Instituto Thomas Jefferson

I actually have been a teacher there. The administration is very unorganized, and the true goal of the school is to earn as much money as possible. They don't care about learning, teaching, guiding, or values, etc; all that I've seen has shown me otherwise. For example, if I have a student that is doing poorly in my class, he or she should deserve a poor grade, and if that grade is a failing grade, that is his or her fault, because they didn't study well or pay attention in class. But, if I give that student a bad grade (which is a 7 or lower, according to the administrative staff), I will get in trouble by the administration, because they only want the parents to be happy. They don't care about what is important, which is guiding the students to do well in life and really work hard to learn. We also have a rule that if a student gets a warning four times, he or she should be expelled from the school, but I have many students that have many more than four warnings and they are still in this private school, disturbing other students and class and causing problems. This only teaches irresponsibility, because the students know that they can do anything they want and get away with it. The worst part is that if I send a student to the administrative office, half the time administration isn't there, and the other half of the time, I get reprimanded because I'm too strict, or I didn't give them enough chances or something like that. This is horrible. Also, as a teacher, I have no support from the administration, OR THE OWNER. Jeanine, the owner, doesn't even greet her teachers when she visits the school, and her visits are only to talk to the parents about how great her school is and to try to convince them that they should send their children there. THEY SHOULD NOT. The teachers don't enjoy working here, and the children think school is play time and don't take anything seriously.

What do you expect? All are hungry for money, Baur, Kipling, Washington to name a few. Education in Mexico, is preparing students to be button pushers in a factory... the most. Critical thinking, innovators, is the things that are promulgated to parents, in order to make them feel good. But, the next generation will be just that, button pushers. Of course, mother and father will get them a comfy job in an business handicapped and unprofitable Mexican company or an inept government position. As for international companies that have a presence in Mexico, good luck surviving 3 months. They prefer to hire expats or Mexicans that are educated in US, UK or Canada. So, in the end, why bother? The system is designed to satisfy the parents, which in turn believe that they get their money’s worth…ha ha ha.

Yo soy Thomas!. Best school ever.

Without a doubt the best Satellite School! Its innovative and international educational plan, and the qualified and friendly staff make the difference!

It is a very good school, it has a very good educational model and a very good level of English, the only two problems I find are that: the sports level is very low and the other problem I find is the price