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Threequalseven
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| Mushroom Druid wrote: |
| As stated, if you can stomach the public schools and be good at it, you will be able to get through the slow season. If not, have savings. |
Not to sound naive, but what exactly does one have to stomach by going the public school route? |
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vabeckele
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| Posted: Tue Sep 24, 2013 3:46 pm Post subject: |
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| Threequalseven wrote: |
| Mushroom Druid wrote: |
| As stated, if you can stomach the public schools and be good at it, you will be able to get through the slow season. If not, have savings. |
Not to sound naive, but what exactly does one have to stomach by going the public school route? |
Lower pay rates, some classes without aircon, classes up to 40 or more students, having to run from on school to another (sometimes a trek of 12km a go), not being able to form relationships with your students, no teacher rooms, no access to resources, split shifts, not being able to find potable water. students that have no interest whatsoever in what you are doing, and you can add the local staff to that too...
Then again you could be lucky. |
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Mushroom Druid
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| Posted: Tue Sep 24, 2013 10:53 pm Post subject: |
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| Threequalseven wrote: |
| Mushroom Druid wrote: |
| As stated, if you can stomach the public schools and be good at it, you will be able to get through the slow season. If not, have savings. |
Not to sound naive, but what exactly does one have to stomach by going the public school route? |
vabeckele is correct.
One thing I notice in particular that he mentioned is that no one seems to bother to spend about $1 for a big water jug.
And, be prepared to go into class to find there is no chalk for the chalk board.
Remember what your students and people you meet in VN say: "education is very important. We value education very much." |
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vabeckele
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| Mushroom Druid wrote: |
Remember what your students and people you meet in VN say: "education is very important. We value education very much." |
That made me chuckle.
There is a new international school, ISV, in Hanoi and the owner is sending out 500 dollar finder's fees to locals trying to get kids enrolled into this school - She 'values education' very much too. |
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