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Attendance ... Perhaps it is the Money

Posted By: Chuck Bower
Date: Friday, 19 June 2009, at 3:38 p.m.

In Response To: Attendance ... Perhaps it is the Money (Dan Pelton)

I think the yield from novice classes is pretty low. I recall Butch Meese's story about teaching a class (I don't know the number of attendees) at Bell Labs in Indy back around 1980. One player emerged -- Larry Strommen.

Last year I taught four classes (two beginning and two low-intermediate) at a local camp for business people ("Mickey's Camp"). Total number of students was ~20. I have heard nothing from anyone (e.g. Hoosier BG Club) that any of these 20 has showed up to play an organized event.

I don't say this as discouragement. It's probably true no matter what is taught in these types of adult "continuing education" (non-credit) classes. But it seems to be a reality. And it might be different in a high school setting, for example.

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• Attendance ... Perhaps it is the Money
  Bill Riles -- Thursday, 18 June 2009, at 9:54 p.m.
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    mikeg -- Thursday, 18 June 2009, at 10:44 p.m.
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    Matt Cohn-Geier -- Thursday, 18 June 2009, at 10:58 p.m.
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    adambulldog -- Thursday, 18 June 2009, at 11:28 p.m.
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      Bill Riles -- Thursday, 18 June 2009, at 11:36 p.m.
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        Bill Riles -- Thursday, 18 June 2009, at 11:40 p.m.
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      Stick -- Thursday, 18 June 2009, at 11:37 p.m.
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        adambulldog -- Thursday, 18 June 2009, at 11:58 p.m.
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          Barry Silliman -- Friday, 19 June 2009, at 12:07 a.m.
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            adambulldog -- Friday, 19 June 2009, at 12:24 a.m.
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              Barry Silliman -- Friday, 19 June 2009, at 4:32 a.m.
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            Bill Riles -- Friday, 19 June 2009, at 12:30 a.m.
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              Barry Silliman -- Friday, 19 June 2009, at 4:34 a.m.
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      Keene -- Friday, 19 June 2009, at 1:23 a.m.
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      joe freedman -- Saturday, 20 June 2009, at 2:18 a.m.
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        Bob Koca -- Saturday, 20 June 2009, at 2:24 a.m.
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          adambulldog -- Saturday, 20 June 2009, at 2:59 a.m.
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            Rich Munitz -- Saturday, 20 June 2009, at 5:07 a.m.
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    Michael Petch -- Friday, 19 June 2009, at 12:20 a.m.
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      phil Simborg -- Friday, 19 June 2009, at 5:50 a.m.
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        Michael Petch -- Friday, 19 June 2009, at 4:47 p.m.
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          Rod -- Saturday, 20 June 2009, at 4:19 p.m.
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    Chuck Bower -- Friday, 19 June 2009, at 12:49 a.m.
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      Dan Pelton -- Friday, 19 June 2009, at 5:38 a.m.
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        Jason Lee -- Friday, 19 June 2009, at 2:32 p.m.
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        Chuck Bower -- Friday, 19 June 2009, at 3:38 p.m.
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    Rich Munitz -- Friday, 19 June 2009, at 2:54 a.m.
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      Bill Riles -- Friday, 19 June 2009, at 3:03 a.m.
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      Bob Koca -- Friday, 19 June 2009, at 3:09 a.m.
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        Michael Petch -- Friday, 19 June 2009, at 3:50 a.m.
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          MaX -- Friday, 19 June 2009, at 2:45 p.m.
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        Chuck Bower -- Friday, 19 June 2009, at 3:51 p.m.
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          Sam Pottle -- Friday, 19 June 2009, at 4:12 p.m.
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            Jason Lee -- Sunday, 21 June 2009, at 7:26 p.m.
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      Michael Petch -- Friday, 19 June 2009, at 3:46 a.m.
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      Matt Cohn-Geier -- Friday, 19 June 2009, at 4:34 a.m.
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        Rich Munitz -- Friday, 19 June 2009, at 4:45 a.m.
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          Coolrey -- Saturday, 20 June 2009, at 4:13 a.m.
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    mamabear -- Friday, 19 June 2009, at 1:28 p.m.
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      Rod -- Friday, 19 June 2009, at 4:52 p.m.
      • bartering?
        Chuck Bower -- Friday, 19 June 2009, at 9:30 p.m.
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          Michael Petch -- Saturday, 20 June 2009, at 1:48 a.m.
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            joe freedman -- Saturday, 20 June 2009, at 1:53 a.m.
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          joe freedman -- Saturday, 20 June 2009, at 1:50 a.m.
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          Bill Riles -- Saturday, 20 June 2009, at 3:03 a.m.
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          Rod -- Saturday, 20 June 2009, at 4:09 p.m.
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    trichard -- Friday, 19 June 2009, at 8:44 p.m.
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    huntoften -- Saturday, 20 June 2009, at 7:56 p.m.
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      Michael Petch -- Saturday, 20 June 2009, at 9:21 p.m.
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      KenB -- Sunday, 21 June 2009, at 1:33 a.m.
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        huntoften -- Tuesday, 23 June 2009, at 10:22 p.m.
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      Bill Riles -- Sunday, 21 June 2009, at 2:21 a.m.
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      Chuck Bower -- Sunday, 21 June 2009, at 4:18 p.m.
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        huntoften -- Tuesday, 23 June 2009, at 10:18 p.m.
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          Chuck Bower -- Wednesday, 24 June 2009, at 2:11 p.m.