[babalu1997]

[quote name='fred' date='Mar 5 2009, 09:04 AM'] [/QUOTE]
I never said that we would attempt to stop free teaching on BBO (BIL, IAC, or anything else) and this is CERTAINLY not going to happen. Even if we wanted it this to happen (which we NEVER would), it is absurd to think we could stop this. [/quote]
hi Fred

Thanks for making this clear.

Teaching tables should not be for the exclusive use of "teachers".

Sometimes, just as we do in partnership bidding, we just want to study. they are practice, or study tables.

ACBL and/or other accreditation bodies are only relevant in certain countries.

When i first started playing bridge, and before i discovered BBO, i used to go to a local club, where the director kept and open practice table. He would teach the beginners-- which sometimes included caddies, adn so would the sitout pair.

One does not need to be a teacher, or world class player or hold a single master point to teach in a social setting.

So if i want to hold a brodge related discussion with a partner or friend in partnership bidding table or teaching table, or chat room, i should be free to do so.

As kenberg pointed out, instruction can be quite expensive.

From what i gathered, it appears that provate lessons run at US$25 per hour minimum. One can buy good bridge books to keep for 410-20 per book , or a set of bridge master deals for $10 per set.

I have several of the Bmaster sets, and they can be purchased over time, and studied over an over, then you play an practice.

that is much cheaper than personalized instruction, and the results might be no different in the short or long term.

[jmc]

hrothgar, on Mar 5 2009, 09:32 AM, said:

Hey All


Here's the benefit:

If you were able to go and map a set of techniques onto skill levels, you could then go and create a test that measures proficiency.  Select a set of Bridge Master hands that are designed to test whether a student is a beginner, an intermediate, what have you...

I think that such a system cold provide a lot of value to customers.


My own recommendation would be to start small.  Test the system for declarer play type problems (the low hanging fruit).  If this works well, you can consider broadening things.

After taking the "exam" perhaps one's profile might have "certified intermediate by BBO" or some such. Maybe the term BBO Expert could stop being a pejorative. I can imagine someone at the partnership desk at a National Tournament saying, "I am a BBO certified Advanced player with 2100 masterpoints."

LOL some might say it could never happen but as I think about the first time I logged into BBO at 11 at night andthe only table was Fred playing with some Canadians, I wouldn't have imagined it'd soon host 10,000+ people and dwarf okbridge. :-)

jmc

[rivlinj]

Hi to all - I would like to find someone who does one on one teaching online. I understand that there may well be problems but I'm willing to take some risks that I can evaluate who might be doing the teaching. Anyone interested or can anyone give me some suggestions?
Thanks - Joe

[Siegmund]

rivlinj: If you scroll way down the list of discussion forums , about the 15th one down is "Find a Partner/Teacher." In that thread you can post a description of what level you are at, what you are hoping to learn, what kind of a schedule you have in mind... it is a low-traffic forum, but it is, in principle, dedicated to this sort of request.

There are some dozens of quality teachers on BBO (and I like to think I am one of them). Most of us will be happy to chat with you or play a few hands with you to see where we are starting from, I think.