I doubt Turnoi thinks all public schools are superior to private language mills. Neither do I. I've worked at public schools and universities in China that are rubbish, a university in China can still be rubbish even if they employ teachers legally with Z visa converted to Residence Permit.

We don't need people like yourself to tell us that public universities in China can be crap, WE KNOW, but in my experience working at a Chinese public university is usually a much safer bet than working in the private .

But if you're finally being honest now, this is a u-turn on everything posted before along the lines of "If you're such a good teacher why didn't you work for a university or a public school?" which implies that you hold universities and public schools in China (and for Turnoi the rest of the world also) in higher regard than a private school. As you have now admitted this is not strictly the case and they can be just as bad as private schools, you have pretty much made every insult ever thrown my way absolutely moot... Thanks!

N.B: This is not to say I think private schools are bad. In China most are, but not all of them. The same as Silverboy admits is true when it comes to public schools and universities: they are only as good as their management. Bad DoS = Bad school. Good DoS = Good school. It's really that simple.

As for Europe, I'm sure there are a few bad private schools to work at; there will always he unscrupulous people out there looking to make a quick buck. Thankfully, however, these are very few and far between and usually very easy to spot... For a start they are usually part of a franchise such as inlingua (although the good DoS=good school still stands even for those places). The vast majority of private schools in Europe are reputable places, not part of a franchise and are affiliated with organisations such as Cambridge university or The British Council.