[Sca-cooks] teaching at pennsic

[ekoogler1 at comcast.net]

I worked somewhat with the A&S folks (same ones running things this year) about a class I wanted to teach that involved the use of slides.  Initially, their response was a little "short" and really annoyed me.  However, thanks to the good services of a friend who know both them and me, we had a very profitable discussion about my needs, and, after considering their points, decided that the class really wasn't suitable for Pennsic.  They were totally reasonable about everything, and tried to help me find a way to do my class.

I really suspect that, if you contact the coordinator and let her know that you (Phlip) want to do a blacksmithing class or (Margali) intend to teach a class that involves cooking over a firepit or schlepping lots of containers of hot grains up the hill, she will agree that it should be done in your encampment.  All you'll then have to do is to provide a map to your location...which you do anyway for the Cooks' feast.  Please don't make up your minds to "not" work with these folks.  They indicated that this whole thing is an experiement...they're looking for a better way to do things.  Let's fact it:  standing in line for an hour at 7:30 in the morning is a pain in the neck for students...and when you get to the front of the line, only to find out that the class you REALLY want is "sold out", it can be distressing.  You can put a limit on your blacksmithing class, Phlip, as it would be dangerous to have limitless numbers of people there.  I suspect that the same thing would apply to a class taught using a firepit.  Give them a break...they really are trying, I think.

Kiri
> hm, i am *not* going to move my pantry, firepit, utensils and other 
> implements of destruction up to the A&S area?
> 
> i was planning on having cooked examples of each grain in addition to 
> the raw samples...i am NOT schlepping 25 different containers of hot 
> grains up that silly hill. if i teach the redact class from recipe page 
> to finished dish, i am NOT schlepping the fire pit and all utensils, 
> foodstuffs and dogandpony up that hill to the a&s area...i will simply 
> *not* teach. if that sounds harsh, it is. this is MY vacation, and i am 
> going to enjoy myself. i am not going to put myself out schlepping a 
> cubic yard of stuff or more to a tent and back. i think that will be the 
> consensus of anybody who does a really involved hands on class in anything.
> 
> jenne at fiedlerfamily.net wrote:
> 
> > In fact, you are required to provide a reason why you can't teach the
> > class in the A&S areas rather than in your camp, in order to teach in
> > camp.
> 
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