I understand the philosophical problem of charging for workshops, but in actual practice, I have found these kinds of workshops a most cost-effective and accessible means of furthering my archaeological education. As a mom who works full-time, I don't have the time or the money to go back to school to fill out these gaps in my education and the other continuing education options I am aware of require a much greater investment of time, money and additional travel. Sigrid Arnott Historical Archaeologist Minnesota Historical Society [log in to unmask] > ---------- > From: Karlis Karklins[SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Wednesday, October 07, 1998 1:17 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: 1/6/99 WORKSHOPS JUST PRIOR TO SHA MEETING IN SALT > LAKE > > Bob Schuyler's comments regarding the SHA Workshops, while well > intentioned, are a little out of tune with the times. In his quest > for > equality, he is potentially preventing a lot of information from being > disseminated to people. Sure it costs money -- everything costs money > these days. What is contract archaeology all about? Are his > student's > getting educated for free? So what is the difference with charging > for a > workshop? Workshop fees are commonplace nowadays. Workshop > presenters are > not paid to prepare their presentations which can take several weeks. > The > fees help get them to Salt Lake City and cover part of the cost of the > extra day in town. Is that too much to ask? As funding dwindles and > travel > expenses increase, it definitely helps to receive a little financial > assistance to help defray the cost of flying the friendly skies. >