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BEGINNING THE SEARCH

DETERMINING THE STYLE YOU WISH TO LEARN

VISITING A SCHOOL

TALK TO THE TEACHER

STAFF

TALK TO THE STUDENTS

TEACHER’S EXPERIENCE AND ABILITIES

EXAMINE THE PROGRAM & SCHEDULE

SAFETY ISSUES

BUSINESS ASPECTS

TUITION

- Talk to the teacher -

You might like to find out how many students are actively training and the size of an average class. From that information you can determine the teacher-to-student ratio.

From seeing and talking with the instructor and some students, do they have the enthusiasm and attitude that you want to acquire? Find out what the teacher is like. By having a general conversation you should be able to see personality traits in the teacher. Is the teacher patient or impatient, gracious or arrogant, focused or distracted, friendly or aloof?

Of course you want a school with a professional demeanor. Something to consider -being professional does not demand seriousness at all times. I would recommend a school where the teacher takes his teaching seriously but doesn’t take himself too seriously. If you visit a school where the students are joking and goofing around a lot it would be a clear sign they probably aren’t working very hard and the teacher may be too jovial to offer proper guidance. If you visit a school and the teacher is stern and stoic there probably isn’t much room for levity or reciprocal communication, and although the teacher may have incredible knowledge you may later experience it is the teacher’s grim way or the highway.

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