Jon Dreyer: Time (Calendar and Cancellations)

I treat our scheduled sessions as serious commitments and ask that you do the same.

Time slots are the natural resources on which my business depends. Holding your time slot for you prevents me from offering it to somebody else, and also prevents me from making other plans. I am happy to do this for you, but only if you also take that time commitment seriously.

My calendar is online so you can verify (please do!) that I've scheduled our sessions properly. If it's on my calendar, I'm planning on it, and if it's not, I'm not! This is regardless of holidays, snow days, apocalypse, etc. Please look ahead in your own calendar(s), and if my calendar does not agree exactly with your plan, please let me know as soon as possible. Please don't make assumptions like, "I assume there's no session on New Year's Day" if you're on the calendar for New Year's Day. You're welcome to cancel on New Year's Day but please notify me as soon as you can.

Here are my policies regarding cancelation/rescheduling.

Legit reasons to cancel with little notice

Feel free to cancel for really important, unavoidable, and unpredictable conflicts such as sudden illness or death in the family.

Legit reasons to cancel with notice

You are welcome to cancel for vacations, holidays, and important conflicts such as student performances or athletic events. I only charge for these if there is less than 24 hours' notice.

Illegitimate reasons to cancel

I charge for sessions canceled due to lack of homework, or too much homework, or being too tired, regardless of notice.

Alternative to canceling: rescheduling

There is no charge for sessions canceled for any of the above reasons if we are able to reschedule to an earlier time/date.

No long term commitments

I never ask for long-term commitments. Feel free to discontinue sessions at any time, but of course please do give ample notice.

Thank you

I know modern life is complicated and many of us are juggling multiple calendars. Thank you for respecting mine!

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