More FCPs Than Could Be Imagined
I've been doing quite a bit of thinking lately about who "should" and who "should not" be in an online teaching clan. On the one hand, it is wonderful to look for the cream of the crop, the really bright people who are crazy enough to be ok with a group of slightly off people. On the other hand, I keep thinking about the line in Men in Black, "The best of the best of the best, SIR...and he doesn't even know what he's talking about." (paraphrased of course, not having the movie in front of me currently :-)). It seems to follow that only the best can pick out the best....but are we good enough for that?
No need to panic, said my little brain to me. No need to try to figure this out. We can always just go by the old pornography standard - I know it when I see it.
I believe that we made good choices this time around with the people who have joined the group. I don't see anything wrong with looking for papers that are truly outstanding. The person doesn't have to know everything about Wicca and the Five Points, but they sure need to be able to write a kick ass paper, not go making ridiculous statements about what they believe they KNOW already (like the one who said the Rede meant "do no harm, no exceptions.") and just seem like the right kind of person to fit in with our crazy group. Anyway, we got two new people for now, maybe a few more soon, and I think everything will be happy happy :-)