Like the others said, the full time course should take 8 to 10 weeks to complete. Briefings presented to you by the instructor should have been followed by the practical demos inflight, same afternoon or next day. Washing a/c and secretarial work are not part of the course and are optional and are accceptable on a few occasions if you want to score some browneys with the potential employer. If you are saying that the place is not very busy, then perhaps the job prospects are also slim and should not be the sole test for staying further at that flying school. It's a sad thing that a lot of schools are happy to take ones money without providing quality service.