---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment In a message dated 7/19/2002 11:59:13 PM Pacific Daylight Time, pianobuilders@olynet.com writes: > Subj:Re: Saying "No" (was Convention is focused) > Date:7/19/2002 11:59:13 PM Pacific Daylight Time > From:<A HREF="mailto:pianobuilders@olynet.com">pianobuilders@olynet.com</A> > Reply-to:<A HREF="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> > To:<A HREF="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> > Sent from the Internet > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <A440A@AOL.COM> > To: <pianotech@ptg.org> > Sent: July 19, 2002 11:40 AM > Subject: Saying "No" (was Convention is focused) > > . Del Thanks for the very lucid thoughts in this entire post but especially the following paragraphs. At times it is amzing that often I don't have the time or clarity to state a case like this clearly and then some one else does it ands it's like they were reading your mind better than you were yourself. comments interspersed Del wrote > We speak of the warm fuzzies we get from giving--and there is some truth to > that--but think what we are really saying. We are going to give our > instructors the honor of sharing their hard-earned knowledge with us so > that > we can better compete against them in the free and open marketplace. We > tell > them we owe them nothing, or at least very little, for thier efforts; the > experience of teaching will make them better known and will help them > generate more business. So, in addition to equipping the rest of us better > compete against them, they are now expected to take even more time away > from > family and friends and work even harder to pay for the privilage. While > we're all off enjoying the fruits of their knowledge and labor. > > Kind of lopsided thinking, it seems to me. > >>>>>>>>>>>Indeed > > I personally know of two instructors that presented work-changing classes > (for me), that no longer teach because of the cost. There are probably > > others, as well. What quality are we missing because of this? > > There probably are. I know it is an issue for me every year as I try to > justify the sometimes considerable time and expense to my wife and to my > business partner. > I taught my first class at a (in > > those days we called it 'the National') convention in 1972. I've long ago > lost track of how many conventions, conferences and one-day events I've > done. And it is still not a natural thing for me--I rely heavily on the > good > will of the folks attending to pull one of these classes off successfully. Del > . >>>>>>>>>>I thought I was the only one. I don't ever sleep well the > night before. When a class goes well it's great and when the jet lag takes > over it's the pits > Dale Erwin ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/0b/2b/f1/e5/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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