5th April 2011, 06:36 PM
I do understand the concept and indeed approve of it. In a way we should be keeping up to date, but - and it is a big but. What does it do for the individual, other than you rush back from a conference and say... went to conference, which i found interesting and learned about...stuff.... Does a company say... hey... this person is worth money.. a rise... ?
I remember back in the day (grandad) when on site we would learn about what we were digging because it mattered.. not to the company, not to anyone. But to us. It mattered to us because we cared. surely teh best CPD of all. Giving a damn.
Currently I am reading... wait for it
The History of Soils and Field Systems (Sally M Foster)
Europe Between the Oceans: 9000BC-AD1000 by Barry Cunliffe
and
The Traprain Law Environs Project by Colin Haselgrove
I recently went to the Current Archaeology Conference and have signed up for a course on hill walking leadership training
I also went to 3 talks on Art and weaving... and have been learning and carrying out GLOW meets ( an online system for education engagement)
Now... I am also learning 2 new GIS systems and teaching myself php etc.... however... I feel I should be doing that... not HAVE to, but WANT to.
I am sure we can all list what we are doing. The secret is wanting to.
I remember back in the day (grandad) when on site we would learn about what we were digging because it mattered.. not to the company, not to anyone. But to us. It mattered to us because we cared. surely teh best CPD of all. Giving a damn.
Currently I am reading... wait for it
The History of Soils and Field Systems (Sally M Foster)
Europe Between the Oceans: 9000BC-AD1000 by Barry Cunliffe
and
The Traprain Law Environs Project by Colin Haselgrove
I recently went to the Current Archaeology Conference and have signed up for a course on hill walking leadership training
I also went to 3 talks on Art and weaving... and have been learning and carrying out GLOW meets ( an online system for education engagement)
Now... I am also learning 2 new GIS systems and teaching myself php etc.... however... I feel I should be doing that... not HAVE to, but WANT to.
I am sure we can all list what we are doing. The secret is wanting to.