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mmace1
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 Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2007 2:31 am Post subject: New Zealand Int. School - Topia Academy |
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| Does anyone know anything about either of these? Thanks, |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2007 3:39 am Post subject: Re: New Zealand Int. School - Topia Academy |
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| mmace1 wrote: |
| Does anyone know anything about either of these? Thanks, |
Yes. Stay away. They have a long history and none of it is good. |
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mmace1
Joined: 08 Jul 2007
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| Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2007 3:52 am Post subject: |
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| Oh dear, both of them? |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2007 6:54 am Post subject: |
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| mmace1 wrote: |
| Oh dear, both of them? |
Polonius may disagree with me but with the exception of the TOPIA branch he works at the rest seem to all have bad reputations.
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I work at Topia currently, and have for 4 years. I work for the main brach, and not one of the franchises. As I am management, I won't sit here and praise the school or knock it down. All I would suggest is to speak with current teachers at the school. While I did work with Manlyboy, things can change over 2 or 3 years. Directors change, and policies change. So, while I can see why Manlyboy has a sour taste in his mouth, that was also 2.5 years ago, and things are certainly different.
My cousin worked in a Topia in Changwon, which was a franchise, and he had a horrid time of it. But like many people have said, schools are different from location to location. |
look at my post in this thread about talking to the current staff:
http://forums.eslcafe.com/korea/viewtopic.php?p=1251167#1251167
In regards to the New Zealand school - it is BAD and there has been NO IMPROVEMENT. |
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mmace1
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| Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2007 12:55 pm Post subject: |
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| OK, that makes my decision process easier. Thanks. |
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polonius
Joined: 05 Jun 2004
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| Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 5:41 pm Post subject: |
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| Tompatz is correct in that I disagree. If it is the Topia in Junggye or Deachi, talk to the current staff there. I would more than happily supply you with email addresses. If it is one of our Franchises, I have no say in what happens there. I will stand up for my 2 branches that are not franchised, as I have knowledge about their operations. If it is one of the Franchises, I really cannot comment, other than to say, talk to the foreign staff there. But I would suggest that you do that for no matter where you apply. |
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