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Will. · Joined: 02 May 2003 Posts: 783 Location: London Uk

If students don't know they generally have a very good idea that teachers do in fact leave their school with a certain amount of frequency.
The lesson before last I tell them... they need time to get me a goodbye card or present and organise sonme cakes and drinks etc. This is if i actually appreciate them... otherwise, well why bother...

Shaman · Joined: 06 Apr 2003 Posts: 446 Location: Hammertown

The amount of notice you give your students is crucial, as Will. pointed out.

When I left Japan, my boss made a big to-do about it. I know her heart was in the right place, but I really had duelling reactions to the situation. It was a case of being happy that I was appreciated vs. embarrassment over such a hullaballoo being made.

Thankfully my last few goodbyes have been much more low key. Cool

Shaman

Snoopy · Joined: 13 Jul 2003 Posts: 185

I just wrote it on the board, because 54 screaming brats won't listen. "All the boys in this class are noisy and very bad students. I am going back to England."

johnslat · Posted: Wed Jun 02, 2004 2:01 pm Post subject: What you mean, teacher?

Dear Snoopy,
Ah, but if they're very bad students, how many of them were able to read and understand it?

Regards,
John

willy · Posted: Wed Jun 02, 2004 4:59 pm Post subject:

Got f****d by the school Evil or Very Mad

tolled my students 2 weeks before I left, hung out all the dirty laundry, went to several dinners. 18 of them have not gone back; Very Happy

I still get calls and e-mail, sometimes complaints about the new teachers.

That was 7 months ago, my visa will expire next month and I will post my contract and the whole story; 4 other teachers have already posted AND HAD THER POST REMOVED, MR DEVE!!!!! Evil or Very Mad

nomadder · Posted: Wed Jun 02, 2004 8:56 pm Post subject:

My feeling was that one month before was about right especially as they would have just paid for that month's lessons and would have to stay till I left. Then there was time to plan good by classes, dinners. etc. I didn't like it when the head teacher jumped the gun once and told a class before I had the chance. I imagine they felt I was trying to make a run for it without telling.