Your Wish Granted

Our dear principal's wish has finally come true. When he announced it again to the whole staff that if they were not happy with how things are at the school they would have to leave, he did not expect that teachers would do just that.

With the unprecedented number of teachers leaving, the school's reputation is now in an accelerated descent. The critics and competitors of the school are watching with gleeful eyes. For them, every departure of an experienced teacher at WCC is a gain for them and their schools. At least three Heads of Departments have 'jumped ship' and joined one of the competitor schools in the same country. Others are contemplating joining them where they can be free from the tyranny of the current principal and his First Officer.

Unleashing your wrath on teachers because they are suspected of being the authors of this blog and threatening them with police and disciplinary actions broke the camel's back. Teachers were left in fear and in a delicate position. When Mr Zimmer shouted at the top of his voice on Zoom that this country is not a democratic one and that there is no freedom of expression here, one is left wondering if waterboarding would be next for those who dare raise their heads.  

A British school sponsored by the British Embassy attacks the host country that has shown nothing but good hospitality is no place to raise your child. The school staff are left in a diplomatically precarious situation. We wonder what the British Ambassador thinks of this. He was the guest of the principal not long ago. Could he confirm that he is supportive of the principal's statement? What would the country's nationals, students and parents, think of this?

It has been known that teachers claim they are leaving the country for family reasons but they turn up again a few miles down the road in the following academic year. When it comes to schools, size does not really matter. When trust is broken and principals get all powerful it is inevitable to part ways. 

Soon, we will see WCC students follow their teachers. Other schools may not be as old or as big as ours but at least they are recognising the talent and experience that need to be harnessed and retained.

What an irony! One man's misjudgement is another man's fortune. Beware what you wish for.