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kimo50
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 Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2014 11:44 am Post subject: Flag ceremony |
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| Can a Chinese school require that a foreign teacher attend a Chinese flag raising ceremony every week? Does anyone have any experience with this issue? Attending the ceremony? refusing to attend? thanks |
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Alien abductee
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| Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2014 11:55 am Post subject: |
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| Can a Chinese school require that a foreign teacher attend a Chinese flag raising ceremony every week? |
They can if it's in your contract. Some contracts have one of those statements that says Party B is required to perform other tasks as necessary at the discretion of the employer, in which case that individual might have to attend a flag-raising if asked. Have you read your contract and the appendix that came with it?
Everything I'm required to do (teaching, class, lesson related, Eng. corner) is clearly spelled out in my contract and anything else is considered "optional" meaning I don't have to perform that duty but can if I want. |
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kimo50
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| Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2014 11:58 am Post subject: Hi |
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| Thanks for your message. My contract has that clause also 'other duties as assigned' verbiage but I would assume these duties should be related to education. In my mind flag raising has nothing to do with my teaching duties. |
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Alien abductee
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| Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2014 12:04 pm Post subject: |
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Try reason with them. Any other teachers showing up for that ceremony? If you have class that same morning request you be exempt, need to be ready for the lesson. Ask them why you need to be there. If I was told to go I might show up once just to see who else is there and if anyone's checking if I showed up, then just not go back if it looked like no-one cared. I'd ask the school to be reasonable and ditch this request first though because having you there seems a waste of time.
What kind of school is this anyway? |
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kimo50
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| Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2014 12:07 pm Post subject: thanks for your mesage |
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| I will query the other FTs for their thoughts. Thanks again |
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Capt Lugwash
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| Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2014 12:21 pm Post subject: |
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| What are you expected to do at the ceremony? |
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kimo50
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| Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2014 12:33 pm Post subject: |
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| I don't have any idea what I will be asked to do. I guess it could just be standing there while they raise the flag? Even so I feel it should be optional as I am a foreign national and flag raising is completely unrelated to work. |
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Capt Lugwash
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| Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2014 12:36 pm Post subject: |
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| Aside from the inconvenience, as long as they don't expect you to stand to attention then my opinion would be not to make waves. I am making the assumption you are new to the school and therefore will have a probation period? |
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kimo50
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| Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2014 12:52 pm Post subject: |
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| Actually I am in my second year at this school. The flag deal is a new thing for the FTs here. |
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Capt Lugwash
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| Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2014 12:57 pm Post subject: |
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| Then it simply boils down to whether you want to risk putting their noses out of joint or not. Have you asked why they want foreigners to attend and what they expect from you? |
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kungfuman
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| Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2014 1:16 pm Post subject: |
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| Next time you go bring your own Japanese flag and raise it at the same time as they raise their flag |
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