[Nfb-krafters-korner] A Whole New Concept!

[AUDREY WELLNER]

Greg, 
   This sounds like a very good idea and I hope the people on the board give it some consideration, if they can. (just a suggestion) 
  One drawback that I see, from my viewpoint only, being a monitor of the emails. I think everyone has seen me ask more than once to please watch the subject line of your postings. Since this list was started I spoke to Joyce about the potential of the  catagorizing of subject line as a very viable research tool, but my pleas, most times have fallen on deaf ears. There have been endless strings of good information lost to subject lines like "Joann's lastest sales (just a heading, don't get bent out of shape) that last for days and days. 
   I think your idea is a great one, but it takes the do diligence of everyone in order for it to work.  Believe me, I hope it does. 
   Good Luck, 
   Audrey Wellner, Secretary
   Krafters Korner division

--- On Sun, 1/9/11, NCBootman <ncbootman at gmail.com> wrote:


From: NCBootman <ncbootman at gmail.com>
Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] A Whole New Concept!
To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Date: Sunday, January 9, 2011, 8:15 AM


I have a new idea! Krafter’s Corner is a great group and I am not suggesting we change ANYTHING! But, maybe we have become to focused on our wonderful and valuable phone service for classes. There is a need and always will be a need for this kind of enteraction. But, quite frankly, it does not meet the needs of everyone. A person has to have long distance access in an affordable way or skype. You have to show up at the designated time even if that’s in the middle of the night where you are. You have to work at the pace of all the other students. And, there are many more comments I have read here! 

Why are we not using this e-mail list for more than a way to socialize in many cases? Why isn’t a classroom a part of it? What I’d like to propose is that we all Me included start labeling the message very carefully and start doing more how-to stuff right here! If I’m not interested in a topic, I simply can skip those posts. An example of this is that it has been suggested I start some crochet instruction. If I take the time to write a coherent lesson plan and explanation which I would need for a phone class, I can post that here. Then, if you want to do it, you can give it a try, e-mail a question for all to see and learn from, I respond, and on and on till we all learn. Somebody can read that anytime. If somebody comes along a year from now and wants to read that material, they can search for a specific Subject and read all about it. I learn to teach. I learn to write a Good lesson plan. I give of myself and not just take from the group. I freely
 give that instruction because I want to and not as a job. It’s my fun time and not a professional time that I owe anybody. These are a few of the benefits. 

These are some of my thoughts. Are others interested in doing something like this in addition to all that we already do? Is there a reason that it won’t work?

Greg
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