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wix
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 Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2005 11:11 am Post subject: interesting blogs |
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I have come across a few interesting blogs about some issues associated with teaching in Taiwan. The links below are definitely worth reading.
Part Time vs. Full Time - interesting look at pay rates and what is expected of teachers on various contracts
A Triumphant Day Off - working and not getting paid -- believe it or not a lot of people are willing to do it
Why is teacher pay not budging? - pay rates stagnant |
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jason_seeburn
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| Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2005 9:47 pm Post subject: Re: interesting blogs |
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matchstick_man
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| Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2005 5:15 am Post subject: Re: interesting blogs |
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| jason_seeburn wrote: |
| wix wrote: |
I have come across a few interesting blogs about some issues associated with teaching in Taiwan. The links below are definitely worth reading.
Part Time vs. Full Time - interesting look at pay rates and what is expected of teachers on various contracts
A Triumphant Day Off - working and not getting paid -- believe it or not a lot of people are willing to do it
Why is teacher pay not budging? - pay rates stagnant |
working and not getting paid is r*tarded. I wouldn't walk into an ESL school, let alone a classroom unless there was money in it for me. I hate the stinking places. If I have to deal with one rich, spoiled brat I want some cash for the effort. Even if it is just saying hello to them. I dare any Taiwanese to make me do it for free. I know the market there quite well. |
Your first sentence is retarded. People do volunteer work everywhere in the world.
A teacher should care about their students. |
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Aristotle
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| Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2005 5:18 am Post subject: |
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| Your first sentence is retarded. People do volunteer work everywhere in the world. |
That may be but if you do volunteer work on Taiwan without the express written permission of the occupational governemnt, you may very well be deported for doing so.
Welcome to Taiwan!
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matchstick_man
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| Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2005 5:22 am Post subject: |
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| Aristotle wrote: |
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| Your first sentence is retarded. People do volunteer work everywhere in the world. |
That may be but if you do volunteer work on Taiwan without the express written permission of the occupational governemnt, you may very well be deported for doing so.
Welcome to Taiwan!
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That's nonsense. Busking(which I think you mean) is not volunteer work. |
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clark.w.griswald
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| Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2005 5:47 am Post subject: |
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| matchstick_man wrote: |
| Aristotle wrote: |
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| Your first sentence is retarded. People do volunteer work everywhere in the world. |
That may be but if you do volunteer work on Taiwan without the express written permission of the occupational governemnt, you may very well be deported for doing so.
Welcome to Taiwan!
A. |
That's nonsense. Busking(which I think you mean) is not volunteer work. |
Actually Aristotle is partically right on this.
If you are working here in Taiwan then you are only permitted to work for the employer that is stated on your ARC. There is no distinction between paid and volunteer work. So if you want to do volunteer work in Taiwan then the organization you are doing the work for will need to obtain approval from the government for this.
I disagree with Aristotle about the degree of difficulty in getting approval. It is my understanding that this approval is easy to get and is merely a formality. It may be related to absolving your employer from responsibility for you while you are doing this additional work, and also ensuring protection for you under the NHI.
As to Seeburns comments, well let's just hope that he never comes back with an attitude like that. |
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Miyazaki
Joined: 12 Jul 2005
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| Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2005 5:58 am Post subject: Re: interesting blogs |
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| jason_seeburn wrote: |
Working and not getting paid is r*tarded. I wouldn't walk into an ESL school, let alone a classroom unless there was money in it for me. I hate the stinking places.
If I have to deal with one rich, spoiled brat I want some cash for the effort. Even if it is just saying hello to them. I dare any Taiwanese to make me do it for free. I know the market there quite well. |
This is a great post - Hall of Fame!
This, "You have to care about your students" crap is empty and meaningless. You can care about students and still expect to get paid and earn a descent income.
Just because I like doing something doesn't mean I shouldn't get paid for it. Do you think that athletes, just because they liking playing basketball, shouldn't be paid for it?
The Chinese are all about making money. They are in it for the business - calling them "schools" is a bit of a misnomer because they're actually business ventures. Buxibans are extremely lucrative businesses.
And if people are going to deal with several little spoiled rat bags each day, then they deserve to be be paid for it - as much as they can take. |
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