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If you have to quiz your students in order to see how much they know you need to become a better instructor.

Oh, by the way, with 5-15 instructors I would hope that you've got between 300 and 900 students.

Actually, you never have to tell a kid to his face that his demo team is a waste of time if you never make one up in the first place. That whole scenario would be your creation, and thus your fault. You signed up 100 people for trial lessons, but about 20 will actually show up, and of that 20, 5 will become paying students. So...you spent 5 hours per week on the demo team for 6 months. That is 120 hours of work for 5 new students. Ouch. It's about how you spend your time. You have to think: "Is what I'm doing right now helping the school grow?" and second: "Is there something else I could be doing that would make the school grow faster? A demo team will make your school grow, but it is highly inefficient. Mainly, like I said, it is another stupid pet project (like KickSoft) that instructors can do that will make them think they will be successful if they do it. Like fat people going on a special diet, they'll do anything except the one thing that works, which is to eat less. Karate instrcutors are notoriously lazy and undisciplined when it comes to how they manage their time, and they'll figure out 30 other things besides actually working before they sit down and start calling people and setting appointments.

Why do you want to waste your time with quizzes? Kids get enough of that in school. Stick to what you know: teaching martial arts.

Absolutely not. Would you want to work with some know-it-all craphead teenager? I sure as hell wouldn't. You'll drive your adult students away. He ruins the "wa" of your adult class.

Get rid of the kid. People come to your lessons because you give them something they want. When you stop giving them what they want (a structured, disciplined environment for their child to get exercise and learn a skill) they'll leave. Nobody likes to lose a student, but in the larger context of your school, how many students will you lose by NOT getting rid of him? He is a cancer in your class and must be removed before he sets a new trend for behavior in your other students.

Demo teams are a waste of time. Its another excuse for instructors to waste their time with stupid pet projects rather than setting appointments for new students to come sign up. Seriously, a demo team will NEVER make your school successful. It is merely a distraction so a lazy instructor can do anything BUT work. How about instead of having demo team with a cheesy gold-striped uniform demo team, sign up some new students and teach the basics some more. Nobody ever said eating your vegetables was fun, but it definately is good for you.

I suppose the USSD schools should put Su Kown Pak Sung Tawi or Goku Shinkukai Bazuki on their windows and then people will mistake them for Chinese food places? Karate and Kung Fu are household names for martial arts and it is simply there so people know what good they're offering.