I recently offered a FREE week long class for home schooled that covered the basics of supply and demand. I did this because I wanted a way to advertise my Fall semester AP Macroeconomics class I offer online. I also did it because I LOVE teaching the subject. The class met for 1 hour and 15 minutes Monday through Friday.
Twenty-two students faithfully attended every day. Sixty-eight students originally signed up. Because of the initial interest signaled by those 68 I created two additional class period offerings each day so the one class would not be huge and to give those interested a choice of when to attend.
Four parents wrote me to say they could not attend as they planned. The rest, well, simply did not care enough to respond---just did not show up.
Tragedy of the Commons---give away something for free and it is valued as such by most at the expense of the few.
For those who attended I would like to thank you all VERY much. I hope the week was productive for you. It was my pleasure to serve a terrific group of home-schoolers and your parents.
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