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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Question for Terence
Posted By: (anonymous) 08/03/10 14:29 Source ID: ce579690-49057049
In Reply To: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Question for Terence t.t. 08/03/10 12:42
 | Excellent point.. I could count the number of people (in all the genres In which I teach) that have ever asked that Q... however (and this does not understate my position as to qualif. ).. as has been noted, there are many excellent teachers in the world, who have not one single PROF. qualif. |  |
Like most things, occasionally, one can find excellent instructors who have not, like you stated, any single professional qualifications. I suppose each needs to be witnessed and experienced, individually, upon their own merits.
| Consider this.. the huge majority of "teachers" (?) are part timers, who do not depend upon the income they derive from their activities and therefore see no gain. (It also is the same in the B/room genre). | |
Isn't this the biggest issue in improving the consistent and standard of teaching? Can we not look at driving instructors model? People who want to become qualified driving instructors start with part-time teaching vocation then full-time upon successfully completed their qualifications. Though some fully qualified driving instructors are still doing it part-time. Apparently, test centres (driving examiners) monitor driving instructors and report them to Dept of Transport if they regularly teach and come to test centre to put learner driver to test, but they are not proper qualified driving instructors. Just a thought and might not work if it is not enfroced, and who is going to enforce it?
| Legislation has been discussed, but an impractical, and nor pragmatic solution. In the States, some areas require a Business licence to operate, and also, sometimes, a posted Bond.. Fla for e.g. ) it STILL was not a total deterrent.. | |
It is all about enforcement. Legislation, like having a teaching certificate, may help if it is enforced.
The States might use licences and bonds to operate businesses, but what happens if they fail to comply?
Please correct me if I am wrong, in UK there are similar indirect legal requirements - though like you said not deterrent - to hire dance halls regularly to teach dance, and sometimes renters are asked to produce public liability insurance, PRS licences, and CRB. Quite rightly if I may say so. However, these are business expenses rather than professional qualifications thus having those do not mean much in dance intructing.
It is also laughable because if renters have not the aforestated public liability insurance, PRS licences, and CRB then they go to another venue and can still hire the dance hall regularly. In economic hard times, where survival is the name of the game, some people who are in charge of dance halls tend to keep blind eye on these matters.
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