Guest guest Posted October 7, 2003 Report Share Posted October 7, 2003 Z'ev: I think this is a misrepresention. At PCOM (with the exception of the two Bensky books) the books required for the California exam are hardly used at all in the curriculum. Blue Poppy books and the Wiseman texts are used among many, many others.The curriculum is not at all based on the state book list. Students just read the required texts to study for the exam, not before. Warren In , " " <zr > The omission of the Wiseman dictionary, Wiseman terminology-based > textbooks from Paradigm Press and Blue Poppy texts as source material > for licensing exams has been a major blemish on the profession for many > years now. There really is no excuse for it. > > So, the way the academic institutions , licensing exams and acupuncture > boards are set up give the illusion of a finite vocational field, with > a limited and arbitrary knowledge base that already seems to be set in > stone. It certainly doesn't allow for creativity or openness to other > points of view. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 7, 2003 Report Share Posted October 7, 2003 It isn't representative of PCOM, but it still creates a pressure for many institutions and colors the educational process. By the way, this doesn't mean I don't think some of the state and national required texts aren't good quality ones. It just needs to be updated and more inclusive. On Monday, October 6, 2003, at 11:32 PM, wsheir wrote: > Z'ev: > I think this is a misrepresention. At PCOM (with the exception of the > two Bensky books) the books required for the California exam are > hardly used at all in the curriculum. Blue Poppy books and the Wiseman > texts are used among many, many others.The curriculum is not at all > based on the state book list. Students just read the required texts to > study for the exam, not before. > Warren > > In , " " <zr > >> The omission of the Wiseman dictionary, Wiseman terminology-based >> textbooks from Paradigm Press and Blue Poppy texts as source > material >> for licensing exams has been a major blemish on the profession for > many >> years now. There really is no excuse for it. >> >> So, the way the academic institutions , licensing exams and > acupuncture >> boards are set up give the illusion of a finite vocational field, > with >> a limited and arbitrary knowledge base that already seems to be set > in >> stone. It certainly doesn't allow for creativity or openness to > other >> points of view. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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