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Sheik Yerbuti
Joined: 02 Dec 2012 Posts: 105 Location: the promised land
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Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2013 9:17 pm Post subject: Great migration 2013 |
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Is it just me , or do the majority of posts on this august KSA
board now consist of :
a) I am Canadian, and my home and native land seems
to be in a little tiff with the Saudi authorities, and woe is me,
when do you think I can leave Nova Scotia and begin living
in a flash place like Kharj, or Hafr al- Batin?
b) I am a female teacher, Saudi sounds creepy, but would like suggestions about what I should pack for my big trip. Do they sell scarves there?
c) I have the good life in Korea, have actually drank the local
kool-aid and was truly believing that Hanguk (an Asian HUB, haha),
anchored that part of the world, but hey , having made it here,
in the ESL big-time, figured I could wow my facebook friends with
a quick tour of ...brace yourself....SAUDI ARABIA...oh, by the way,
is there a drive through window so I can get my docs done so as
not to miss too much of Happy Hour at Seoul Pub?
As Ross P. famously said, or I paraphrase, that great sucking sound you hear is hundreds of educators packing their gear and illusions
and preconceptions and heading west. Not as romantic as, oh, say Steinbeck, but a herd nonetheless. |
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veiledsentiments
Joined: 20 Feb 2003 Posts: 17644 Location: USA
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Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2013 12:56 am Post subject: |
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There was a rumor that Canada and Saudi have settled their tiff... don't know for sure.
Yes, there are many more women passing through since Princess Noura University seems to need hundreds of women teachers at the moment. And they seem to be hiring most anyone... many of them very inexperienced and new to the field... and travel.
The Korean applicants seem to have always been around...
VS |
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readytotravel
Joined: 16 Nov 2008 Posts: 77
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Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2013 3:19 am Post subject: |
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And they seem to be hiring most anyone... many of them very inexperienced and new to the field... and travel |
And you have first hand knowledge of this, VS? By astral projection, I assume?
I hope anyone else reading this will take it, and all such posts, with a grain of salt and consider the source.
The fact is, though some teachers are not appropriate for the position (a dozen or so were terminated at the end of the semester), most are well-traveled and fairly experienced in the field. |
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scot47
Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343
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Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2013 10:13 am Post subject: |
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Lots of airheads show up as teachers in KSA. To be fair not all of them come with Korean experience - but many do.
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readytotravel
Joined: 16 Nov 2008 Posts: 77
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Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2013 12:05 pm Post subject: |
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Yes, Sheik it is just you. The majority of posts are not like that at all. But I'll give you points for imagination and eloquence. |
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FarGone
Joined: 02 Nov 2011 Posts: 97
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Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2013 1:35 pm Post subject: |
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readytotravel wrote: |
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And they seem to be hiring most anyone... many of them very inexperienced and new to the field... and travel |
And you have first hand knowledge of this, VS? By astral projection, I assume?
I hope anyone else reading this will take it, and all such posts, with a grain of salt and consider the source.
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lulz. |
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veiledsentiments
Joined: 20 Feb 2003 Posts: 17644 Location: USA
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Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2013 4:39 pm Post subject: |
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scot47 wrote: |
Lots of airheads show up as teachers in KSA. |
A perusal of the PNU threads... all dozens of them will support my comments (and Scot's). Odd as it may seem to some, research can lead to knowledge.
One should always consider the source.
VS |
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FarGone
Joined: 02 Nov 2011 Posts: 97
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Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2013 4:44 pm Post subject: |
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veiledsentiments wrote: |
scot47 wrote: |
Lots of airheads show up as teachers in KSA. |
A perusal of the PNU threads... all dozens of them will support my comments (and Scot's). Odd as it may seem to some, research can lead to knowledge.
One should always consider the source.
VS |
One needs to have planted ones feet on the soil of a nation of which one speaks, before speaking of said nation and its policies. Again, VS, when did you teach in Saudi Arabia? |
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readytotravel
Joined: 16 Nov 2008 Posts: 77
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Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2013 4:48 pm Post subject: |
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So, VS, you're basing your judgement on the quality and life experience of teachers at PNU on a "perusal of the threads" from thousands of miles away? lulz. |
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johnslat
Joined: 21 Jan 2003 Posts: 13859 Location: Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
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Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2013 4:52 pm Post subject: |
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Dear FarGone,
"One needs to have planted one's feet on the soil of a nation of which one speaks, before speaking of said nation and its policies."
I think that's a wonderful idea. It's sure to get everyone outside the US who has never been there to stop saying all those nasty things about us. Hey, don't complain about our unjustified invasions, our drones, etc. if you've never been here.
Hope it catches on .
Regards,
John |
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FarGone
Joined: 02 Nov 2011 Posts: 97
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Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2013 4:54 pm Post subject: |
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"Snarky is, as snarky does" - Mother of Forrest Gump |
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johnslat
Joined: 21 Jan 2003 Posts: 13859 Location: Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
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Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2013 4:56 pm Post subject: |
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Dear readytotravel,
That's exactly what I used to tell my geography teachers in school. I mean, hey, can you imagine, trying to teach me about places they'd never even been to?
The NERVE of some people.
Regards,
John |
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FarGone
Joined: 02 Nov 2011 Posts: 97
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Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2013 5:02 pm Post subject: |
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VS, it just strikes me as bizarre that you have never taught in Saudi; have never been to Saudi. (Correct me if I am wrong, or forever hold yer tongue on the subject of "Teaching in the KSA.") & yet you have SUCH AN INTEREST in Saudi.
Just go there and work there and then you will be able to comment. As of now, you cannot (in any legitimate way). |
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readytotravel
Joined: 16 Nov 2008 Posts: 77
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Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2013 5:03 pm Post subject: |
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Apples and oranges, John, apples and oranges. |
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readytotravel
Joined: 16 Nov 2008 Posts: 77
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Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2013 5:10 pm Post subject: |
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FarGone wrote: |
VS, it just strikes me as bizarre that you have never taught in Saudi; have never been to Saudi. (Correct me if I am wrong, or forever hold yer tongue on the subject of "Teaching in the KSA.") & yet you have SUCH AN INTEREST in Saudi.
Just go there and work there and then you will be able to comment. As of now, you cannot (in any legitimate way). |
Hmm. I haven't yet found the time to peruse VS thousands of posts. I just assumed he (or she) had once taught in KSA since (s)he speaks with such authority. |
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