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Kally Wally · Joined: 29 May 2011 Posts: 49

MEB, I hear you dude.

I feel for you.

We're on the same side.

PDs? I go, I sit there and nod at the right moments.

Conferences, I sit there and nod at the right moments to the words of the wise, enjoy the free lunch and marvel at the lazer show.

It's Scary! · Joined: 17 Apr 2011 Posts: 823

veiledsentiments · Joined: 20 Feb 2003 Posts: 17644 Location: USA

I would say not to cut it out... but to cut oneself out. Get the hell out of Dodge... move on to bigger and better things... or at least different. Laughing

I found my tolerance for these places had about a two contract limit and then I resigned and moved on to the next one. Of course this is easy to do if you are single.

VS

It's Scary! · Joined: 17 Apr 2011 Posts: 823

helenl · Joined: 04 Jan 2006 Posts: 1202

Sure, but if it's a choice between being voluntold that you will be teaching in RAK or FUJ and uprooting your family to an emirate with what you consider to be inadequate educational institutions. It's a pragmatic choice. I've known families who have sent their children to boarding school in order to remain employed with the HCT system. With this choice, they get more money and spend time with their children and spouse from late Thursday to early Sunday on a weekly basis. I'm not saying it's a good choice, but it's an alternative to seeing one's family at major holidays only.

robinbanks · Joined: 28 Apr 2009 Posts: 77

The main deal with HCT'ers or my experience(s)with the ADMC lot is that they actually believe they are in an academic environment-dream on.The point about sending their kids to boarding school is a sad reflection that there's not much for them to go back to in their "home'countries.Most of these parents that send their kids back to boarding school(or "bored in school"to be more accurate) are really copping out big time.Why have kids in the first place if you're gonna unload them back home?Mind you the way fees are rising in most of the 'quality"schools in the UAE it's probably worth thinking about.Then again....we may have to FUJ the issue (geddit?)and RAK our brains to find an answer.

helenl · Joined: 04 Jan 2006 Posts: 1202

Really? I thought it was because they wanted their children to have a good education and a good chance at entering the university of their choice and that this way the parents could afford to send them on to higher education.

At least that was the intent of the parents I know. HCT can't control the quality of K-12 educational institutions in whichever emirate (or whether your child can be enrolled there) - from my perspective, it was the choice of the lesser of two evils.

Is it a choice that you might make? Maybe not. Is it a choice some parents feel is best given the circumstances - has been the case.

But I have yet to confirm this rumor from friends in AD, Sharjah, Dubai, Fujairah or RAK. But then most bugged out on June 16th so may not be aware of it.