Color blind AOS judges? I won’t make
a snide remark that we all (not judges) thought you all were color blind. But seriously,
I remember reading somewhere – Orchids? Handbook on judging? -- that
all AOS judges had to pass a color perception test to become students. Has
that changed? From:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Andrew Easton Rather a pompous posting from
Gabriel Stowe, typical of someone who knows little about judging orchids. Yes,
I do agree with the voracious reading and seeing as many orchids as possible.
But to get rid of all orchid judges at 70 years of age? If you judge a bit, you
would know that some are incompetent at 37 and others like the venerable Ernest
Hetherington is a vital contributor in his late 80's! I believe the
current Chairman of the RHS Orchid Committee is well in his 70's and he seems
right up to the mark to me. As for statistical ability, we are
evaluating beauty and I fail to see where anything beyond a rudimentary
knowledge of simple mathematics is required. I have found a developed
"photographic memory" to be invaluable but I think this is something
you are born with and this means that those folk less blessed who wish to be
judges, must work even harder at their reading and other forms of orchid
knowledge accumulation. Some judges are obsessed with
finding reasons not to judge or award an orchid flower whereas I believe judges
should train themselves to recognize beauty and improvement and lift these
plants up. In my limited experience of judging
with color blind judging students, I have felt they find the judging process
very difficult, even those who are considered partially color blind. Maybe
someone who is an expert in this phenomenon can add to the discussion? Andy Easton |
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