What is the Gokhale Method's policy on requesting audiotapes or videotapes of my teaching?
Gokhale_Method Franchise · 2024 FDDAnswer from 2024 FDD Document
- 7.2. Continuing Training. You must attend such additional courses, seminars and other training programs as we may reasonably require from time to time, and which will be detailed in the then current Teachers' Manual, in order to maintain your approval to teach the Approved Formats for which you have been approved. Such continuing training may include, but is not limited to, attendance at the Annual Meeting, participation in such Teacher Webinars as may be scheduled by us, peer review of teacher trainees, and involvement in Gokhale® Active. Failure to attend and participate in such continuing training programs may result in suspension of your right to teach the Gokhale System until you have completed our required continuing training and you have been re-approved. If your right to teach has been suspended, and you nonetheless offer to teach, we may terminate this Agreement immediately upon notice to you. As part of your continuing approval we may request that you submit at reasonable intervals, and you agree to submit to us within such reasonable time as we specify, audiotapes or videotapes of you teaching, and which will be detailed in the then current Teachers' Manual. We may submit such recordings to peer review by other Gokhale Method teachers, and you hereby grant us your consent for such submission.
Source: Item 22 — CONTRACTS (FDD page 34)
What This Means (2024 FDD)
According to the 2024 Gokhale Method Franchise Disclosure Document, as part of the continuing approval process, Gokhale Method may request franchisees to submit audiotapes or videotapes of their teaching at reasonable intervals. Franchisees must submit these recordings within a reasonable timeframe specified by Gokhale Method.
Gokhale Method may then submit these recordings for peer review by other Gokhale Method teachers. By agreeing to the franchise terms, the franchisee consents to this submission process. The specific details regarding the intervals for submission and other requirements will be detailed in the then-current Teachers' Manual.
This policy ensures that Gokhale Method maintains quality control and consistency in the teaching methods used across its franchise system. It also provides an opportunity for teachers to receive feedback and improve their skills through peer review. Franchisees should consult the Teachers' Manual for specific guidelines and requirements related to these submissions.