Klarinet Archive - Posting 000406.txt from 1998/07

From: pollyg@-----. Gulakowski)
Subj: Re: [kl] Student problems
Date: Thu, 16 Jul 1998 02:17:42 -0400

P: Schedule him for the last lesson of the day. If he doesn't show,
close up shop and go home. Easy, no huhu.
Paulette

On Wed, 15 Jul 1998 13:44:12 EDT <Maestro645@-----.com> writes:
>If I could impose for more help....
>I have a clarinet student. Great player, and quick learner. But he
>has a
>horrendous problem with showing up on time, and sometimes not showing
>up at
>all. Just today, for example. He was supposed to have a lesson at
>10:30. He
>did not show up. So I called the residence and was told by his mother
>"Oh! I
>forgot! Leo's at the Mall of America. Can we do his lesson next
>week?" I
>think I'm being way to nice about this.
>With all of my students I give them an information sheet explaining
>expectations and blah blah blah. I am a very articulated with my
>thoughts. I
>even have a lesson evaluation sheet that records their progress and
>payment
>options. It has a rating scale for different aspects of playing, an
>assignment
>portion, a comment part, payment record, and practice chart. (Now I'm
>getting
>aheasd of myself here. Backtracking...)
>I've stated that with my busy schedule and with having students one
>right
>after the other, I tell them that punctuality is important. If a
>student is
>to be late, I expect a call that day a couple hours in advance. If I
>am not
>notified and they are late, they don't get a chance to make up time.
>I also
>say that if they can't make a lesson call me in the morning or
>preferably,
>days in advance (like this was his vacation, so I should have been
>notified
>last week!). If they pay in advance and don't tell me they will be
>gone, I
>keep the money. (mean, I know, but I do this with the suggestion of
>one of
>my teachers, and it discourages truancy.)
>Well, Leo pays every week, so the rule of keeping money doesn't apply.
> I've
>mentioned my frustration to them before, but no improvement has been
>made.
>Now I enjoy teaching, and I like working with Leo (when he shows up on
>time,
>or shows up at all), and i don't want to discontinue lessons with him.
> I just
>want him to be more respectful of my time. What is a good way to
>address the
>matter to him and his parents?
>Thanks for all your advice!
>Chris Hoffman
>
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