Cyprus-Forum.com

[supporttheunderdog]

Any truth in the stories that some staff are owed thousands in back wages???

NOTE: this does not involve the American Academy in Larnaca, which is an entirely separate business

[kurupetos]

Any truth in the stories that some staff are owed thousands in back wages???

NOTE: this does not involve the American Academy in Larnaca, which is an entirely separate business

Who cares? Greek education is free.

[CBBB]

Any truth in the stories that some staff are owed thousands in back wages???

NOTE: this does not involve the American Academy in Larnaca, which is an entirely separate business

Who cares? Greek education is free.

That is probably why it is crap and you have to pay for your kids to visit their morning teachers in the afternoon!

[kurupetos]

Any truth in the stories that some staff are owed thousands in back wages???

NOTE: this does not involve the American Academy in Larnaca, which is an entirely separate business

Who cares? Greek education is free.

That is probably why it is crap and you have to pay for your kids to visit their morning teachers in the afternoon!

That's only done in the last year of Lyceum to prepare better for uni. entrance exams.

[Paphitis]

It is a little known fact that anything run by Americans has got to be better than anything run by Greeks!

Honestly, if you could afford it, wouldn't you send your kids to the Anerican Academy rather than rely on sub standard Greek Teachers?

There are private Orthodox Schools in Oz. Kids Registered at the Anglican private schools! Why? Because they are not Greek ones and better than the quite good public system.

All the good Greek Teachers wouldn't work at these Greek Schools either.

Maybe I'm racist....

[Get Real!]

Who cares? Greek education is free.

Propaganda is always free!

[CBBB]

Any truth in the stories that some staff are owed thousands in back wages???

NOTE: this does not involve the American Academy in Larnaca, which is an entirely separate business

Who cares? Greek education is free.

That is probably why it is crap and you have to pay for your kids to visit their morning teachers in the afternoon!

That's only done in the last year of Lyceum to prepare better for uni. entrance exams.

Shows how little you know about education in Cyprus!

Paying for kids to go to a private school here is only slightly more costly than what you have to pay out for 'extra' lessons in the afternoons to state teachers who can't be arsed to teach them properly in the mornings. It also has the advantage of not having to spend all afternoon driving them around to those 'extra' lessons.

Also, who does an employer chose when he has a graduate from a Cypriot/Greek university and one from a British/American university?

[Paphitis]

Any truth in the stories that some staff are owed thousands in back wages???

NOTE: this does not involve the American Academy in Larnaca, which is an entirely separate business

Who cares? Greek education is free.

That is probably why it is crap and you have to pay for your kids to visit their morning teachers in the afternoon!

That's only done in the last year of Lyceum to prepare better for uni. entrance exams.

Shows how little you know about education in Cyprus!

Paying for kids to go to a private school here is only slightly more costly than what you have to pay out for 'extra' lessons in the afternoons to state teachers who can't be arsed to teach them properly in the mornings. It also has the advantage of not having to spend all afternoon driving them around to those 'extra' lessons.

Also, who does an employer chose when he has a graduate from a Cypriot/Greek university and one from a British/American university?

You would take the American or British graduate obviously. The superiority of their education systems is obvious.

Which is why I appear to some as being harsh on Greeks or "anti Greek"!

Cyprus is not immune from criticism either. Why?

Because I would love to see both Greece and Cyprus reform their education systems, and improve. To do that, they can learn a lot from the latest teaching practices in the US and Britain.

I will actually be sad should the American Academy close. Cyprus needs more overseas investment into its education system. I will not criticise them just for the sake of it or just because the school is American or British.

The Americans and Brits are welcome to Cyprus and hopefully they can help educate Cypriot kids properly!

There are obvious problem areas in our Education System. For example, evolutionary biology is not included into the curiculum because his Bueatitude does not want it. There are many more things I am sure.

[supporttheunderdog]

my understanding is that the only thing American about the American Academy in Limassol/Pafos is the name - and the problems with late payment and underpayment of staff go back very many months before the haircut.

As for afternoon education, some pupils at private schools get it too, and it s not always happening because the teaching is weak in the normal class room time,

There are some children who need it for the reason that they are new to Cyprus , possibly with poor language skills in the language of the school, and there differences in the Syllabus between what they learnt in EG Russia and what thy are now learning in Cyprus with gaps in knowledge that need to be filled. in the public sector some pupils study GCSE and A levels to improve their chances of going to eg UK universities.

However it affects not just pupils in last year of school and I suspect in many cases afternoon teaching has become a nice little earner, tax free of course, so the teachers arrange matters to make it necessary.

[miltiades]

my understanding is that the only thing American about the American Academy in Limassol/Pafos is the name - and the problems with late payment and underpayment of staff go back very many months before the haircut.

As for afternoon education, some pupils at private schools get it too, and it s not always happening because the teaching is weak in the normal class room time,

There are some children who need it for the reason that they are new to Cyprus , possibly with poor language skills in the language of the school, and there differences in the Syllabus between what they learnt in EG Russia and what thy are now learning in Cyprus with gaps in knowledge that need to be filled. in the public sector some pupils study GCSE and A levels to improve their chances of going to eg UK universities.

However it affects not just pupils in last year of school and I suspect in many cases afternoon teaching has become a nice little earner, tax free of course, so the teachers arrange matters to make it necessary.

Both so called American Academies are a bloody disgrace.
My brother recently retired from one such educational establishment.
I do not have his permission to relate his experiences after serving for more than 20 years.
I know a great deal about this "organization" that runs the Academies, I'm rather outspoken but I think if I know whats good for me I should remain silent.