I have never written my opinion about what someone else wrote, but I felt I needed to say something here. I was really surprised when I saw these comments that John wrote about Andinet School. What I know about this school is very different from what he wrote.

I think somebody wrote if two people write a bad thing about one school, other teachers should take care before going to work there. My advice is you have to also consider the source of who is writing something negative. This person John was fired from Andinet International School because he was always shouting at his students and he refused to change. He wasn't a good teacher. I know this because my brother's son was in his class and I know many teachers at the school. My brother complained so much about this "teacher." He was not comfortable with John because John did not seem to like children. I don't know why he chose to be a teacher. Most parents thought he was a crazy man. My brother complained about John to the school administration and to other teachers. The other teachers also thought John was crazy.

In Ethiopia it is very difficult to find good foreign teachers. First because most schools can't pay big salaries because their tuition is not very high. Also Andinet is only a few years old and it takes time to grow. The big international schools like ICS and Sanford are 40 and 50 years old and they charge very high fees that most Ethiopians cannot afford to pay. I don't think the school owners at Andinet are trying to get rich. If that were true, why do you think they spent so much money on new books and school materials every year even though they didn't make profit? Schools that make education a business don't spend money on books. You can see that if you visit most private schools.

I have seen Andinet's library and it is full of many kinds of books.

You might not know this, but private schools in Ethiopia cannot be established as a non profit unless the school is closely associated with an embassy as a community school or the school is completely free. This means if the school is free, no fees are charged. The Ministry of Education in Ethiopia forces private schools to be businesses. But for profit doesn' t mean the school makes money.

So again, consider the source before you believe what you read. If a teacher was fired from his job at a school, do you think he will have anything good to say about the school? You know websites like this one should not allow such rubbish to be published on its site. Now I wonder what kind of website is this that people can say whatever bad thing about a school just because its their opinion.

Well I have an opinion too and if my child had been in John's class I would have left the school if the administration had not fired him. I heard many parents talking this way, including my brother. What kind of school would Andinet be if it allowed teachers to abuse and shout at children? In his message John talks a lot about caring for children, but the facts are quite the opposite. He should not be teaching anyone's children in any country.