I was on the train platform today waiting to go to a student's house to give lesson in drawing when I received a message from her mum, "can we cancel art lesson today as xxxx is still still sleeping..." It was 7.30am in the morning and the lesson starts at 8.30am. I wonder how many times have I entertained situation like this in my teaching career. Student sleeping...student not yet home...student came when class ended...student did not inform teacher when they not coming...parent's changed schedule but forgot to inform teacher...art class in school cancelled due to "unforeseen" event...art class in school delayed and shortened because form teacher need more time to deliver their lesson. I can understand that a "change in plan" do happens once a while when either party could not make it. Are we able to have total control of situation like this? Definitely a YES!! Perhaps it is time for us to give lesson in front of a computer screen:)
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