Re: survey

Jaen et al:

Indeed there are many good books on the subject.  I've
read several.  But when "researching", I'd rather go
to the "source" -- the people whom I respect and that
includes the members of this e-group forum.  A guest
speaker is sometimes a good idea in a classroom but
the idea for this one is not to bring in ONE more
opinion but rather to share with my students the ideas
of MANY.  (And I think those of you who have taught
know how hard it is to find a good guest speaker --
one who is not only knowledgable but can also teach
and can put themselves on the same page as the
curriculum.)

It could be that I did need to preface my question so
that some of the members here would not take offense.
And I am sorry for that.

But I'm beginning to wonder if a basic premise of this
e-group forum is at stake here.  If we should simply
reply to the majority of the questions that pass
through this forum that there are "many good books on
the subject" (which there usually are), we negate that
useful part of this forum.  And, for the sake of
brevity if nothing else, we do not ask each inquirer
to preface their question with its purpose.

I've obviously hit a sore spot among some
professionals so I will let this subject die (with my
apologies again) and will hope that others will find
it in their hearts to forgive me by letting it die as
well.

More humbly,
Joe

--- Jaen Treesinger <RainForest@bengal-cat.com> wrote:
> Jo,
> I had pretty much the same response as David....and
> wondered where 
> you were coming from but didn't bother to respond. 
> I also have a 
> successful design/build business and because of that
> my time is very 
> limited  while the survey questions you asked were 
> comprehensive.....you must have a clue how much any
> one of us could 
> share and how much time that would take to translate
> that learning to 
> you.  In addition to there being various good books
> on the topic, you 
> could possibly have a designer come and speak to
> your classes, if you 
> want an outside perspective.
> -- 
> Jaen Treesinger
> Bengals from the RainForest
> 
> .......amazingly smart, incredibly fast and just
> gorgeous!
> 
> Check out new pictures on our website at:  
> http://www.bengal-cat.com
> 


=====
Joe Seals
Santa Maria, California --
where the weather is always perfect
and my garden always has something blooming
and birds galore

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