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Do You Support The New Public School, Foreign Teacher Scheme?
Yes
30%
 30%  [ 4 ]
No
53%
 53%  [ 7 ]
Undecided
15%
 15%  [ 2 ]
Total Votes : 13

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Aristotle



Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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Location: Taiwan

PostPosted: Wed Jan 22, 2003 5:21 am    Post subject: Teach in Public Schools Reply with quote

18 new teachers have arrived last month, as the first wave of the new scheme. Their airfare was paid for, by a local food manufacturer. They are to begin teaching in Chaiyi and Nan Tou counties.
Somehow, I doubt they are working for free. I also suspect that this so called religious organization is in fact operated by one of the local foreign teacher recruiters. The local teachers are getting a little too organized and the laws are becoming a little too restrictive.
The fact that Chaiyi and Nan Tou were chosen as the location has a great significance. There are several official warnings to teachers about working in Chaiyi, Taiwan. Look in the job information section of this web site. The local Ministries of Education in both of these counties are notoriously corrupt. There was also a very suspicious killing of a foreign teacher there last year.
If any of these teachers are reading this, please contact us before it's too late. We can and will help you.
SSETT
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Taiwan's New T.E.T. Program

http://www.newtimesbpb.com/issues/1999-02-18/feature.html/page1.html
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/edit/archives/2003/01/20/191723
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/detail.asp?onNews=1&GRP=A&id=17582
http://www.etaiwannews.com/Taiwan/2003/01/07/1041900619.htm
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/edit/archives/2003/01/07/190092
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2003/01/07/190049


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Sunpower



Joined: 22 Jan 2003
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Location: Taipei, TAIWAN

PostPosted: Wed Jan 22, 2003 8:25 pm    Post subject: I talked to them about a job Reply with quote

If I remember correctly, the guy who is setting this program up is an American. He's religious and spent 6 years in Nagoya, Japan teaching.

I talked to them about a job.

I turned the job-offer down.

He seemed like a really friendly guy.

Don't remember his name or where the positions were located - All I know is that they were in the South.

It also sounded like a lot of work!

The ad was in the China post back in December maybe???

I also remember thinking that their expectations were very high in terms of the quality of people they were looking for and the amount of hours they expected from the teachers.

About that murder - I understand that it was an accident and that it was investigated thoroughly. The woman was very drunk and slipped and took a tumble down some stairs and suffered a head injury.

In short form, what is your explanation?

Yrs.
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Aristotle



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PostPosted: Thu Jan 23, 2003 4:41 am    Post subject: Murder Reply with quote

Murder,
Is that short enough for you?
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Sunpower



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PostPosted: Thu Jan 23, 2003 9:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

What do you know that the police don't?

Doesn't sound like murder.

She was drunk, slipped on some stairs, took a tumble and suffered a head injury.

I thought I read about this a while ago on tealit.com, maybe.

Yrs
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Aristotle



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PostPosted: Fri Jan 24, 2003 4:43 am    Post subject: I Know, What Everybody Should Know About Taiwan Reply with quote

I assume you now want the long version.
Let's see.
First we will start with Chaiyi itself. The self proclaimed capital for organized crime in Taiwan. I think it is wishful thinking on someone's part but I am not an expert. I only know that at least one of the Chaiyi representatives to the national legislator was elected from a jail cell. The mayor was elected in a similar fashion. What were they in jail for? Corruption and violent crime, of course. After they bought their respective electoral seats the got a pardon from the rest of the criminals in the national legislator, they began running the place.
Second, their is a confirmed organized crime connection . She was being pursued and stalked by at least one associate of the the local triad. She attempted to escape and found herself back in Chaiyi.
Third, her friends knew what was going on and fled the country shortly after her death.
Fourth, the body was cremated before a second independent autopsy could be conducted.
The list goes on, on and on.
The most conclusive proof is the police efficiency involved in closing this case, nearly unheard of except in cases involving organized crime.
This is Taiwan, anyone who comes here enters at their own risk. All the information is out their. All a person has to do is look, or talk to people who have been here. Be careful and use common sense.

A.
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Sunpower



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PostPosted: Fri Jan 24, 2003 8:52 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

So, I've heard that Taiwan is dangerous - Tidal waves, earthquakes, flood....and organized crime.

Thks.

Yrs.
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ImaniOU



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PostPosted: Sat Jan 25, 2003 12:55 am    Post subject: You'll have to excuse Aristotle... Reply with quote