Cactus Language

I’m writing about a french class that I took at this school. I believe that the school predominately focuses on ESL classes, so I really cannot comment on the quality of those. But I will advise against attending this school for french classes in any capacity.
I originally chose the school due to its location (just north of the Rosedale Subway station) and its schedule (weekdays from 6:30 to 8:30). I took an online placement test which put me in level 4. However, there was no level 4 class operating at the time so the administrator advised me to go into level 3, saying that it would likely be fine for me. Unfortunately, it was not. The level 3 class comprised of only 4 people: two were appropriately placed in level 3, one was supposed to be in level 2 but there was no level 2 class. Compared to me, they were significantly below my level and therefore commanded much more of the teacher’s attention. I spent the majority of the class bored out of my mind. The teacher would ask us all to do an exercise and then would spend the vast majority of the class working with whichever student found it to be the most difficult, while the rest of us just hung out. It was a long two hours. I’m no french pro and would have appreciated a bit more attention or the opportunity to practice my conversational skills.
I also found the teacher to be quite unprofessional. Quite literally the first thing I said in the first class she then mimicked and laughed at). I came to the class to work on my french accent (which is admittedly not great), not to be made fun of! It was definitely a blow to the ego. I think that her condescending attitude generally brought down the morale of the group (frequent refrain from the students to her was, «whoa…that was really mean!», she didn’t care too much). She also frequently complained about how tired she was and how early she gets up in the morning, so I just don’t think her motivation is there.
I actually have two more classes to go before the session is over, but I have decided to not attend. It’s just too much of a waste of time. Also worth noting is that the class is not cheap and cost around $ 300.
Anyway, it was a complete disappointment. I was really looking forward to meeting some new Toronto people and getting the opportunity to practice a language that I enjoy. Instead, I spent the weeks being bored and spoken down to. I would recommend you save your money and go to one of the other, much more professional language schools in Toronto. Please feel free to send me a note if you have any more questions about this school.