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Um, last time I checked there was nothing wrong with being paid more if your hard earned talents have made you the best at what you do. Most of us either receive salaries or charge clients based on what the market will bear.
And more important, as a matter of logic, the argument that a higher price per lesson means the instructor is "just in it for the money" is deeply flawed. The tag "just in it for the money" suggests that there is no commitment to teaching the right mechanics, no commitment to helping softball players become the best they can be, no commitment to advancing our great sport. If you have ever seen Crystl at a clinic you know that she is indeed into instructing for the sake of the kids. Do you really think she has to share her expertise to make a living? She undoubtedly has sponsorship opportunities and we know she is gainfully employed as the Akron Racers head coach. And I can guarantee you that if Liz Young is coaching Nordonia High School softball, she is in it for the kids and not JUST for the money, as Nordonia is a public high school. Probably works out to about 50 cents an hour.
I find it interesting that people think earning some money from sharing one's expertise is somehow inconsistent with good motivation.
If our DD were still young, I'd certainly rather pay $90 an hour for a few lessons to get the correct hitting technique from the world's best female hitter than 30 bucks a half hour for multiple lessons from someone who wasn't teaching her the best way to hit. But I wouldn't impugn the motive of either instructor. That would just be silly.
And more important, as a matter of logic, the argument that a higher price per lesson means the instructor is "just in it for the money" is deeply flawed. The tag "just in it for the money" suggests that there is no commitment to teaching the right mechanics, no commitment to helping softball players become the best they can be, no commitment to advancing our great sport. If you have ever seen Crystl at a clinic you know that she is indeed into instructing for the sake of the kids. Do you really think she has to share her expertise to make a living? She undoubtedly has sponsorship opportunities and we know she is gainfully employed as the Akron Racers head coach. And I can guarantee you that if Liz Young is coaching Nordonia High School softball, she is in it for the kids and not JUST for the money, as Nordonia is a public high school. Probably works out to about 50 cents an hour.
I find it interesting that people think earning some money from sharing one's expertise is somehow inconsistent with good motivation.
If our DD were still young, I'd certainly rather pay $90 an hour for a few lessons to get the correct hitting technique from the world's best female hitter than 30 bucks a half hour for multiple lessons from someone who wasn't teaching her the best way to hit. But I wouldn't impugn the motive of either instructor. That would just be silly.
