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Joined: 21 Jan 2005 Posts: 1797
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Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2005 2:04 pm Post subject: |
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How many people do you know who went back, tried to make it in tefl and gave up? |
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dmb

Joined: 12 Feb 2003 Posts: 8397
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Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2005 2:31 pm Post subject: |
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Quite a few. |
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SueH
Joined: 01 Feb 2003 Posts: 1022 Location: Northern Italy
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Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2005 6:29 pm Post subject: |
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Well guys, apologies if this email is somewhat incoherent but the bitter at the local is rather quaffable..
I only teach part time here in the UK: �25 an hour at an FE college and a similar hourly rate for private work, and the latter is great as I can offset travel and book-buying costs against tax. I've said sod it to summer school work as it doesn't pay enough.
I'm off to Italy soon, but all I can say is that when I can get nearly �8 an hour for part time and temporary work which I can switch off from when I go home why would anyone accept �9 for the effort of teaching? |
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31
Joined: 21 Jan 2005 Posts: 1797
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Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2005 4:39 pm Post subject: |
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scot47 wrote: |
I do not know ANYONE who went back to the UK and made it in TEFL, and I am 58 and have been working in this field since 1968. |
Field wallah farm? |
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scot47

Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343
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Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2005 5:38 am Post subject: |
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My dear 31
I have tried for some time to decipher your message but my cryptographic skills have let me down.
Perhaps it is time for you to busy yourself with looking for your long-lost marbles ? |
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31
Joined: 21 Jan 2005 Posts: 1797
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Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2005 3:09 pm Post subject: |
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That is rich coming from a KFUPM teacher. By the way do the holidays really make up for earning less than 2 grand a month? |
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scot47

Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343
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Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2005 5:09 am Post subject: |
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My dear boy
Just take a glass of water and lie down. We have WARNED you about anger management and how to deal with all those inner conflicts you have.
Maybe it is time for you to move back to East Cheam ? |
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31
Joined: 21 Jan 2005 Posts: 1797
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Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2005 12:28 pm Post subject: |
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TEFLers can't afford to live in East Cheam, come to think of it they can't afford to live anywhere in the UK. Lucky there are still cheap places like Bulgaria and Turkey for them. |
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molly farquharson
Joined: 16 Jun 2004 Posts: 839 Location: istanbul
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Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2005 4:53 pm Post subject: |
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so please go to bulgaria. i'm sure ET will not be opening a branch there anytime soon. You can continue your chosen career of TEFL, live cheaply, and get away from the school you love to hate. bon voyage |
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dmb

Joined: 12 Feb 2003 Posts: 8397
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Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2005 4:58 pm Post subject: |
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You can continue your chosen career of TEFL |
Molly shame on you. We all know that efl is not a career. It is not even a profession.  |
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31
Joined: 21 Jan 2005 Posts: 1797
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Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2005 5:18 pm Post subject: |
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Shame on you. You know that English Time is not a school. It is a crass chain of TEFL bucket shops. |
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dmb

Joined: 12 Feb 2003 Posts: 8397
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Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2005 5:25 pm Post subject: |
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As some of you know. I used to work at ET. When i left I was a bit anti ET. This was about 4 years ago. I am now pro ET. I wonder why? |
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31
Joined: 21 Jan 2005 Posts: 1797
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Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2005 5:29 pm Post subject: |
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Hedging your bets? |
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