Blog 12: Third Interview Questions

For my third interview I'm planning on interviewing my sensei's mother. Not only has she been taking her kids to martial arts classes since they were very young, but she has been helping my sensei run all the paper work for his karate class for the past 10 years. To me it's important to understand the perspective of the parents as they are the ones that bring in their kids for classes. Now without further ado, here are my interview questions.

1. To you, what are the most important factors for effectively teaching karate?
2. What is the best way to keep kids interested in learning and staying in karate?
3. How do you get parents to give support to their kids in karate?
4.  What is the most difficult thing about running a karate class for kids?
5. How does having an adult karate class help parents stay interested in karate? How does it not help?
6. What type of activities(ie sparring, bags, katas, weapons, random games) help the kids understand karate better?
7. What is most essential thing to have in order to be a successful and effective instructor/ sensei?
8. What is something that you've noticed good teachers tend to do?
9. How do you deal with injuries that might occur during class?
10. What is the best way to handle kids with special disabilities?
11. What is the best way to handle disrespectful or hyperactive kids?
12. What is the best way to handle disrespectful or rude parents?
13. What do you consider to be the best age for a child to begin learning karate? Why?
14. In what ways did learning karate help your kids?
15. Have you noticed anything in common with the kids that tend to take karate classes?