[Sca-cooks] Re: Re: pennsic class

[JAMES REVELLS]

    Nope,  Brangwayna, I didn't forget, I just don't have anyone who is
willing to give up 8-12 hours of their Pennsic to keep people from crashing
a class in our camp.  I have been planning on doing one class that was the 5
hours on each of 2 days (Viking Clay Mold Casting-The complete steps) & one
that was 4 hours on one day(Viking Clay Mold Casting-Quick & Dirty Basics) ,
now I am considering not teaching-which I enjoyed.  I don't enjoy telling
people that they can't be there to learn-which I had to do last year at the
A&S tent, I am very unwilling to have people coming to the camp for an hour
or three after the class is full to argue with me I "Have to take auditors,
because it is in the rules".  I guess I am less trusting of the
reasonableness of people in general than some of you are.
Pax,
Olaf
----- Original Message ----- 
> Olaf, you've forgotten about this part:
>
> >The teachers will be allowed to limit the number of handouts or kits
> > available. However, they will be obligated to take any extra students
> > waiting for their class as auditors, ****unless this is a safety
issue.****
> (emphasis added) >If this is the case, please make a note on the
application
> to teach mentioning the >maximum number of auditors you are willing to
take.
>
> What you describe is most certainly a safety issue, and I see no reason
why
> you could not specify in the class description that only X number of
people,
> whether auditors or hands-on participants, will be allowed to enter the
camp for
> the class, that people will be admitted on a first come, first served
basis,
> and anyone who arrives after the class limit has been reached will not be
> allowed to enter the camp for safety reasons.  You might note that if
there are
> sufficient people who would like to take the class but do not get in, you
may be
> able to offer it again on another day to those who did not get into the
first
> class.
>
> I don't see how that would be contrary to either the rules listed for the
> formal A&S classes or detrimental to the safety of the participants and
your
> camp.  It will, however, require you to have someone at the gate keeping
count of
> those who enter for the class.
>
> Brangwayna