Examination feedback

[Lasse Karlsson]

Hang on let me so some maths. Today is 2018?
Became instructor 1996. So yes I’ve been teaching flycasting for that many years plus of course the stuff before. Became FFF 2004 I think. First one to take the exam outside USA. Big mistake. Was exmaning form that point and WTF, are you the fish measurement police?

Cheers. Paul

Na, I leave the wrong measurements up to you, but I do like honest facts over blown up bs..

We've had this discussion before, you know my views, which are kinda in line with Mark's.
And I know we'll have it again and again

Cheers
Lasse

[Brian McGlashan]

I take it by payment you mean Cash Paul?

I go places to help out with assessments and as a sort of by product of that I get hours and hours of help and lessons on Skagit(not limited to this) from Willie Holmes.How much would that cost me?
I meet and get help in Casting and other things from the like of Mark Surtees.I meet and get help and lessons from Lasse, How much would all this cost me?Now I have only mentioned a few people here but you get the drift.I could of course spent my life just going to see these guys, but for assessments and casting orgs/websites I may never have heard of them.
Payment comes in a few forms, cash I spend and forget,the rest I get to keep in the grey matter.Happy with that.

Regards
Brian

[Stoatstail50]

I regularly run through instructor theory via email Lasse.

How much do you charge for this ?

[Paul Arden]

I charge nothing for this Mark. It’s low key and I do it for friends. I’m rather busy at the moment and have 6 on the go. 3CCI and 3MCI. Normally I do 2-3 year and have done for about 10 years. I don’t want it to be any more than this

Cheers, Paul

[Stoatstail50]

I do it too, I don’t charge either...just as nobody charged me when I was working for my assessments. This doesn’t mean that you, me or anyone else that provides these services freely is not behaving professionally. Plus, if you’re so fashed about getting paid I wonder what it is that motivates you to perform these services for nothing...I think I know why I do it, why do you do it?

[Paul Arden]

Because I’m a communist?

[Stoatstail50]

Cobblers...

[Paul Arden]

While I don’t charge for online training, I charge for casting instruction and guiding. Sometimes I don’t charge for these things also. It depends on a case by case basis. I have to put food on the table and there’s only so many fish you can eat!

Cheers, Paul

[Stoatstail50]

Yep...so you pick and choose...me too...and I choose to do assessments for free, paying me a fee wouldn’t change my approach to a candidate in an assessment one iota and personally I won’t give a short damn how long you’ve been teaching or assessing until you’re standing next to me doing it too...then I’ll tip my cap...communist my ass...

[Paul Arden]

I wish I could find a gardener who would work for free. Bloody capitalists with their pitchforks!