The best way to "defend" the
>practice, as I see it, is to balance it against what a student would pay if
>he or she took a course in museum practice.

Thank you, Ivy.  Our past interns have had no trouble getting credit for
their internships and either substituting them for an elective course or
using them as a a required practicum. Actually saves them money in some cases.

Julia Moore
Indianapolis Art Center