Klarinet Archive - Posting 000036.txt from 2007/10

From: Joseph Wakeling <joseph.wakeling@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Lesson Cancellation Policy
Date: Thu, 04 Oct 2007 08:48:29 -0400

Daniel Stover wrote:
> Just wondering what other private lesson teachers do for cancelled lessons.
>
> Around here the standard is 24 hours notice some say 48 hours. But do you care why or just that they give you early notice?

A slightly different perspective on this, courtesy of a friend who is a
psychologist and therapist. It's normal in this field to charge for
cancelled appointments unless 24 hours' notice is given but my friend
had an interesting take on it---that if a charge was to be justified the
therapist should spend that time thinking about and focusing on the patient.

> I had a student say they wouldn't be at his lesson on Halloween. I think the reason for not being at a lesson has to be suitable as in a school/band required function, sudden illness, sudden death in the family, etc. But trick-or-treating doesn't cut it. And if I can't get my students to move up to fill the time, then that's a half an hour that I'm sitting there NOT getting paid.
>
> A friend of mine said that as long as they give adequate notice, he doesn't care.

A month's notice should be enough for _any_ reason!

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