Characteristics of a Sociopath Manipulating Sociopaths believe that much can be achieved by conning and manipulating others. In that direction, they waste no time in convincing others about their malicious ideas. They do so by putting on their charm and using clever wordplay. They victimize the other person as though he is an object to…
In this, the final part of our exposition of the end of expat school managers at TBI, we ask what it means for the future of the company and for TBI expat teachers. The most important point is obvious: There are now no opportunities for advancement. Having interviewed about 20 different teachers while I was…
http://tbikuningan.wordpress.com/2012/06/23/ashley-platts-tbi-backstabber-in-chief-seany-w-part-1-of-2-3/ This blog post is from June 2012 and in it we showed how the cowardly Ashley Platts had tried to get the remaining Franchise school expat managers, myself and RD, fired in 2011. This charlatan, Ashley Platts, caused three expat teachers to leave in 2007 in disgust at his decision to appoint Chris Needham…
A new resource has recently become available for people wanting to research language schools in Indonesia. It is the Informasi Lembaga Kursus website, which lists thousands of new language and educational academies of all stripes and has some data about them. The goal of this new website is clearly to make the burgeoning private educational…
1 TBI Bogor Opened in 2002 with expat manager Last expat 2011 2 TBI Kelapa Gading Opened in late 2005 with expat manager Last expat 2012 3 TBI Surabaya Opened with expat owners Special case 4 TBI Cengkareng Opened in 2006 (?) Bankrupt 5 TBI Sun City (Bekasi) Opened in 2008…
Hey Sean, None of the following can appear on the blog while I’m in Indonesia, as it will probably point to me as the leak. The Tarbak contract is being renegotiated. It was discussed at a teacher’s meeting (with the smallest turnout ever) but a lot of that was *******************. There was talk about it…
Hey guys, Just to let you know, there is a book shortage at TBI Riau. Students who have paid have gone for cycles without a proper textbook. Some have completed levels without a proper book. Missing books seem to be NCE – Pre-Int, and Int. Business classes, which are quite rare for Riau, don’t seem to…
You have criticized Ashley Platts and Mariam Kartikatresni for their roles in the Helmy V. disaster. Did Luke Preece play any role in this matter? None whatsoever. In mid 2009, Luke Preece, Lilies Agustine and Matthew France were all tucked away at TBI Dago together. It was a shame for TBI that they ever moved…
How would you describe Helmy V’s relationships with the teachers? I’d say it was disastrously bad. He was so bad that closure of the school was a possibility in 2009. Can you give us an example of his handiwork? There was one female teacher from Kuningan who was working on a casual basis. Cam had…
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