This is kind of a tricky problem, because basically, students are there to have a good time. The time spent at a lace class comes out of money and time that might otherwise buy a weekend at a bed and breakfast or time spent in pleasant pursuits. No one is receiving certification or taking a test at the end of the class. A teacher who comes on too strong in trying to keep order risks having some students go away mad. Other students are there to learn and learn a lot in a small amount of time and may go away mad if the teacher doesn't keep order. Sometimes people at a convention, have been put in a class they have no interest in taking, and have decided to come to the convention purely for social reasons. Likewise, as many people have pointed out, for some, the lace class is "Mom's night out" for years. It is the rare teacher who can make everyone happy in this situation. I freely admit that I have been in both camps, the person who is trying to learn as much as possible in as short a time as possible and the person who is talking too much. (Sometimes even in the same class :-)) Although I always try to take reprimands in proper spirit, it can't help but make the class less fun for the one reprimanded. In a world where you need 8 people to make the class "go", you usually will get both types of student. What tricks have teachers successfully managed to make both categories of student happy? Devon In a message dated 4/7/2009 11:21:41 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes:
Say Hey Clay! So-o-o glad you mentioned the student angle of the equation!! So far, I've not seen this problem in the lace classes I've taken--we're all too busy attending to the Cs & Ts. BUT, I have seen this in embroidery land where gals haven't seen each other since the last national seminar & they're overly excited about being away from home & DH, kids, pets & everyday responsibilities. Being class angel in a 4 day surface embroidery class where the teacher could not/would not quell the near riot--there are no words to describe. Soap operas, weddings, bar mitzvahs & funerals--no topic was left unexplored. Those that wanted peace & quiet appealed to me. After talking with the teacher & enduring two days of madness, I finally drew a hairy beast on the easel board & announced that the class was henceforth a "NO Yak Zone". Better but not perfect. Needless to say, every teacher should be equipped with a large roll of duct tape for emergencies!! And the angel should use it if the teacher won't. Susan, in Erie where it is snowing yet again. After 142.5" of snow we are closing in on the record of 148". - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected] **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1221421323x1201417385/aol?redir=http:%2F%2Fwww.freecreditreport.com%2Fpm%2Fdefault.aspx%3Fsc%3D668072%26hmpgID %3D62%26bcd%3DAprilfooterNO62) - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]
