Don Clark
Elite Member
- Joined
- Jan 17, 2002
- Professional Status
- Certified Residential Appraiser
- State
- Virginia
B) Mike,
I second that
I taught for McKissock for several years. They did not get where they are today by not having good PR. I would accept the offer. I have in the past, served on the E-50 Environmental Committee of the ASTM(American Society of Testing & Materials). That is the 200+ year old organizations that writes standards of practice for virtualy ecery type service and product on the face of the earth. They wrote the standards of practice for a Phase I environmental site assessment, and while I was still on the committee, they wrote the syandard of practice for a Phase II environmental site assessment. They also wrote the standard of practice for a "Transaction Screen" environmental assessment. A national organization asked me to teach a course in how to conduct a Phase I site assessment based on the standards. I did that in several locations. In the group of attendees there were real estate agents, appraisers, environmental engineers, and environmental scientist up to the Phd level. Talk about teaching a course to a mixed crowd...wow! But, the one thing I I consistently told myself before teaching any such group, I know more about the standard than they do. That was generally true. They knew much more than I will ever know about environmental issues, contamination, and the science and law that governs their activities. However, I knew more about the standards and that is what they were there to learn. And, I have taught appraisal courses where the expertise level of the students may have either been on par with mine and better than mine. That happens. But, in every case, I am a facilitators as well as instructor/teacher. I will find some way to keep you awake. 
I second that

