tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1120473303733028202.post261090978269112912..comments2023-05-28T10:03:35.650-04:00Comments on Burning Monster: A Sketch-Blog: What's Wrong With Art SchoolsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00317124894602319823noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1120473303733028202.post-27497455271820108532016-08-11T04:39:38.902-04:002016-08-11T04:39:38.902-04:00Hi, I wanted to make a comment about Watts Atelier...Hi, I wanted to make a comment about Watts Atelier, I was there for over 2 years using their online site. It worked fine up until this last month when the videos stopped working. I did everything in my power to fix the issues but I could not. I went to my repair techs and ISP and updated all my programs to no avail. I emailed and asked for help and had no answer after two weeks. My next payment cycle of $199 was coming up and I still had no suggestions of what to do. No refund when I asked for that month's missing videos.<br />The only answer I was given was,"we have a third party working on it". They say there are only a handful out of all their students experiencing this problem but I read that some have moved on to other online schools or some other way to learn. New sign ups could not access the videos and received no answer or refund either. <br />I paid $199 for complete access to their site. I kinda feel at a loss with this and sorry they are poor at customer service. I feel unimportant and just another number to them there. Be careful with this school they have a wonky website and lack lustre service from their staff.<br />I will be looking for other avenues to find my information and training. <br />MonikaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1120473303733028202.post-5040729750167376652013-07-15T16:22:04.181-04:002013-07-15T16:22:04.181-04:00Izak -- sorry to hear things didn't get much b...Izak -- sorry to hear things didn't get much better after I left that school. I tried my best while there and have been as open as I could about my experiences there in hopes of effecting some change. <br /><br />There's been a lingering hush among graduates from that school; many who'll eagerly criticize the program and instructors face to face are terrified of mentioning any shortcomings through social media. It's a money-driven business and the only way to force improvement is to cut into their first year enrolment. The only way to do that is to speak openly and honestly about the program and how it's seen in the industry.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00317124894602319823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1120473303733028202.post-10175321704224904932013-07-15T15:56:08.947-04:002013-07-15T15:56:08.947-04:00I agree with the bulk of what has been written her...I agree with the bulk of what has been written here; just let me add a gripe of my own. Any career-oriented school suffers from the fact that there are very few professionals good at both their profession and teaching. <br /><br />That is, the vast majority of people good at teaching are not exactly excelling in their fields. Even worse, those endowed with sufficient management skills to keep a school up and running, the directors and department heads, probably are clueless about what they are doing.<br /><br />In four years of art school, I've learned from very few inspiring exceptions, who understood exactly what they were doing, as artist and as teacher. However, what hurt me most was that the people who had designed the program were clueless about industry, job market, and how to combine a complex system of skills into a coherent art program.Izak van Langeveldehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05012096078196849399noreply@blogger.com