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merlot · Tue 13-Nov-07, 04:20 AM

I worked for EF in San Francisco, California. The company is all about making money, and not about education.

First of all, they advertise the school as being in San Francisco, with photos of lovely campus buildings, but the program is actually in Oakland, CA, and none of the buildings in their promotional photos are actually allowed to be used by the EF students.

We had visits from EF bigwigs who asked staff how to make EF "more sexy" so they could make more money. The program was misdirected and all complaints to the director were ignored. Staff turnover was incredibly high, and there was even a case of a student sexually harassing a staff member that was ignored.

I have also heard the EF does not require background checks on their students, so you can be teaching students who have criminal records in their native countries.

Tue 13-Nov-07, 04:20 AM	#7 (permalink)
merlot ESL Newbie Join Date: Nov 2007 Occupation: teacher Location: Posts: 3	Re: Beware of ALL EF English First schools I worked for EF in San Francisco, California. The company is all about making money, and not about education. First of all, they advertise the school as being in San Francisco, with photos of lovely campus buildings, but the program is actually in Oakland, CA, and none of the buildings in their promotional photos are actually allowed to be used by the EF students. We had visits from EF bigwigs who asked staff how to make EF "more sexy" so they could make more money. The program was misdirected and all complaints to the director were ignored. Staff turnover was incredibly high, and there was even a case of a student sexually harassing a staff member that was ignored. I have also heard the EF does not require background checks on their students, so you can be teaching students who have criminal records in their native countries.