Although I personally agree with the general concensus that a workshop is a one-off unit of learning and a class is a regular commitment, when I was doing my teacher training I encountered another definition.
>From the early days of the course (here used as the total learning I had to do, split into weekly classes <g>) although I happily went along with the concept of lesson planning and record keeping I would occasionally stick my head above the parapet and say that I had trouble seeing quite how this would fit into the type of teaching I did. My tutors had considerable difficulty believing that I had 12 students of very mixed ability, all doing completely different pieces of work and all with their own personal goals and with no desire at all for a paper qualification at the end of the year. After my first observed teaching session my tutor approached me with a big grin on his face and said "If you'd told us you taught a *workshop-style class* then we would have understood!" I used that magical term through the next two years, two more advanced teaching courses and two more sets of tutors and they apparently all understood completely. As far as homework goes, I always make sure that at the end of class the students know enough to be able to continue at home. I often suggest that if they can get at least *that far* by the next class then we can do the next bit of learning, but if life gets in the way or they choose not to, well.......... And when I teach a workshop I don't mind if people finish in class or not (although it is always very exciting if they do) but I mind very much if I think someone may not have got the knowledge and understanding to be able to finish it without me there. Jacquie - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
