I totally agree with Clay and can add one of my own pet peeves... the student that apparently knows so much that while the teacher is talking feels the need to comment? to her neighbor about 'things' making it impossible for the rest of us less brilliant students to hear what is being said. bobbi
---------- Original Message ---------- From: Clay Blackwell <[email protected]> To: Alex Stillwell <[email protected]> Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: [lace] Teachers - and Students! Date: Mon, 06 Apr 2009 18:46:45 -0400 Hi Alex, and other Arachnids! Alex's comment provides the perfect transition to the related question which has been tumbling about in my mind during all the talk about teachers... Who is an ideal student? And, before the chorus begins, of *course* they have many stripes, just as Teachers do!! But, as one who has paid my hard-won coins for a long-anticipated class with a teacher whom I admire and respect, may I say that there are some student characteristics which could bear exposure, so that anyone who reads them does a bit of self-examination and says, "Oh!! I had not idea this bothered anyone!". Of course, I realize that those who exhibit offensive class behavior are often oblivious to the fact that they are doing so!! So, I'll go first.... and I'm going to limit myself to what I see as the top three"sins" of student behavior. ... The social lacemaker who comes to a three day workshop, makes lace for an hour each morning, and then holds forth in loud chit-chat and laughter for the rest of each day... destroying any possibility for others to concentrate. ... The genius lacemaker who has done every craft known to man, and insists she's a quick study, so doesn't need to have the pre-requisites for the class... then insists on monopolizing the teacher's time (or trying to...) at the expense of other students. An even more offensive version of this is when the lacemaker goes home and proclaims that this was the worst workshop she ever took!! ... The student who considers herself an expert because she has been making this lace for five years... but is still on the same project she started five years ago, and only works it when she comes to this workshop. My favorite workshops are when you can hear a pin hit the floor, the teacher meets with each student in regular order where they speak in "library voices", and the breaks are loud and full of fun/food/chocolate - and even an "adult beverage" at the end of the day!! Clay Alex Stillwell wrote: > Dear Arachnids > > I have also been learning and teaching for over 30 years and there is still so > much for me to learn. I do not know all the answers, but I have pleanty of > books and am prepared to be given homework. Like Jacquie I encourage students > to have one pillow with a large easy piece to make lace for relaxation, and a > pillow for smaller pieces or samples for learning. Needless to say, I also > havestudents who come maily for the social side and prefer to make a large > easy piece, and that's OK with me. > > Happy lacemaking > > Alex > > - > To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: > unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to > [email protected] > > - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected] ____________________________________________________________ Research online bachelor degrees from leading universities today. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/BLSrjpTL9zcDD2jgoQbPT5XvP3NStphwu eIJbmQLmQC03zhr0sSTFlpZAIo/ - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]
