This teachers' forum board thread about Beijing Royal School made my cheap instant coffee go down a little better. I am unfortunately among the rank and file teachers here at BRS and it is nothing short of the worst school in China. The principal Charles Pei is without a doubt the most uneducated and unqualified horse's ass that I have ever witnessed in education. Everyone hates his guts and wants him dead. The school teaching affairs office sent out an email last week telling us that TAO would check daily for attendance since 19 teachers were not found to be at their desks. Teachers hate this place so much that no one wants to work here much less be in their offices from sun up until sun down. The students are like Carp in that they swim along the bottom sucking scum which BRS has an abundance of. A few weeks ago we, the teachers, tried to get some real text books and of course the mighty Charles Pei struck that down as well. The owner of the school reminds me of one of those Russian circus ring leaders or perhaps a puppeteer as he controls the strings of the bitch puppets that slave away here neck deep in steaming shit. What other posters wrote in here is not only funny but true. No one plans to stay here at the end of this semester and the sooner it arrives the better.

Housing standards: SHIT
Food: SHIT
Course materials: SHIT
Teaching building: SHIT
Leadership / management / PD: SHIT
Department managers: SHIT
Classroom environment: SHIT
Equipment: SHIT
Campus proper: SHIT
Wages: SHIT
Contract & visa processing: SHIT
HR: SHIT
Location & things to do around the school: SHIT
Convenient to get to: SHIT

The entire campus is under some form of destruction / construction and it is a dangerous place for students and staff.

It seems as if the owner of the school is good at adverting his wares but when it comes to teaching quality and caring for students or staff that is also SHIT.

Its also true that most teachers over the past few semesters all quit. BRS cannot keep any teachers. Its that simple. People here are treated like farm animals.

There is a running joke around here as to what BRS stands for and apparently some earlier teachers called it -R which means that if the school name is BRS and there is no R then all that remains is BS which is exactly what this place is, BS.

What I find unusual however is that so far Charle's Pei has not been targeted by the Chinese authorities as when I Googled him to see where that can of worms came from I found that he is a member of the Falun Gong which I thought was illegal in China. Anyone that stands up to the Communist Party deserves at least some vote of approval for having the balls to broadcast to the world that he is a member in good standing, engaged in the recruiting people for the Falun Gong and raising money for them as well. falungong4life.wordpress.com

Maybe someone can call SAFEA and report that and see if it is still unlawful in China.

In China you will need a VPN to see that but who does not have a VPN these days anyway?

As far as most teachers that work here are concerned BRS is a joke and a place to kill time and earn some money for backpacking and travel since this is not a school and the school leaders record false scores for any and all students anyway. Your teaching abilities don't matter here since no one including the school owner or Charles Pei care one way or the other. It seems as if BRS is a money laundering operation and nothing more and as for the College Board they have zero credibility while being affiliated with BRS. One steadfast elder that works here and has been here for 5-years was actually ordered by Charles Pei to write reference letters for students that had poor grades. The guidance counselor was caught forging documents for the students for a fee while taking their money and going to Dubai. He was not fired.

BRS is proof positive evidence that the Chinese government has no clue about what education is or what potential a school could have beyond making money. Most of the students at BRS are the lowest level students that were sent out of many other schools before finally arriving at BRS in an act of desperation. Its a match made in heaven though. The owner of the school who by the way is a large type ego freak does not care what happens in the school and he does not care about students and the students don't care about their future. The parents pay the bills and they are clueless about what a waste of time this place is for their children's future.