Ringing Forums

Yesterday (7th July) there was a radio programme (BBC Radio 4 at about noon) discussing the costs of learning / teaching sports. This made me reflect again on the discussions about the charges that are made when we teach people to ring. There were comments about some activities that were cheaper but no one mentioned that learning to ring is often free (with a few exceptions, I know).

Is it time to reconsider, even though the issues are complex? What are the reactions from those ringing teachers who do charge their learners? I know of many cases where people are surprised that there is no charge and one case where someone stopped their children learning because they wanted them to learn 'properly', and by that they explained that they wanted a teacher who charged, as they would for music lessons.