Actually, C2 - I agree!! (so, I guess we're both in the minority!)

I have found that virtually ALL negative posts about various schools - or individuals - result in a comment by any of the aforementioned as if they had personal knowledge of that person, and all the relevant facts!!!

Now, the problem with this (and it's a BIG problem, is that there are 'teachers' who come out here, don't get things the way they want, and then just bag out a school or manager or DoS... just to vent their rage! If a wannabe employee of a certain place then is looking to see about accepting a contract, they do a search, and find a while pile of crap about that school - all the negative responses, all the bashing, all the 'don't ever work for these guys - they rip you off' etc etc.... it would turn you off!

However, the school and all the rest could be fine!

Actually, that was my very first experience of Turnoi and Silverboy... a negative post was put up about a school I actually worked at - and then a pile of negative of exactly the type we're referring to! That original post, btw, has since been deleted/removed by the original author - because he acknowledged the valid points I made about it! (I''ve since posted my own thread about said school, and trust me, it's NOT a glowing review!) However, if you read the post and all the replies, you'd think it was hell to work at....

The fact is, for me at any rate, if I go looking up a school before signing a contract, and if I see those ppl and their comments, I completely ignore them! Because, I know all they're doing is spewing hate and resentment!

Spewing bile is NOT a good image! Giving good, relevant FACTS IS!

Come on, surely all of us EAP teachers can see through this??? (What, does no-one teach critical reasoning/thinking skills any more?)