I'm currently teaching 3 classes plus two individual tuitions, and everyone is doing gothic!  I had been put off teaching it because it's not a hand I use too often, and having taught it once quite a few years ago, it was not well loved by the class!
_What I'm finding this time is that people get to grips with the letters very quickly, and are therefore pleased to have real calligraphy, in a matter of a couple of lessons.  And they're enjoying finding ways to use it that can move it away from its dark, medieval look if they want to.  I have also found I've enjoyed it more - but then always enjoy whichever hand(s) I'm teaching - lucky me.  In some senses it's great having everyone doing the same, but of course different groups learn at different rates.  Have only found myself trying to hand out an examplar to a group that received it the previous week!
 


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Bridget Lloyd
08/02/2012 6:29pm

Can I come back, love Gothic but only had one term with Elaine.I'm getting as much practise as possible on Italic at the moment and it is improving, I know it is not my best hand... Euan made me laugh today as he looked at my 'homework', he said just as you used to "I know I'm being picky" makes me think it's coming along when it's not all rubbish!!!!! x

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16/02/2012 12:53pm

I love your example - beautiful arrangement and spacing.
Sx

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