The Preece-Tess’s Blacklist (Part 2)

18 H****y S*******i Indonesia F √ 19 H****s, Lee Canadian M √ 20 I********a Indonesia F √ 21 Indira   British F √  22 K**********, Terry Australian M   √ 23 L*******, Stephen G****** Australian 17 ****9 √ 24 Leo*y S******n Indonesian F √ 25 Long  K****** UK 40 √ 26 M*****, John M √…

Blacklist Update from Colm

We received a post at this blog from Colm O’Mahoney again today. (We read his comments to this post- under the name Napolean Complex with his email attached) but we don’t read his blog. Actually this teacher who claims to want to keep out of this issue and ‘move on’ with his life makes a habit of…

Part 8. We Need to Talk About Binsar

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…

Part 7. Interview with a Former TBI Teacher

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)…

Part 5. ‘I Call It Grifting’

 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…

Part 4. Who Stole the GROW Model?

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…

Part 3. Ashley Platts: The Wisdom of a Fool

In this part we explore the wisdom of Ashley Platts, whose enlightened leadership of the TBI-Tanic is now the stuff of legend. Tell me the story about the mobile phone and Ashley. I love that one. This dates from 2007, when I had just started as a teacher at TBI. At that time Ashley Platts…

Part 2. Meet Mariam Kartikatresni

One of the things which stands out in these interviews is how rarely Mariam’s name comes up. Hence, we have named the next part ‘Where was Mariam?’ We wanted to explore the theory that Mariam’s negligence and incompetence is fundamental to all the problems in TBI.   How often did Mariam Kartikatresni visit you individually…