Posted by ewoodward:
Hi everyone! Thanks so much for your responses. I have been absent from these forums for quite some time but popped on the other day and noticed these replies. Your advice and encouragement is so appreciated. I thought I'd provide a bit of an update with regards to my retainment struggles. Of the 3 particular families that I described above, 2 returned the following semester. The other never returned but ended up moving and recently, I learned that the child had been asking to move back to NS because he was ready to return to lessons again (so long as I was his teacher). Too funny. Since the time that I wrote about these struggles, my studio has grown quite significantly and retainment has been wonderful (knock on wood!). Coming into the 2015 Fall semester I had 100% retainment other than 1 student who moved. I understand that this will probably go in ebbs and flows, but it was great encouragement! To anyone else who might be struggling - there is hope! Thanks again, everyone - your advice is always so helpful and encouragement definitely appreciated!
Hi everyone! Thanks so much for your responses. I have been absent from these forums for quite some time but popped on the other day and noticed these replies. Your advice and encouragement is so appreciated. I thought I'd provide a bit of an update with regards to my retainment struggles. Of the 3 particular families that I described above, 2 returned the following semester. The other never returned but ended up moving and recently, I learned that the child had been asking to move back to NS because he was ready to return to lessons again (so long as I was his teacher). Too funny. Since the time that I wrote about these struggles, my studio has grown quite significantly and retainment has been wonderful (knock on wood!). Coming into the 2015 Fall semester I had 100% retainment other than 1 student who moved. I understand that this will probably go in ebbs and flows, but it was great encouragement! To anyone else who might be struggling - there is hope! Thanks again, everyone - your advice is always so helpful and encouragement definitely appreciated!