Hi there,
I dropped out of teaching for the local authority classes about 10 years ago when they wanted all classes to be independently financially viable. For the daytime class, which had a lot of concession fee payers, this would have meant enrolling 24+ students. With the individual tuition involved in lace making, this was not on as far as I was concerned. For me 10 students is plenty, especially if they are all working on something different. I still meet once a month with some of the students from the classes I taught (plus a few new ones) but in a private house. Would like to do more but with a full time job and other hobbies (and the family of course) I just can't find the time and energy.
I was made to do a 'teaching adults course' as a condition of employment but really it was of very little relevance to teaching lace making or any other craft with individual student needs - just took up lots of my time.
The tutor of the Painting class I go to has recently stopped teaching for the local authority because of all the bureaucracy/inspections etc and is now hiring a local village hall one evening a week so we can continue to meet. Nicer surroundings than the local college too.
From what I've heard I'm really glad to be out of it all.
Happy Lacing
Andrea
in a dull and gloomy Cambridge, UK.
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