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WHAT IS EXPECTED OF THE STUDENT
MONEY! Well, that really is incidental to our main objectives. We were and still are, students ourselves.
We want to give you more from these classes than we usually received ourselves. We believe that if you train in the field you will retain infinitely more of what is being taught then if you are shackled to your chair and forced to listen to your monotonous instructor read aloud from the study aids, and then watch mind numbing videos all day. I guarantee these classes are so dynamic and emotionally charged that you won’t fall asleep. You will each be offered a chance to think and act in wildland firefighting scenarios. Moreover, you will become inspired, confident and competent as a result. (Read the student comments from past classes).
We will measure your performance (sometimes with written tests) to ensure
that you have truly learned something of value toward your wildland
firefighting activities. You can fail! However, we think you would have to
work pretty hard at failing these classes.
This brings us to a final point. You are paying good money to be competently
trained. We take our duties seriously and we expect the same from all of
you. We won’t tolerate rude behavior that disrupts the learning process of
your fellow students. Therefore, if such behavior becomes a serious problem
for our other students we will refund your money and you will leave the
class.
We don’t want to leave you on a depressing note. The classes are fun even
though they are at the same time serious. We encourage joking and laughing.
We believe it keeps moral high and supports a healthy learning environment.
However, if you are having
private conversations
during class (discussing
the latest Tupperware offering or your rebuilt Dodge Hemi) we will ask you
to stop or
leave. Likewise, we are
NOT very keen on the “know it all
fire gods” who can’t stop talking about their fantasy experiences
to
the detriment of others being able to learn what they paid for.
These are good classes. You will enjoy them. When you get on the fire line,
tell them you have Peanut Pie Training. That should make them scratch their
heads in bewilderment.
See you in class.