Originally Posted by
jgriinke
As a member of a guild, I have taught classes. I put just as much time into the prep as a "nationally known" teacher. And I feel a deposit fee should be the same for every class.
Everyone who teaches workshops, puts lots of time and energy into the prep work, and my time is valuable too.
I agree! I have taught classes and very often prepare materials for the amount of students in the class. Sometimes there are things the students need to prepare -their fabric or something - before the class. If students don't show up, I'm out at least the time to prepare the lesson , probably materials, and if someone decides to "show up the day of the class" to protect herself from potential losing a deposit if she didn't feel like coming, then she isn't prepared for the class and I have to take time to catch her up, which isn't fair to me or other students. It sounds like 'no-shows' have been a problem for this guild, and this is their way of solving it. Good for them!