Let me know if I was wrong?????
04-04-2009, 01:45 PM
#41
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Hooray for standing up and telling it like it is! :lol:
There are free demonstrations at our guild and at the LQS.
The fees for classes are nominal, but necessary. If you had caved and let her stay without paying the fee, and everyone else HAD paid, then the next class would be "audited" for free by everyone who knew, and then what could you say!
It has been my experience that there are those who don't have the kit have the most questions, because they don't have material in their hands to actually know what is being taught! WTG!
There are free demonstrations at our guild and at the LQS.
The fees for classes are nominal, but necessary. If you had caved and let her stay without paying the fee, and everyone else HAD paid, then the next class would be "audited" for free by everyone who knew, and then what could you say!
It has been my experience that there are those who don't have the kit have the most questions, because they don't have material in their hands to actually know what is being taught! WTG!
04-04-2009, 02:19 PM
#43
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You were right. I would have been mad if I had bought a kit etc and then a free loader was allowed in.
It would have been well understood beforehand that it was a hands on class and a kit was to be purchased. If she was hard up and couldn't afford a kit, that should have been discussed well in advance, of the event and some arrangement made..
It would have been well understood beforehand that it was a hands on class and a kit was to be purchased. If she was hard up and couldn't afford a kit, that should have been discussed well in advance, of the event and some arrangement made..
04-04-2009, 03:04 PM
#44
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You are not wrong, your are correct. Good for you! If you allow for one this one time, in the future you would have to allow for others. Don't think they wouldn't forget. Guild rules as in law, if you start to bend then what is the point in having procedures to follow. As a commissioner the board I serve on recently encountered a problem similar to this, we followed the law. Might make a few folks upset but in the long run it is fair.
04-05-2009, 05:13 PM
#47
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No, you weren't wrong. You are an ethical person with integrity and she obviously isn't at times. I think others probably felt as you did, were too timid to say what you said, and probably are glad that you said it.
My motto has always been, speak your mind quietly and nobody will ever wonder about your motives. In my book I think you must be an authentic person...and that's a compliment!
The past has passed and don't waste another minute re-viewing it because nothing will change and only you will feel bad. Put on some good music now and sing to it while you quilt!
My motto has always been, speak your mind quietly and nobody will ever wonder about your motives. In my book I think you must be an authentic person...and that's a compliment!
The past has passed and don't waste another minute re-viewing it because nothing will change and only you will feel bad. Put on some good music now and sing to it while you quilt!
04-05-2009, 05:47 PM
#48
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Location: Jacksonville, North Carolina
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Originally Posted by Rose Marie
I dont understand why the teacher didnt say something. She is the professional and should have known how to handle the situation.
Hugs,
Sharon
04-06-2009, 01:39 PM
#50
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Location: Minnesota
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Originally Posted by LindaR
thanks I feel better....don't you think people who attend guild meetings just to socialize (thru the whole meeting) and eat, not to learn anything need another kind of club??????
She may be a guild member in good standing, but what you had was not a regular quilt guild meeting. You were offering a class. Totally different situation. It sounds to me like you handled it in an appropriate way.
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