BDelich
18th December 2003, 01:08
Hello Allie,
First, thank you for taking time to share your experience. It is much appreciated.
Some questions on curriculum:
1. For Adults:
a. Was your system orginally a menkyo kaiden system, and if so, how did you break it down in order to teach in the time frame that you currently use for classes?
b. Do you rotate curriculum at all, monthly, weekly, or quarterly?
1. Does your testing format follow the curriculum cycle?
2. Providing a student shows to all classes, what is the time frame they will be "up" for promotion?
c. Do you have class's seperated into beginning, intermediate, and advanced?
1. If so, can students participate in other class (rank permitting).
2. If no, how do you keep all of the students learning new skills in a mixed class?
2. For kids:
a. Is your children's curriculum an "expanded" version of the adult's material, or have you modified their classes to be more based on core strength and coordination skills?
b. How did you design your children's curriculum so that it would prepare and lead them into your adult program?
c. Is it plausible for a child to earn a black belt in your children's program?
1. If so, would it be a "Jr" blackbelt?
2. How do you handle when a child transitions from the children's to the adult classes? How would it be handled if they have a "Jr" blackbelt?
3. For Curriculum in general:
a. Do you have a definite "set" curriculum?
b. If you change it, how do you implement it without freaking out students and parents?
Regards,
Benjamin Delich
First, thank you for taking time to share your experience. It is much appreciated.
Some questions on curriculum:
1. For Adults:
a. Was your system orginally a menkyo kaiden system, and if so, how did you break it down in order to teach in the time frame that you currently use for classes?
b. Do you rotate curriculum at all, monthly, weekly, or quarterly?
1. Does your testing format follow the curriculum cycle?
2. Providing a student shows to all classes, what is the time frame they will be "up" for promotion?
c. Do you have class's seperated into beginning, intermediate, and advanced?
1. If so, can students participate in other class (rank permitting).
2. If no, how do you keep all of the students learning new skills in a mixed class?
2. For kids:
a. Is your children's curriculum an "expanded" version of the adult's material, or have you modified their classes to be more based on core strength and coordination skills?
b. How did you design your children's curriculum so that it would prepare and lead them into your adult program?
c. Is it plausible for a child to earn a black belt in your children's program?
1. If so, would it be a "Jr" blackbelt?
2. How do you handle when a child transitions from the children's to the adult classes? How would it be handled if they have a "Jr" blackbelt?
3. For Curriculum in general:
a. Do you have a definite "set" curriculum?
b. If you change it, how do you implement it without freaking out students and parents?
Regards,
Benjamin Delich