Other teachers have posted on this site about a language agency that needs to be made aware of for those who may be looking for a suitable English teaching job here in Bangkok Thailand.
I too have a little bit of input on this guy Kirk who runs this company and the need to for him to own up to his responsibilities and/or pledges.
I was contacted by Edknovate and asked if I'd like to join their company for a new semester. They (Edknovate), sent me a flurry of emails informing me that they would take hold of the school as the new agency for the second semester and that they'd like me to apply. So I agreed, was scheduled for an interview, processed at "E's" office, and was then told I'd have to wait a little bit until any new news.
Then about two and a half months later a second interview was scheduled and I returned to Edknovate for this second meeting/ interview only upon my arrival, the office was closed, a padlock was on the door, and I couldn't reach anyone at "E" by phone. This made me a little bit irritated as both of us (myself and E) had made an arranged appointment and the employerrr failed to meet that arrangement. I informed E upon return that no one showed up at the office and that I should have been contacted if there were any changes that apparently had to be made on the employer's part.
So, ..nonetheless a new interview/demonstration was arranged and met this time, and upon conclusion of that interview, (and here's the most important information) was informed that E had officially secured the contract at the school, and thus E was going to be able to implement their own shift of foreign teachers for the new semester (which included me).
So to recap upon this second interview I was assured that:
1. Edknovate had won the contract
and
2. I would be returning to the school and would still retain a position as a teacher.

So, ..after that last interview, I was not expected to be back at the school for another two weeks or so, so I left it at that.
So a little bit of time went by all the while I was aware of when the next semester started but had not received any communication from E nor got any confirmation message about when I was expected to show up at the school for the new term.
So, ...here it is:
I contact E the Friday before school starts to no response by phone
I then called Saturday and was reached by someone who didn't have any information about the apparent matter. Then I contacted Kirk through email on Monday to no reply.
So now finally what happens the VERY night before school starts?
Well, it was getting late but luckily I decided to check my emails before shutting down my computer for that anticipated "night's sleep before the first day of school".
I then look and notice a very "sneaky" and newly arrived email that is sitting in my inbox from Kirk informing me that I will not be given a position at the school I was promised to be at. (Again, regardless of my apparent attempts to contact E many days before thus so I at least knew I was in the loop, I get contacted at the last minute to basically now tell me that I don't have a job after all. (After I read the email I was thinking "Gee thanks for telling me right at the very inconvenient last minute").
So then, Kirk informs me to just sit tight and that another job arrangement will be made...

That was the last time I ever heard from this guy and apparently he felt the need to unleash a bold faced lie to lift my already somewhat shattered expectations with promises of a new position, but was never assisted in getting locked into another job.
Case in point? I went more than halfway with this guy for months in regards to getting set up for what I thought was going to be "a fresh start with a fresh agency". In the end how was I rewarded? Nothing.
In addition to my case, there was another teacher that was promised a German teaching job and who was also dealt the same card that I was in regards to what he received (which again was nothing).
I also have further testimony to back up what Ben has stated and know someone who's been privy to some of the events that have unfolded in the new semester at this school.

According to this person(s) Kirk has:

1. apparently cheated people out of appropriate earnings that the teachers worked hard for (or just did not pay them at all in some cases)
2. sent obscene texts through his phone to the other foreign teachers (as I guess he sees this method as an appropriate response and/or solution to solving certain problems among the workers that have arisen in the new semester
3. HAS in fact made some threats towards certain employees ( a most inappropriate course of action to take by a so called "employer" I might add)
4. failed to assist a teacher in renewing their work permit in a timely manner and by the time Kirk decided to go to immigration to renew for the teacher, it was too late and thus the work permit was rendered void and is now no longer valid to use. (a substantial loss)
5. Finally (and in a most unfair motion I might add), inducted a family member to evaluate the foreign staff on their teaching performance.
Tell me, could this last one be any more bias?? Employing one's own family member to conduct teacher evaluations? Now let's see, who is Kirk going to undoubtedly believe in the end? Someone he holds kinship to or someone without? Wouldn't the evaluation be a little one sided as far as final confirmation after reviewing an evaluation that was just completed by someone you were related to?
What's even more shocking is the double standard theory that Kirk followed. Before the beginning of the term, he stated that quote "I don't take a confrontational stance on things and listen to people's problems so I can solve them effectively".
(Some of this past supporting evidence proves otherwise buddy).

Anyways, alls bad ends bad and I hear that virtually every teacher that is currently there now at this particular school is most likely set to resign after the completion of this semester (which is very soon).
I also pledge (as Ben Finkelstein did on another forum post about Edknovate), and officially affirm to the viewers reading this:

"Guys, I cautiously urge all possibly desired/soon to be hired Edknovate teachers to strongly rethink your ambitions about working for this company. After everything I've seen and heard, this is one misfit "organization" (or lack thereof) to avoid at all costs."