[NFB-Krafters-Korner] As 2018 comes to an end and looking forward to 2019....

Wed Jan 2 19:10:31 UTC 2019

I want to thank those of you who teach the classes, everyone I have attended I loved and definitely have learned new things, This has increased my crafting abilities as well as help me teach new craft to the students that I work with. I am grateful for you all and hope you continue teaching. So far I’ve pretty much only taught things that I’ve learned from you and I hopefully will come up with something of my own to teach as well. I’m just not feeling confident in my skills yet.  

Thank you, 

Kaila
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> On Jan 2, 2019, at 8:47 AM, Zimmer, Cindy via NFB-Krafters-Korner <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> I agree Joyce!  I love to teach, but lately when I plan and prepare for a class and then no one shows up, it is very frustrating or people show up but do not have the supplies ready to work the project.  You think you are going to have 5 people in your class and you sit and wait.  Very Frustrating!  Emergencies come up and people get sick, but out of 5???  
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> I will be looking for new crafts to teach I 2019 and I certainly hope that members join in the fun.
> 
> Cindy Z.
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> From: NFB-Krafters-Korner <nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Joyce Kane via NFB-Krafters-Korner
> Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2018 6:23 PM
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> Subject: [NFB-Krafters-Korner] As 2018 comes to an end and looking forward to 2019....
> 
> I wish all of you a  good year  to come, but I had a vew words that I hope you will read and give some thought to.
> 
> 2018 started out maybe on the wrong foot and I take my part of the blame in not handling things better.  I should have, could have, well it's water under the bridge now.
> 
> I think we all learned something and if anyone mentions about  a year long contest I pray that the leader drops it like a hot potato.  
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> I wish I could turn back the hands of time to when we had more teachers to teach, more students willing to be committed to coming to classes and participating in the class taught.  Problem solving was clarified while classes were going on and if there was still a  problem teacher and student would take the time and meet together after to get the student back on track.
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> People were friendly and took the time for each other.
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> We have lost many teachers as time has gone by.  Teachers put in a lot of time preparing for a class, writing up instructions and turning in class proposals, writing reminders about their classes  and when the class comes up maybe a fraction of who signed up bothers to let the teacher know if they can't make it, forgot about it  and the teacher has prepared for a 2 day class and the following week half the students come to the last class that had come to the first class!
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> We don't charge for classes and we have given you a number of unique classes that you cannot find any where, as they are taught by the  blind  for the blind.  
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> Somethings need to be done!  We need folks to become more involved and start a few sparks going.  Don't sit back and wait for someone else to ask a question.  Put that thinking cap on and look outside the box.
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> I remember having classes with 3 or 4 people in the class and the teacher an myself would be there, but the class was taught.
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> We need you to start the conversation on the list, at the Monday Night chats and get the leadership in this division up on our feet and moving.
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> When you sign up for a class have your supplies ready and work along with the teacher.  If the teacher is not teaching that way, well the class needs to be broken down so it can be taught that way.
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> Teachers take the time for you to create a class and if you don't want to work, don't take the class.
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> If you will miss a class at least contact the teacher and let her know.[not just for the directions]
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> Our members need to feel membership entitles them to more then a non paying membership.  
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> We have lost some of our active leaders and we need to strengthen the ones we have and get some others involved.
> 
> Joyce Kane, 2nd Vice President
> NFB Krafters Division
> Founder of NFB Krafters Division
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