10 May 2011 8:25 AM:

Yes and in Murcia they don't understand "tubo" either.  Dimwits!

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04 Nov 2010 11:32 PM:

Hi Justin

That's great if they can make it work.  It just seems that the goalposts get moved regularly (e.g. different publishers being chosen year on year for the same course).

At the end of the day, we all want the best for our children but don't want to feel like cash-cows to the publishing houses.

I'm glad you have a good system working down there.  Long may it continue!

 

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04 Nov 2010 3:08 PM:

Interesting, Justin.  So....who paid for them?  Were they provided by the school?..or are your children at a private school?....if so then can I deduce that running a Spain forum is a lucrative activity?????????????

 

 

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03 Nov 2010 2:52 PM:

All of the Spanish I know pay the same as us...and spit feathers as well!  They all think that there is a scam going and are very angry about it.

Apart from the exhorbitant prices, it annoys me that it is impossible to send your child to school on the first day of term with all requirements as the Schools seem incapabale of organizing themselves well enough to get a book list out in time for the bookshops to order them.  We are STILL awaiting 2 major books that haven't arrived after a month.

I know the Spanish have no concept of client service, but I wish they wouldn't try to rip me off at the same time.

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03 Nov 2010 11:39 AM:

Yes - it never ends!  My son is 15 and it has come to 400€ this year alone.  We received a grand of 150€, but that just means the taxpayer (British??? - see EC membership costs) has been ripped off for 150€ of it instead of me.

 

It all seems a bit cosy, if you know what I mean.

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