[Heather Barber]

I am completely with you on this. Change has got to be a driving force if the profession is to evolve and adapt to the current demands. I too am beyond the point of utter rage with the archaic, profit driven way this test is administered(handed down rather) and I am seriously entertaining the notion of dropping ASLA and the profession as a whole and titling my firm(as many others have done) as environmental design. I feel as though I have jumped through the vague and ridiculous hoops to be a part of a postulating, jaw exercising, ‘good old boy’ club that cannot define itself internally, much less with the public. No thanks. I am working too hard to build the respect and reputation of the profession to waste time with the rigors and costs of designing and grading to one subjective point of view.

Thank you for your follow through on this. You have my support whole heartedly,

H

[Heather Barber]

Does anyone have any concern about this process? I certainly do. When our professional society and licensure groups/boards charge a crazy amount of money for membership, examinations and results, and make it prohibitive for anyone to succeed within such parameters, I find it rather counter productive. I cannot remember the last time I precision graded a storm retention pond with one outfall pipe off a paved surface with no other route of water collection in 40 minutes without having another qualified professional ‘eyeball’ it.

I understand that we must show competence and go with the exams given to us, but honestly, I am not seeing where this is conducive to practice as a professional. Perhaps I am just expressing a sour grapes attitude, but I am truly trying to look at this process as another opportunity to learn about maintaining public welfare while practicing as an expert in my profession.

Heather

[Heather Barber]

Absolutely interested. I need to move on with licensure and I am getting squirrelly about failing the whole shootin’ match again. However, I have a mac. Problem?

Heather, richmond va

[Heather Barber]

The whole LARE is a mess. I seem to be in the same boat as many who have commented and it seems to me to be an endless hemorrhaging of funds to no avail. The multiple choice examinations were not completely relevant, but negotiable. I am struggling with the graphics portions of the exams which happen to be my strengths in practice. Yes, the 30% average pass rate indicates there is a strong disconnect between CLARB and the examinees, both of us duly responsible….and here comes the but, but one would think that the LARE would be altered to fit the scope of responsibilities Landcape Architects face in practice.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated…

H

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