Would you be bothered by this in a karate class? - Page 2

[serenbat]

Did you not attend/observe a few classes first? My son has been taking TKD since about 3.5/4 and we did a lot of research first since there are so many different types of martial arts training. There are many schools out there whose main goal is make as much money they can per kid, knowing that most kids will only cycle in for a year or two. But there are just as many who are in it truly in it for the love of the sport and in turn make a good living teaching. We are lucky to have a great dojang run by a young family.

Some school focus strictly on the training and others focus on the "whole child" believing that a child's outside life is directly tied to the art and visa versa (is that how you spell that? LOL). Being respectful at home/school, getting good grades, doing chores, eating well etc are rewarded in class. 

If you have only attended one class you should still be eligible to back out of the contract.  If you don't like what you see and your child doesn't love it I would get out now and start shopping around.  Every place we tried out allowed us to try them out for a week at no cost.

VERY TRUE!!!

Some classes are more laid back (Y programs in my area are) but it is sooooooo important to find the right teacher. as the other poster said- research is really the key, for many teachers it is a life style not a Saturday class and is taken differently 

[Petie1104]

OK, the waiting patiently, normal.  The addressing the parents like that is nothing like what ds's class was.  He only addressed the parent's after testing.  But the discipline of sitting and waiting without fidgiting was normal. That would annoy me that the teacher is talking to the parents so much.  That and ds's instructor didn't believe in giving false praise.  When the child did good, they would get a pat on the back.  If they did poorly on a skill that they should have down, they were sent to an area to practice that skill until they had it.  No extra praise and no real punishment, just extra practice.  I would finish out the amount you paid for and then look for a more traditional school.