tmgrl2
Oh dear....I don't know how I missed this thread! My computer crashed last week, so guess it slipped in under the radar.
jmd, I remember all of our discussion threads on this topic since I joined AT.
I started one of the the threads. I believed then and still believe now, that for a board to set itself up as a Tarot Certification Board of America, is a euphemistic way of garnering validity and equality with other boards in our country that certify professionals (or license them) in various fields that are overseen by other State and local boards, as well as by National Boards.
This Tarot "board" appears to be a "self-designated" board.
Also, I find it so difficult to see a comparison to the SATs (a Standardized Achievement Test) in the U.S. taken by students as part of the their "package" for entry into colleges and universities. In the SAT's (not the SATII's which require more "subjective" review of writing samples, e.g.) the test is divided into verbal and non-verbal areas....
Whether or not the SATs have some cultural biases that may present difficulties to young people with good innate intelligence, but weak exposure, e.g., to the math skills required to pass the math portions at a higher level, the test itself is based upon quantifiable, mostly objective material.
Granted, there are always a few questions in the SAT tests that may have answers that readers of the tests find difficult to accept (often in the verbal areas...where interpretations of passages and/or vocabulary are required).
However, we know that in the area of Tarot History and Tarot interpretation, there are widely accepted views as to origins of Tarot (although Dummet, Decker, Place, and O'Neill, among many others) have taken us leaps ahead in our understanding of where Tarot DIDN'T come from and pointed out the discrepancies in views that at one time claimed to be "the one true path" or "the one true origin" or "the accepted meanings for" .....Tarot...
I feel that we are nowhere close to moving into the areas of offering "certifications" of various levels up to Masters .....nor do I believe that we should, at least in our lifetime, consider such a need viable.
jmd.... Thank you for including me in the short list of "professional" readers....
There are people in medical professions who somehow obtained licenses, a few perhaps, but some still, who should not be practicing....but to take an area with as much subjective content and, in fact, esoteric content and pack it into a program with multiple levels of exams in order to become "certified" is, I feel, not only premature, but presumptuous.....
It does seem that Timothy's intent and the amount of work that he obviously places in this endeavor is, perhaps, well-meaning, but at this point, I feel that such a "board" is misleading to those who feel that getting a level or many levels of certification, somehow makes them more "qualified" to work in the field of "Tarot" whether it be as a professional reader or as a mentor/teacher.
Enough said.
Also, I live in New York and I find the disclaimer distasteful as well.
My flyers say:
My lawyer and justice relatives have assured me that this "covers" the legal requirements in New York State.
terri
jmd, I remember all of our discussion threads on this topic since I joined AT.
I started one of the the threads. I believed then and still believe now, that for a board to set itself up as a Tarot Certification Board of America, is a euphemistic way of garnering validity and equality with other boards in our country that certify professionals (or license them) in various fields that are overseen by other State and local boards, as well as by National Boards.
This Tarot "board" appears to be a "self-designated" board.
Also, I find it so difficult to see a comparison to the SATs (a Standardized Achievement Test) in the U.S. taken by students as part of the their "package" for entry into colleges and universities. In the SAT's (not the SATII's which require more "subjective" review of writing samples, e.g.) the test is divided into verbal and non-verbal areas....
Whether or not the SATs have some cultural biases that may present difficulties to young people with good innate intelligence, but weak exposure, e.g., to the math skills required to pass the math portions at a higher level, the test itself is based upon quantifiable, mostly objective material.
Granted, there are always a few questions in the SAT tests that may have answers that readers of the tests find difficult to accept (often in the verbal areas...where interpretations of passages and/or vocabulary are required).
However, we know that in the area of Tarot History and Tarot interpretation, there are widely accepted views as to origins of Tarot (although Dummet, Decker, Place, and O'Neill, among many others) have taken us leaps ahead in our understanding of where Tarot DIDN'T come from and pointed out the discrepancies in views that at one time claimed to be "the one true path" or "the one true origin" or "the accepted meanings for" .....Tarot...
I feel that we are nowhere close to moving into the areas of offering "certifications" of various levels up to Masters .....nor do I believe that we should, at least in our lifetime, consider such a need viable.
jmd.... Thank you for including me in the short list of "professional" readers....
There are people in medical professions who somehow obtained licenses, a few perhaps, but some still, who should not be practicing....but to take an area with as much subjective content and, in fact, esoteric content and pack it into a program with multiple levels of exams in order to become "certified" is, I feel, not only premature, but presumptuous.....
It does seem that Timothy's intent and the amount of work that he obviously places in this endeavor is, perhaps, well-meaning, but at this point, I feel that such a "board" is misleading to those who feel that getting a level or many levels of certification, somehow makes them more "qualified" to work in the field of "Tarot" whether it be as a professional reader or as a mentor/teacher.
Enough said.
Also, I live in New York and I find the disclaimer distasteful as well.
My flyers say:
My readings are for your enchantment, enlightenment and entertainment.
My lawyer and justice relatives have assured me that this "covers" the legal requirements in New York State.
terri