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Posted by Steven: When I broached the matter of an apprenticeship approach, I was intending to speak more to an attitude rather than a program. The fact is, mentors are few and far between in any pursuit. Most of us have to wing it.
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Well program or attitude, the idea remains the same, to take someone under one's wing and help them progress in their skills. I agree with both of you that having to repeat the same issues over and over is a tired some affair, but that's what a mentor does. The students change, but the subject remains the same.
I was only throwing out some ideas and actually getting off track about what I really wanted to address.
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Posted by Steven: I think the role of moderator was never intended to be one of responsibility for instruction and critique. That happened rather by default and, dare I suggest, generosity in wanting to get the Forum off to a sound start.
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I totally agree. I think our moderators have been more than generous with their time and I also believe that some fatigue has set in due to the 1st mentioned reason. I agree that more people need to step forward and participate in the critique section. But I don