http://kmclayton.wordpress.com/2008/07/20/music-lessons-from-an-economists-point-of-view/
Make-up Music Lessons from an Economist’s Point of View
By Vicky Barham, Ph. D.
I’m a parent of children enrolled in Suzuki music lessons. I’d like
to explain to other parents why I feel – quite strongly, actually -
that it is unreasonable of we parents to expect our teachers to make
up lessons we miss, even if I know as well as they do just how
expensive lessons are, and, equally importantly, how important that
weekly contact is with the teacher to keeping practising ticking
along smoothly. I think that it is natural for we parents to share
the point of view that students should have their missed lessons
rescheduled, but if we were to ‘walk a mile’ in our teachers’ shoes,
we might change our minds about what it is reasonable for us to
expect of our teachers.
See the whole thing at the link above.
David Story
1 comments:
Finally, a parent who advocates for the value of a Music Educator's time! I intend to include this insightful article by Dr. Barham's as part of my renewal and new registration package to parents who are seeking music instruction for their children. Since it is written by a parent, hopefully my studio parents will take heed and follow through on this.
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