Well, ya'll have mentioned the FAA, so I'll squeak up. The first time an airline pilot flies his assigned aircraft as first officer, he will have passengers in the back. It's all done by simulator. He too written tests, for which he can study by buying the question pool. Of course, he must undergo a magnificent oral and practical exam.
I'm not an airline pilot, but retired army aviator, still fly among a group of folks that includes several current and retired airline guys. now, back to digital radio !! KE4MZ, Brent Dothan, AL [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.wb4zpi.org No trees were destroyed in the sending of this contaminant-free message. However, we do concede a significant number of electrons may have been inconvenienced. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Danny Douglas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, January 20, 2007 9:33 PM Subject: Re: [digitalradio] US Hams Codeless Feb 23 > It is frightening to think that healthcare givers are "taught the test". > I > would hope mine would know what he was doing from knowledge, not from > taking > tests designed that way. With the FAA, it is also extremely scarey to > think > those guys are flying over my head without knowing why. Or at least a few > may. The airlines have some pretty darn good training before the pilots > on > their airlines are allowed to turn on the key. Hi > > We have a SOL here in the schools. Not the sol that comes to mind, but it > might as well be. Its a standard of learning, approved by the state board > of education, and much of it is just plain stupid. Can you imagine > teaching > 2nd graders all about Egypt, its ancient leaders, etc. These kids hardly > understand yesterday and tomorrow, so what do 20 centuries mean to them? > They pick one country in Africa and study it throughly. Always some place > that doesnt mean a thing to their parents or anyone else. They tell them > about American Natives, (Indian is a political no-no) but only cover one > Eastern tribe, the Souix, and then clump in all SW indians as Pubelos. > They > send the questions home, weeks in advance, and almost daily the homework > is > to study the two sheets of paper with their parents. Then when the test > comes, they ask those exact same questions. My grandson has maxed every > one > of those tests so far this year. What astounded me is that a good half of > the class - didnt! As his Grandpa," he is brilliant" -- but I know he > really isnt - just smart as a whip. HI. > > But, what good are such tests? Got me! I teach ham radio knowledge, not > ham radio questions. Yeah - I do take the questions and look at them > closely and insure that is the very minimum on each given subject, and > that > I put in them in the lesson plan. But I also explain and demand the > students KNOW what it means, and why. They should be able to sit for > the > test, having never seen the questions, and FIGURE out, from their attained > knowledge, what the answers are. Sadly that is no longer the case with > most > people now taking the test. They are expected to know how to get on the > air, how to act, how to do everything, without having been taught by > anyone. > Danny Douglas N7DC > ex WN5QMX ET2US WA5UKR ET3USA > SV0WPP VS6DD N7DC/YV5 G5CTB all > DX 2-6 years each > . > QSL LOTW-buro- direct > As courtesy I upload to eQSL but if you > use that - also pls upload to LOTW > or hard card. > > moderator [EMAIL PROTECTED] > moderator http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DXandTalk > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Alan NV8A" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, January 20, 2007 9:52 PM > Subject: Re: [digitalradio] US Hams Codeless Feb 23 > > >> On 01/20/07 08:45 pm F.R. Ashley wrote: >> >> >> Way back in the mid 60's people had to write paragraph style answers.. >> >> There were no answer banks.. >> >> I have even heard now, in my country of canada, that you can pass the > exam >> >> after a weekend course.... >> >> My question.. how can someone learn about electronics and ham radio in > one >> >> weekend?.... >> >> Larry ve3fxq >> > >> > > > > > > Announce your digital presence via our DX Cluster > telnet://cluster.dynalias.org > > Our other groups: > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dxlist/ > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/themixwgroup > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/contesting > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wnyar > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Omnibus97 > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > >
