Originally posted by Jill666
My school has a six- month probationary period before you get the Shodan certificate after you are promoted. Is this customary? The explanation was that many students quit after their BB promotion which I see as the student's problem if they are satisfied with that, not the instructors. Is there a better reason?
My original instructor instituted a 1 year probation period after one of the Black Belt's very questionable private personal conduct issues became very public after his Black Belt Promotion. This guy actually had his belt taken away. Later it was given back but the 1yr probation was instituted.
I think the theory here is the same as cities not wanting to name streets after living persons. They may be great guys, but if a lot of negative stuff comes out after they die, what do you do? I know you can rename the street, but this policy is designed to avoid embarrasment I think.
Personally I think it may be more embarrassing to let one of your students "slide" so much that you don't catch them until they quit after Black.
But if the policy is there up front, you have a choice to go somewhere else first.
I mean, you get your High School diploma when you graduate. I think some instructors don't feel comfortable teaching commercially. I think this is the main issue. Either you teach them if they pay you or you teach them only if you feel like it but trying to both seems like it generates problems. I know there are ways to do it.
I think I've decided that I am not going to ever open a commercial school (well, not in the near future anyway) but I would disclose everything in advance and when you finished your last technique/test then you get your stuff and that is the deal I should have signed you up for.
I'll go look for the McDojo thread now.