WHAT IF A STUDENT WANTS TO QUIT?
Almost all students reach this point periodically and need guidance and encouragement from their parents and their instructor. Each belt can be viewed as a short-term commitment and used as an evaluation point. The long-term commitment may be the black belt with the smaller goals established to get a student there. Martial arts are a means for learning how to establish, set, and achieve goals as well as setting new goals and creating long-term goals. Small set backs or frustrations should not deter a student from their short or long term goals. Many times a child is unable to make long term decisions like this. They are more concerned with the here and now. Parents need to give their children guidance and not just let them quit and give up. On the other hand, we understand that it may be difficult to convince a child to continue to do something once their mind has been made up to quit. In this case have the child achieve or finish the short-term goal of their next rank and see if that
Almost all students reach this point periodically and need guidance and encouragement from their parents and their instructor. Each belt can be viewed as a short-term commitment and used as an evaluation point. The long-term commitment may be the black belt with the smaller goals established to get a student there. Tae Kwon Do is a means for learning how to establish, set, and achieve goals as well as setting new goals and creating long-term goals. Small set backs or frustrations should not deter a student from their short or long term goals. Many times a child is unable to make long term decisions like this. They are more concerned with the here and now. Parents need to give their children guidance and not just let them quit and give up. On the other hand, we understand that it may be difficult to convince a child to continue to do something once their mind has been made up to quit.
