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Mikeydude wrote:

jstark47 wrote: We were all through the final lessons and drills, and the riding test by 10:30. Everyone passed, so I guess it was enough time.

Sounds like fast food BRC to me. I'd be a little pissed if I didn't get the hours I paid for. I'm not there to get the little piece of paper that says I completed the course... I want to learn something. It's not just about passing the test... to me anyway.

*shrugs*

Nobody was upset. We had practiced the drills to the point of redundancy, everyone felt we were as good as we were going to get that weekend. Any more practice would have blunted the edge from fatigue. (It was gosh-awful hot and humid.) The instructors put it to the class: practice or test?- class' consensus was 'test and get the damned thing over with'.

-Curly- wrote:

My big problem is that i get off work at 1800

Sounds like you are in the military, they allow you to take permisive TDY to take the class.

No, I'm not in the Army nor have I ever been. That's just the way I tell time.

secgeek wrote:Im not saying it cause I want to be late.... and If I wasnt serious enough I wouldn't of signed up... There was some guy who started a thread to was upset that they locked him out of the class and said that he never heard of the policy before he got there...

I am an instructor at Centennial College, in Scarborough, Ontario. Our program is mandated by the Canadian Safety Council. One of the sections of the program is "Miss a lesson, miss a weekend". It is not fair to the rest of the students who where punctual, to wait for the instructor to catch the tardy person up with the program.

This policy is hammered home to ALL the students during the Friday night theory lesson. We enforce a zero tolerance on lateness. I had a student a couple of weeks back show up at 10:30 AM. The program starts at 8:00 AM. His excuse was the he slept in. My response to him was... maybe you should have invested in a $10.00 alarm clock. That would have saved you the cost of another $400 CSC course.

Cheers!

Zenman, I'm with you...guess I've worked too many years in aviation! </hijacking of thread>

At our class two weeks ago, the instructors were a little forgiving on the first nite, but not for the Saturday and Sunday. Lucky for me they were, since I was about 10 mins late for the Friday class, due to me forgetting my directions to the school. They were still in the introductions when I showed up, so I really didn't miss any of the work. My own fault, and I was already trying to figure out when I'd next be able to take the class. I even left a message on the ABATE office phone letting them know I was going to be late and would have to reschedule. Thanks David and George for letting me in the class!

For Saturday and Sunday, class "officially" started at 0800, but that meant we had to be geared up, on the bike, ready to go at that time. So, we showed at 0730, which gave us plenty of time to BS, go to the head, etc. before class really started. The instructors were very clear as to what would happen if we were late for the riding...go home and try again another weekend, no refund, no exceptions. Also, on the registration confirmation email, their policy is very clearly stated, which made me feel even worse when I was late Friday:

"PLEASE ALLOW ENOUGH TIME TO BE AT THE CLASS ON TIME-LATE ARRIVALS WILL NOT BE ADMITTED AND WILL FORFEIT THEIR TUITION."

Chris

If you are late to a class, you're going to miss out and slow other people down. Having said that, you might be lucky to find a nice instructor who will... *ahem*... give you some slack. Other than that, there's not reason to be late. Besides, its a fun and excellent class, and pretty much all of the instructors are there because they love riding and love teaching others how to ride.