From teacher to student in a few short days.

A week ago I was in North Carolina, and twelve committed students had completed 'meltdown  Wednesday' - the middle of the five day, intense classroom portion of Master Weaver Level I.
This first level is the 'boot camp' requirement of the coursework in 5 Levels of instruction. Although most of the participants have experience in weaving, the material covered in this five days is a very unusual approach to all of them. Also, they are being evaluated throughout, to be sure that the material is understood before moving on, and that is unusual in the craft field. So, often, on the third day, when it seems that the assignments that must be completed for Friday will never get done, there is a meltdown, or two. I try to mitigate it with humour, with candour, and always with encouragement and sometimes, hugs. Mostly everyone finishes the week.
Then comes the 100-150 hours of work at home on assignments to be handed in for marking and to be completed before moving on to Master Weaver Level II. Not everyone completes this portion. It is a significant commitment.
I have developed a marking scheme for this coursework, to help the student see how each assignment will be evaluated. The rubric is not familiar to me, but will be useful, especially for the written assignments, but also because there is a variation in how an individual  presents and approaches each assignment. It is very important to me that each student receives fair and equal assessment, and is encouraged to be successful.
So now I am the student, and I am excited about learning about the very issue that challenges me about being a teacher.