moe5324

My son was enrolled at a MHK school in Colorado and I have mixed feelings about the system. Yes, we were paying ~295.00/mth in fees for classes and activities and early on I believe that it is worth it. The students were taught the system and other material and it did appear that the instructor and school owners did care about the student. But as my son progressed (~3.5years) to the prep cycle it became appearent that the $$$$ was more important than the student. At this level they were as the instructor said "given enough rope to hang themselves". That is they were left to motivate and get prepared on their own with very little communication. This is OK for a teen or an adult but for a 10 year old boy more specific direction is needed. My son eventually was cut from 2 prep cycles for not being in "ideal shape" and not being sharp even though he knew all the material. Thus, his confidence was shaken and he finally decided that it just was not worth working for another six months just to be dissappointed. My opinion is that schools should not just focus on recruiting and maxing out each student. The focus should be teaching the student the art from when they begin until they achieve Black Belt......