You mentioned in a previous interview that Luke Preece moved three teachers from Bandung to Jakarta with him: Matthew France, Nicola and Minnie. Matthew France and Minerva are known Luke stooges. Was Nicola also a trouble-maker? For the brief time I worked with her, she certainly was. After I left Menara Kuningan, she worked…
In this part we look at the real power politics, the endless turf war between Ning Anhar and Mariam Kartikatresni. I was once asked by a part-time teacher about the conflict between Martika Kartikatresni and Ning Anhar. How well-known is it in your experience? Was the teacher Indonesian? Yes she was. Why? In my experience…
In the period before Luke was about to move to Jakarta, he shifted three different teachers from Bandung into TBI Kuningan and they all caused problems. Did he ever make any comment on his poor record of recruitment? He did actually. He often said that Matthew France was a complete moron and a wanker and so…
Did you ever socialize with David Bradbury outside work? Yes, I went out for drinks with him a couple of times. Where did you go the first time? We went to Jalan Jaksa and had quite a few drinks. What did you talk about? We mostly discussed work as I recall. This was three years…
There is an Australasian idiom go bung which means to collapse or fail in an embarrassing manner. In this interview we examine why TBI Kelapa Gading went bung. Why did TBI Kelapa Gading become a failure? In my first nine months there, I was a class teacher and I was really focused on that. Those nine months date…
Did any staff of TBI Bekasi ever complain to you about indecent sexual conduct from Binsar? If so, what? Yes, both Western staff and Indonesian staff often complained of harassment, both sexual and unprofessional (in other ways). Some of the female students often told me they would exit the toilets and Binsar would be waiting in the…
What do you make of the allegations that Cam was universally hated by the Kuningan expat teachers? Have to say the “everybody and his dog hated him and always will” line is getting VERY boring. Is that seriously all they can come up with? a) It’s irrelevant to the point of your website and b)…
What can you tell us about the establishment of TBI Kelapa Gading? The school was opened in 2006 as a Franchise school. It was sold to a group of three different owners / investors by Retty, who was then the Head of Franchise and who had sold all of the TBI franchise schools to investors.…
A former TBI teacher has come forward to make serious allegations against Binsar, the School Manager and Owner of TBI Bekasi. I interviewed him tonight. Here is a record of our conversation. Did Binsar always pay you the promised salary? If not, how much less than the promised amount were you paid? Binsar promised Rp.9…
In this part, we build the case that Platts is a business charlatan, taking Ning and Mariam for a ride. What is your opinion of Ashley Platts as a corporate trainer? He is terrible. I agree. What do you say he is terrible? I found the whole thing difficult to stomach. When Ashley was School…
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