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Roger the alien 27 months ago
I have studied in this school from 2006 to 2017 and this place has really destroyed my mental health. Thanks to this school, I suffer from social anxiety and depression.
If you as a student stands out negatively, people would assume that you have some sort of disability. This can negatively impact your child's mental health as he/she would be treated differently. When I was in the 2nd grade, just because I was a hyper kid who misbehaves a lot and has a low attention span like any normal kid in any normal place, the teachers and students taught I have mental problems. This rumor has been around until the 12th grade. The reason for the rumor existing for years is that the students don't get shuffled from grade 2 to 8 and because the students and teachers gossip around. When I was in grade 10 just because I wasn't good at math the teacher assumed and recorded that I have a learning disability.
The peers are really obnoxious, anti-social and lack any form of social skills and basic etiquette. If you are not so good at sports or studies or if you're different from most kids, you'd have a hard time socializing. If you are unpopular among your peers or if people dislike you, you are more likely to get bullied. Students would call you names, spread rumors about you, mock you for the way you act or your physical appearance. They would bully you in other ways too.
The facilities are really old. The furniture is half broken. The toilets are dirty. The canteen food is low quality and are a little over-priced. It feels like the school is located in a Third World country.
The teaching is of poor quality; there is little learning in the classrooms, and the same teachers charge for after-school tuition programs.
Students spend the entire day in the classroom, with one 10min and one 20min recess, as well as a once a week PT period. Students are not permitted to bring cellphones or other electronic devices to class. They are not permitted to use the smart board to watch a video or anything else, even if they are seated quietly and are 15 or older. As a result, they become agitated and run or jump around the classroom, breaking things on occasion. Students (boys) are not permitted to have stylish haircuts or long hair, no matter how decent it appears.
Some teachers are prone to losing their cool and yelling and punishing students for minor infractions, making a big deal out of minor issues. When an assignment or anything else is simple, some teachers are so unprofessional that they complicate it, putting students under pressure. I'm not saying all teachers are bad; some are competent, professional, and humble.
To impress the ADEC inspectors, this school fakes it by temporarily changing how certain things are done.
Boys and girls are separated (from second to twelfth grades) and are not allowed to socialize in any way. This, in my opinion, is psychologically unhealthy. I mean, the child needs to be used to interacting with the opposite sex. Because of this, I used to feel so nervous talking to or socializing with girls when I first joined university.
The staff uses fear/blackmail to cope with the situation, as well as shaming the children. When I was in lower grades I had experiences of bus conductors, drivers and cleaners trying to scare me by making treats over little things. In some cases, management and authorities are poor planners.
Some of the staff can be so rude and lack people skills or communication skills, even when talking to adults.