[Nfb-krafters-korner] classes

[Eileen Scrivani]

My point is that I know I have offered alternate days and times but there 
are people that claim they just can't do it for whatever reason.  That is an 
individual's choice as to how they spend their time and work out issues in 
life.  I have a life, family and husband to along with houshold duties & 
responsibilities that need tending to just as others do.  When a class is 
offered I can either make the time and clear my schedule for 1 or two hours 
(not a huge amount of time) or I can choose to not take the class.  I would 
not make everyone else alter classes to accomodate my individual issues.

As an instructor, my personal feeling on the matter is that I don't want to 
teach to a recording or allow the class materials I've put a lot of time & 
effort into preparing as well as my own expertese on a topic to just be 
handed out to people who haven't made the effort to attend and participate 
with the rest of the people in a class.

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From: "Lovette Yewchan" <lyewchan at telus.net>
Sent: Monday, January 03, 2011 4:18 PM
To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] classes

> I agree that sometimes you need to be able to work out what works for an 
> instructor but it depends on why you cannot make a class.
> For me 5 my time is hard because as much as I want to take classes it is 
> dinner hour and I have a family to think of and homework with young kids 
> so should I not be allowed to benefit because of responsibilities like 
> this?
> I think if a person could check in and get the recordings later or if two 
> times were available that would be helpful.
> Lovette
> At 12:57 PM 1/3/2011, you wrote:
>>Terry:
>>
>>Yes, thank you I am in total agreement.  It is impossible to meet 
>>everyone's needs.  Anytime I have taken classes I arranged my schedule 
>>acordingly and did not expect the school or instructor to go through 
>>changes to make it just so for me.  When you want to learn or do something 
>>its up to the individual to make it happen for themselves.
>>
>>In the past I offered doing classes on either Saturday's or Sundays either 
>>afternoon or evening but no one was willing to make a 1 or 2 hour opening 
>>for a weekend.  That says to me they did not want to do it all that badly. 
>>Everyone has other things going on in their lives including the people 
>>teaching so let's be reasonable about the time slots.
>>
>>Personally, I very strongly object to giving out recordings to people who 
>>will not take the time to participate with the group or phone chats or 
>>phone classes.  Just giving out the recordings without attendance will 
>>ruin the workings of how classes work.  We all learn from others questions 
>>and input during the classes. Attendance is what makes the group and 
>>classes enjoyable.   I don't want to sit and lecture at a recording 
>>machine with no living being on the other end.
>>
>>Eileen
>>
>>
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>>From: "Terry Knox" <tknox6 at sc.rr.com>
>>Sent: Monday, January 03, 2011 2:30 PM
>>To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>>Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] classes
>>
>>>Hello all,
>>>
>>>I have been following all the interesting comments about time for 
>>>lessons,
>>>and really do not know how you can please everyone, the hard decisions 
>>>have
>>>to come from leadship. I can do about every time frame, days are 
>>>difficult
>>>as now new year training like Freedom Science if, computer training.
>>>However, if I want to learn a new idea, I arrange and plan for it.
>>>
>>>I would like a plastic canvas class, I know it was done before. Terry P, 
>>>do
>>>you sell kits? I would like tissue box.
>>>
>>>Terry K
>>>
>>>
>>>
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