hours.  I never stop learning, especially from you folks.
> >
> > Kitty
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "cathy carpenter" <cathyc@rnet.com>
> > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > Sent: Monday, September 08, 2003 8:51 PM
> > Subject: Re: [CHAT] MG classes
> >
> >
> > > In Illinois, it is 30 volunteer hours and 10 hours of education.
> > > Cathy
> > > On Monday, September 8, 2003, at 06:13 PM, Tricia wrote:
> > >
> > > > Ceres,
> > > > We have to have 25 hours volunteer and 25 hours education per year to
> > > > recertify.  I think we could use a few less so that we don't loose so
> > > > many
> > > > volunteers...
> > > > Patricia
> > > > Oklahoma
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: <Cersgarden@aol.com>
> > > > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > > > Sent: Monday, September 08, 2003 4:50 PM
> > > > Subject: Re: [CHAT] MG classes
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >> In a message dated 9/8/03 1:20:04 PM, kmrsy@comcast.net writes:
> > > >>
> > > >> <<  Any MGs who have stopped turning in hours anytime in the
> > > >> past 25 years will be given until April 2004 for recertification. >>
> > > >>
> > > >> Kitty, we have always been rqd to recertify by Nov with 6 hrs vol & 6
> > > >> hrs
> > > >> education which I think both should be increased.
> > > >>     We have free evening educational opportunities each month by a
> > > >> guest
> > > >> speaker and a wide range of subjects, different each month.  These
> are
> > > > available
> > > >> in at the extension office and you may also attend the new MG classes
> > > >> for
> > > >> certification.  In the summer months, free evening programs/classes
> > > >> are
> > > > given at
> > > >> our demonstration gardens which  qualify so lots of free
> > > >> opportunities but
> > > > many
> > > >> MGs wait till the last month.
> > > >>     They surely recognize what an asset they have with you as a MG.
> > > >>         Ceres
> > > >>
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