[Tango-L] Teacher survey

[joaquin]

Jak,
Thanks for your candid response.  Most of your solutions sound reasonably fair.  I did search the archives regarding this question and didn't find a discussion.  Perhaps I didn't look long enough.

Also, it's certainly not my intention to create a misunderstanding in any teacher/student relationships among list readers.  I am just curious about the situation in other cities.

j.





 --- On Tue 05/30, Jak Karako BailaTango.com < jak at bailatango.com > wrote:
From: Jak Karako BailaTango.com [mailto: jak at bailatango.com]
To: joaquinenrobeas at excite.com
Date: Tue, 30 May 2006 15:23:20 -0400
Subject: [Tango-L] Teacher survey

Joaquin<br><br>That is a very good question, which I am sure it has been discussed before.<br><br>It is a delicate issue, for an inappropriate answer will cause the student to drop out.<br>I think (and I practice) that students should be promoted by the teacher to the appropriate level.<br>If a student shows up at a level that he/she doesn't belong then I reommend them an other class. Should they prefer to stay in that class, on the other hand, I will not change the level of the class to accomodate them. It is easy with couples, I just do not let them to rotate (change partners). For singles it is slightly harder to handle. I typically suggest that they take both of the classes (the current and one below) or encourage them to complement their lessons with private instructions.<br><br>I have observed many times when the teacher lowers the level of the class to acomodate these students, which amounts to punishing the better ones for being 
good.<br><br>Jak<br>www.BailaTango.com/ny/<br><br><br><br>><br>>To all you teachers out there in list land: <br>><br>>Who is in charge of your class levels?  Do you consciously promote a student <br>>from beginner to intermediate?  Do you let an outside student with some <br>>experience join an advanced class?  Or do the students just show up/sign up <br>>for the class they think is appropriate?  Are you afraid you'll lose a student <br>>($$$) if you don't promote them when they think they're ready?  Have you ever <br>>had to ask a student to stay in a lower level class?<br>><br>>Sometimes it seems like it's just a free-for-all.  (Go to any level you like <br>>regardless of skill.)  I'm not asking what the appropriate skills are or <br>>should be.  For example , "You have to know how to execute ochos before you <br>>can progress to intermediate."  <br>><br>>What I'm interested in , is whether you have a philosophy.  I understand that <br>>if teaching dance is a full time 
career for you, then you have to make a <br>>profit, but students who have worked their way up the skill ladder over a <br>>period of time also have expectations about the skill level of their fellow <br>>classmates.<br>><br>>joaquin<br>><br>>ps: I'm a student.<br>><br>><br>>_______________________________________________<br>>Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com<br>>The most personalized portal on the Web!<br>><br>><br>>_______________________________________________<br>>Tango-L mailing list<br>>Tango-L at mit.edu<br>>http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l<br><br><br><br>-- <br>Jak<br>917 575 1798<br>www.BailaTango.com/ny/<br>

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