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johnslat
Joined: 21 Jan 2003
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Location: Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
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Dear Hatcher,
"No serious teacher goes to Saudi."
So, this is another case of a poster making another sweeping generalization based on his/her own limited experience.
In my less limited experience (I don't think you stayed there as long as I), I saw serious and not serious teachers.
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veiledsentiments
Joined: 20 Feb 2003
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Location: USA
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| Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2015 4:23 pm Post subject: |
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| plumpy nut wrote: |
| The male Saudi stepping out of a car to attend English classes is no different than the Male Saudi that would hop off of a camel to look you over. There hasn't been any educational intervention regarding moral imperatives and personal rights between those days and now. |
It isn't an excuse, but the time span for major cultural change between those two times isn't all that big. It has only been a couple generations and for the majority of Saudis who have likely never left the country, perhaps our expectations are too high...
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Cattyforyou
Joined: 26 Jan 2015
Posts: 12
Location: Saudi Arabia
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| Posted: Sun Feb 08, 2015 4:34 am Post subject: Re: Best Firms to Work for in Saudi? |
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| Someone new to Saudi PM'd me and asked about the best jobs in Saudi. |
Frankly, the better jobs pretty much go to teachers with top qualifications (e.g., relevant MA and years of verified TEFL experience) with recruiting generally done each March at TESOL Arabia's job fair.
That's the best response to that question. |
Is there information or a site with information about the TESOL job fair? |
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nomad soul
Joined: 31 Jan 2010
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Location: The real world
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dustdevil
Joined: 27 Mar 2014
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Location: Retired in U.S.
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| Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2015 4:43 pm Post subject: |
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| plumpy nut wrote: |
| The male Saudi stepping out of a car to attend English classes is no different than the Male Saudi that would hop off of a camel to look you over. There hasn't been any educational intervention regarding moral imperatives and personal rights between those days and now. |
The Saudi driver hasn't changed either. Cars are treated like racing camels. If you bump into another one, no big deal. |
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CANDLES
Joined: 01 Nov 2011
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Location: Wandering aimlessly.....
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| Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2015 10:42 am Post subject: |
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PM....
Haha! Didn't realise we teachers were that 'PRECIOUS'!
 . It was worth it...... |
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