[Sca-cooks] Teaching in the SCA

[Elaine Koogler]

I agree about the teacher not showing up...or being terribly late!  As I
mentioned in my previous post, being on time is the least courtesy a person
can show others involved in an educational endeavor.  I have also had the
experience of being charged for materials and/or a handout and receiving
neither!  This happened once at Pennsic...the instructor claimed she didn't
have time to put together the handout (really disappointing because it was
supposed to be period Japanese recipes), and she also "didn't have time" to
create the food she was supposed to serve.  We were charge $5 per each for
the class, which had to be paid in advance, and got nothing for it, save the
rambling, unorganized "brain dump" which we received.  After another class
from this same individual which went about the same way, I have avoided
attending any more of her classes.

Kiri

On Wed, Apr 23, 2008 at 9:41 AM, Caointiarn <caointiarn1 at bresnan.net> wrote:

>
> I enjoy teaching, and think I do fairly well.  I generally teach
> subjects I have been successful at or currently studying.  I'm putting
> together a class on bread for the "small Shire circuit" and Uprising.
> I've also been teaching a "hands on" class for medieval spices,  passing
> around samples of the various spices used in the different kitchens, and
> encouraging students to take home a sample or two to experiment with.
>
> My own Shire has lacked a MoAS for 3 (?) years, and in wild northeastern
> Artemisia there is a 6 hour drive to the nearest Laurel.  Many of them
> don't travel much, hence the "small Shire circuit."
>
> While I've had my share of 1 -2 students in a class,  I have also been
> disappointed looking forward to a particular class only to have it
> cancelled because the teacher decided not to attend.
>
> Caointiarn
>
>
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