[Noisebridge-discuss] Arduino!

[Gian Pablo Villamil]

Philosophically, I don't think charging for classes is a problem at all.

At NYC Resistor it was usual to charge anywhere up to $25/hour per
student, and classes still filled up. Revenue was shared 50/50 with
the space.

Would it be worthwhile to do a kind of $10 recommended donation type deal?

Of course, NYCR was not a 501(c), so perhaps things are different.

On Fri, Jul 9, 2010 at 2:39 PM, Michael Shiloh
<michaelshiloh1010 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Wow! What a great class. I was as exhausted but energized from so many
> interesting and (apparently) eager students. We covered basic
> electronics, basic programming, and basic Arduino in about 2 hours. I
> think we're all eager to do more advanced exercises at the next meeting.
>
> There seems to be interest in doing this weekly. I'm certainly up for
> this, but have to balance this against the other responsibilities in my
> life.
>
> I have an idea. If I can make a bit of money doing this I can do one
> less money earning activity, and thus free up the time to do the Arduino
> class.
>
> If so, I'm thinking of something pretty small, like perhaps $5-$10
> sliding scale, with no one turned away for lack of funds.
>
> Questions:
>
> (1) Is it permissible to request money at NB?
> (2) Would this policy cause you not to come?
> (3) Would you be interested in an Arduino companion kit of components,
> solderless breadboard, and wire sold pretty much at cost? I'm thinking
> of things like LEDs, switches, light sensors, potentiometers, and a
> motor. I think we could do this for about $20.
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