> From: "Trini y Sean (PATangoS)" <[email protected]> > I know of one couple whose first try at teaching in the States did not go > well > at all. However, they were open to criticism, improved during the weekend, > and > I've invited them to teach here multiple times. Public criticism of their > initial workshops would have been unfair, don't you think?
No, I don't think that honest public criticism is unfair. I think that wasting time and money on a bad class is unfair, though. > When one offers criticism, though, it should be constructive. Just saying > "they > suck" isn't going to tell anyone anything useful. Was it the lack of > details, > inability to control the class, indifference to students, imbalance of > teaching > patterns versus technique? If the person was standing right in front of you, > what would you say to help that person improve? Wouldn't you want that > person > to become a better teacher? On this point we agree. And to go a step further, when criticising you can also point out what was good about the teachers or the class. That way the reader will get a more balanced perspective. FWIW, most of my classes/workshops have been either good or very good. Regards, David _______________________________________________ Tango-L mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l
