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ckhl · Joined: 20 Aug 2006 Posts: 214 Location: SE Asia

Buur doesn't work at HCT, that's for sure.

No, but for some bizarre reason he's desperate to.

Non, mais quelque en soit la raison, il est obsede par la possibilite d'y obtenir un poste....and I am hopelessly monolingual.

mahaikah · Joined: 09 Sep 2005 Posts: 2

Rational response or self justification for unethical behavior? All colleges have people like this person and unfortunately the real victims of such behavior are the students. I would guarantee that an analysis of this persons student results would indicate a significantly lower success rate than equivalent teachers. What a parasite. In another profession e.g. engineering buildings would be falling down, but in education these people get away with it.

ckhl · Joined: 20 Aug 2006 Posts: 214 Location: SE Asia

Rational response or self justification for unethical behavior? All colleges have people like this person and unfortunately the real victims of such behavior are the students. I would guarantee that an analysis of this persons student results would indicate a significantly lower success rate than equivalent teachers. What a parasite. In another profession e.g. engineering buildings would be falling down, but in education these people get away with it.

Congratulations for such a pious, sanctimonious response. I can imagine utterly humourless and colourless it must be to have you as a colleague. You couldn't be more wrong either. My effectiveness as a teacher has never been in question.

Spin duck · Joined: 26 Nov 2005 Posts: 25

globalnomad2 · Joined: 23 Jul 2005 Posts: 562

I too am less than impressed with self-righteous schoolmarms who engage in ad hominem character assassination. ckhl was merely employing satirical hyperbole to illustrate what a mess the HCT administration is (such as using underqualified cronies as line supervisors instead of true academics as "deans" in the Western sense).

ckhl · Joined: 20 Aug 2006 Posts: 214 Location: SE Asia

ckhl was merely employing satirical hyperbole ...

Is it possible that our humourless, sanctimonious poster obviously lacks the ability to discern the nuances of various rhetorical styles? It beats verbiage.

mahaikah · Joined: 09 Sep 2005 Posts: 2

ckhl · Joined: 20 Aug 2006 Posts: 214 Location: SE Asia

Eleven plus years at HCT says it all.

Huh? Your most recent posting appears to contradict the pious one that came before. Are we low on cogent rebuttals, drawing from what rancid cheap shots remain?

blues clues · Joined: 28 Jul 2004 Posts: 61

The number of negative comments about HCT from current teachers, etc, is extreme, but yet they continue to work for a company they detest. How sad really. When one thinks about how short ones life can really be, that people would stay in such terrible situations. Is money so important at the end of the day? I've seen so many good people here become cynical and cold hearted. Teachers complain about behavior problems with "adult" students, rude behavior, Arabic teachers letting them get away with doing whatever they like...and teachers being told to "makeup" grades..."just pass them all, it'll make us look bad if students fail, who cares if they didn't pass exams or did nothing to improve themselves, so long as their bodies were in the classroom, just pass them damn it!" I know this goes on mostly with Adjunct teachers being told to appease students, lie, etc, but sources tell me HCT fulltimers are just as bad, they just don't care anymore. So where do the companies, such as Adnoc, come in here? Since the students don't improve, do the companies who've paid tons of money to HCT just not care about quality? It seems many people just continue to stab one another in the back at HCT...it's a shame really. ARen't we all here for the same reason, to work, maybe save a bit of money, enjoy good winter weather,...so why is it that so many instructors are so adamant to backstab or get in good with the "powers that be", instead of working together. It'd benefit all involved, including maybe even student progress. Let's face it, as lazy as some of the Emiratis may be, they're not that stupid as to not notice teachers who are unhappy...it all rubs off......... Rolling Eyes

We all know of many people who are working at HCT, some even in management positions who don't hold Master's Degrees. This has led to much bitterness amongst staff members. But guess what? At the end of the day, they're still making more money than you, they'll have their jobs for as long as they like...as stated earlier, just keep quiet, don't bite the hand that feeds you... no, life isn't fair at times, and God knows some of the people HCT has workingin high positions and definately some of their instructors, would NOT be in those positions in their own countries. They just happened to get in at the right time....good luck to them... Surprised

globalnomad2 · Joined: 23 Jul 2005 Posts: 562

Count me out as one of those who supposedly complain about HCT but still work there. I left for greener pastures in 2002.

Sheikh Inal Ovar · Joined: 04 Dec 2005 Posts: 1208 Location: Melo Drama School

blues clues · Joined: 28 Jul 2004 Posts: 61

LOL....YOu are soooooo right Sheikh, I was assuming SOMEONE out there was saving money, certainly not I.....you can trust me on that one....

Sheikh Inal Ovar · Joined: 04 Dec 2005 Posts: 1208 Location: Melo Drama School

Sorry to disappoint but it's actually the opposite ... there's no 'maybe' and no 'a bit' about the savings I'm here to amass ... with no prospect of decent savings I'd sooner be elsewhere ...

ckhl · Joined: 20 Aug 2006 Posts: 214 Location: SE Asia

I'm here to amass ... with no prospect of decent savings I'd sooner be elsewhere .

You've got that right...to the tune of salting away at least 50% of one's annual salary.