In a message dated 4/28/2001 11:24:59 PM Eastern Daylight Time, snide76258@a... writes:
<< This is also why NATS prevents teachers from taking sole credit for a student's success until the student has been with the teacher for at least 8 months. >>
jeffrey, how on earth did they come up with eight months?
as to sole credit, a teacher is never solely responsible for a student's progress. i can't imagine too many teachers being so quick to take sole blame for a student's failure.
your points of fairness to you or the 'other' teacher are concerns to the teacher, not the student. yes, it would be sad if a singer became fabulously successful while working with a second unknown teacher who really helped that singer if the credit was then given to that singer's primary teacher, known to everyone as that singer's teacher.
susan nace, you brought up the possibility of facing a former teacher in a competition. does NATS have in their ethics code a protection against teachers judging former students (i assume they must have something against teachers judging current students)?
i realize, in the more competitive circles of voice teaching (i think of it as a hobby i get paid for), where people's livelihoods and reputations are on the line, fairness is an issue. i am sure it was NATS' intention to address this issue fairly when establishing its code of ethics. as a former union member (UAW), i know that the protection of workers against unfair bosses sometimes protects bad workers against fair bosses at the expense of the other workers. my point being the practice does not always match the intent.
mike
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