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[Bauglir]

Oh. Missed that. I know nothing about how or if they're regulated. I guess at least with a public school you have options for forcing the teachers to show up, but I don't know how to compare the quality of the education you'd be getting.

[justinlee999]

Ah, I forgot to add, it's a private school. The public schools do not provide international syllabuses.

[GlyphGryph]

There are still people above the principal you can take this too, usually. And the press might be interested in picking up the story. A signed paper of that sort is pretty much meaningless.

[justinlee999]

so uhm, I guess this being a private school makes things much harder.

and I'm not sure if I want to take this to a press, I might get in big trouble.

[Vorthon]

so uhm, I guess this being a private school makes things much harder.

and I'm not sure if I want to take this to a press, I might get in big trouble.

So what if you get in trouble? You should do what you think is right.

[GlyphGryph]

Worse they can do is kick you out of the school, and if your teachers aren't even bothering to come to class, I'm not really seeing the potential drawbacks there.

What's so good about them that it is worth staying when they clearly don't care about your education, and only their own reputation? (Hence catering to the "elite")

[justinlee999]

Well, I think I'll just see if the school has improved, if it doesn't then I'll probably take more action.

And my maths teacher is quite dedicated to his job, and new to this school (he even makes his own assessments for us, in addition to the school's).

Also it's already March, so I'm quite worried about my education if I get kicked out now

[GlyphGryph]

I have... never seen a math teacher NOT do that. That's like basic "not terrible" math teacher standards.

Though I'm not sure if that reflects well on the teacher so much as poorly on your schools existing assessments structure. Most teachers REPLACE the assessments with more relevant ones.

Having both just makes it sound like SOMEONE is waisting valuable time you could be spending learning.

[justinlee999]

I have... never seen a math teacher NOT do that. That's like basic "not terrible" math teacher standards.

Though I'm not sure if that reflects well on the teacher so much as poorly on your schools existing assessments structure. Most teachers REPLACE the assessments with more relevant ones.

Having both just makes it sound like SOMEONE is waisting valuable time you could be spending learning.

You have a point there, but I find the informal assessments a great way to know what you're weak at, so you can do better at the real assessments.

But anyway, I'm actually worried about my education if I do get kicked out of this school, I'm not sure where to go next.

My maths teacher is the only teacher that has NEVER missed a class or has been absent so far.

[nenjin]

Ew. The state's ability to interfere with the operation of privately run schools is pretty limited. They have to break state laws for the state to have the power to compel them to do something. So, you might be SOL on the legal front.

On the other hand, as people have said, your school will likely have a board of trustees or something. And they will not appreciate your teachers shirking their duties, because they draw salaries on the assumption they're doing their jobs.

I went around school to look for him, but he was nowhere to be found, and the receptionist said she'll leave a note, but my principal came in the next day and grumbled about how we didn't remind him.

That's bloody fucking stupid. If your parents want to take action, they can easily make the case they are not getting their money's worth from the school. The school may very well tell you to take a hike as your only recourse, but at least it will be on record.

If you're seriously unhappy about your school, talk to your parents and tell them you're willing to go to public school, or another private school where education isn't a joke. If parents in public school can be demanding about the quality of the education their kid is receiving, parents paying into private school are entitled to be x2 as demanding.

The simple fact it seems like your school doesn't believe in substitute teachers is absurd.

[GlyphGryph]

Ultimately, the strength of your education rests upon you and what you choose to do, nothing else. Would you really be so much worse off at a public school? If you think you would, then perhaps find another way to deal with this problem. Instead of wasting time worrying about teachers, see their absence as an opportunity.

If they are anywhere near as lax about student attendance as teacher attendance, take your education into your own hands. Spend your time learning the material, do research, create groups with the other students to get the most out of those materials. Bring books to class, so even when the teacher doesn't show you can still spend the time learning - and take notes on the books you read!

There are always other alternatives. But it sounds like your current school is failing you pretty hard - an alternative might be at least worth a try.

[justinlee999]

Thanks for the replies guys, but it should be noted that I am not in the United States (nenjin seems to be thinking it is, given how he said "states"), and my previous education is drastically different from the public school's, and I'll have MAJOR difficulty coping with my national language (I hardly ever use it) and their syllabus in general. So public schools aren't an option.

Right now my best bet would be to try my best to get the schools to pay attention to my complaint, if all else fails I'm going to have to study myself when the teacher's not around (I've been homeschooled before, so self-learning is hardly something new).

The real cuplrit is my geography teacher, though. She may be in the school, but sometimes she won't show up at classes, and once said that she wouldn't want to teach us if she had a chance to not. And when she teaches, it's mostly "copy the notes I've written on the whiteboard, that is all".

Then she would come in at Malay class and said "I don't know what to teach" and just sit down there while my classmates talked.

On a more humourous note, I have said in the "WTF?" thread that my Pakistani ICT teacher says that "macs have no viruses", kind of tells you the quality of some of the teachers my school hires.

[Nadaka]

I am afraid that my Realtor is only going to want to show me high dollar houses. I am not a fancy person, I don't need a fancy house. And buyinh one will put me in a position where I can't pay off my student loans early.

[justinlee999]

I am afraid that my Realtor is only going to want to show me high dollar houses. I am not a fancy person, I don't need a fancy house. And buyinh one will put me in a position where I can't pay off my student loans early.

Maybe you could say that you only want cheap houses, or else you can't pay up?

[nenjin]

You should have given us more details

I'm judging this based on the American education system. So yeah. I know that in Germany, educators are pretty much lords and masters of their domains, and they way they choose to run classes and the school is the way it is.

I am afraid that my Realtor is only going to want to show me high dollar houses. I am not a fancy person, I don't need a fancy house. And buyinh one will put me in a position where I can't pay off my student loans early.

Tell your realtor straight up what you DON'T want. If they aren't getting it, drop 'em. IIRC (In the US ), they don't get paid until they close a house for you.