Ah, and now we get to the crux of the matter; you don't want an actual discussion about the topic you posted, which is why you have failed to intelligently respond to my posts, you just want yet another thread in which to ridicule all private schools.

Bored now, "Martin". Your inability to discuss without the use of sweeping generalisations and bias is truly shameful.

Not all private schools are bad, nobody is apologising for the things that are wrong with the industry, we are aware there are problems at some schools and those problems should be addressed, however we are also sensible enough to know that it doesn't apply to all schools and that yes, a lot of friction between FTs and their Chinese employers comes about thanks to cultural differences or (more often) because the teacher is unsuitable to teach and the school doesn't want them there. Simply being a native English speakers does not make you suitable to teach a language as you lot seem to think it does.

If a school has a good team of real teachers and a good management system in place to buffer between east and west differences, then a school can be a productive and profitable place for all concerned. If it has a team of tourist-teachers, standards will drop, unscrupulous bosses will flog the dead horse until it drops and nobody benefits. It is a multi layered issue that cannot be answered across the board with another of your sweeping generalisations or more of your casual racism.