TexasCHLforum.com

couzin wrote:HB48 will have an adverse effect on CHL instructors if no class is required for renewal?! I am assuming the proficiency form goes away for renewals??

switch wrote: Just glad it's not like Hunter Safety - it's 10 hours too - but HAS to be held over 2 days. :( (Probably makes for a better class. The mind can only absorb what the rear can endure. :) )

talltex wrote: Maybe it's changed in recent years, but part of the core curriculum (required for graduation) in Texas high schools used to be "U.S. Government" which focused on the U.S. Constitution and the federal structure (legislative, judicial and executive branches), but also included a section on the State Government which covered how and when the State Legislature is in session. Maybe you were out sick a lot that year...

anygunanywhere wrote: We only ALLOW them to meet every other year.

Anygunanywhere

Keith B wrote: Session is over so no more bills introduced until next session in 2015.

jmra wrote: "Renewal CHL students have to take the same test as initial students, so every instructor must cover the material in 4 hours now, and this includes range time.
Surely, you don't think students remember anything from a class five years earlier."
Quote from Chas.

Charles L. Cotton wrote:

dave_in_austin wrote: Expecting half of the price for half of the time is not reasonable. You are paying for much more than your instructor's in-class time when you pay your class tuition. Just because the instructor spend only half as much time with you does not mean that his expenses are half as much.

Although I'm not going to take a position on the appropriate price for a class, I agree with Dave. There are fixed expenses to giving a class that will not change based upon the classroom hours. Plus, you aren't hiring an instructor by the hour, you're paying for a class.

Class prices already vary widely around the State, so I'm certain some instructors will reduce prices and some will not. Some people will chose an instructor based on price alone, some will consider other factors. My personal view of selecting an instructor solely on price is that it's somewhat like a governmental entity selecting the lowest bidder to build roads. You may save money initially, but be ready to spend more filling potholes for the next 30 years.

Chas.

The_Busy_Mom wrote:
I haven't had any cancellations, but I am making sure that I have at least a break-even point for my summer classes. I'm getting into prep mode for that September stampede as well. I just don't see where I am going to be able to really cut down the curriculum without teaching the test. It's do-able, I know, but really hard when you think all the information is good information!

TBM