[Nfb-krafters-korner] classes

Wed Jan 5 02:21:10 UTC 2011

I hole heartedly agree thansk Eilene.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Eileen Scrivani" <etscrivani at verizon.net>
To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, January 03, 2011 3:38 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] classes


>
> 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.
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> 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
>>>
>>>
>>>--------------------------------------------------
>>>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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