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Wall Street Journal: The Skinny On Teaching English In China

 
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tomcarter



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PostPosted: Tue Feb 13, 2007 1:04 am    Post subject: Wall Street Journal: The Skinny On Teaching English In China Reply with quote

'Teaching English In China: One Expat's Experience'
By Tom Carter
The Wall Street Journal
Career Journal
Feb 2007
http://www.careerjournal.com/columnists/perspective/20070205-fmp.html
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Shakhbut



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PostPosted: Tue Feb 13, 2007 4:24 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yeah, so?
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InTime



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PostPosted: Tue Feb 13, 2007 7:50 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yes...good article...thanks
Deja Vu for many of us

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I never thought I'd be an educator. I didn't like most of my teachers when I was a kid. Teachers the world over are typically low paid, overworked and underappreciated. But the fatigue and the hit on my income -- compared to what I might earn in the U.S. -- are what I pay for being part of a rapidly-changing China. As it turned out, I'm not so bad in front of the chalkboard -- I actually like it.


-- Mr. Carter is a business English trainer in Beijing.
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nickpellatt



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PostPosted: Tue Feb 13, 2007 9:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I enjoyed reading it too - as a newbie myself I like to read other people experiences...
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latefordinner



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PostPosted: Wed Feb 14, 2007 1:20 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yeah, "the skinny" is about right. Nothing we haven't heard before, but a nice summary for the WSJ reader.
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sultansofping



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PostPosted: Wed Feb 14, 2007 11:16 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Shakhbut wrote:
Yeah, so?


yeah i thought the same too

what was he trying to say exactly?
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Shakhbut



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PostPosted: Wed Feb 14, 2007 6:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

sultansofping wrote:
Shakhbut wrote:
Yeah, so?


yeah i thought the same too

what was he trying to say exactly?


I believe the intent was self-aggrandizement.
Could be wrong, though.
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