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[wannago]

[Zoot]

Are you down on Australians, wannago, or defending them? No-one has mentioned any nationality involved that I can see from the thread. No-one accused students of drinking in the classroom either.

The important point about this website is to make contributions that are constructive, then it really doesn't matter who's at 'the top' or what 'nationality' they are as you seem to consider relative. When the truth is made known for all nationalities to read and use when contemplating work in the middle-east, people cam make informed judgements. Wouldn't you say? Sadly, since joining this thread, your wild guesses have led to quite a lot of misguided statements being made.

Let's stick to the facts, I say, and not pick on or defend any particular nationality!

[veiledsentiments]

I see a lack of careful reading here. wannago did not make any criticism of Australians. He just pointed out that he had spoken directly to the teacher involved and - if one had read the link provided on the previous page to the article about the case - and pointed out that the teacher was in fact, not Australian, as was stated in the article. Nowhere did he mention anything about student's drinking - and nowhere but your post was there any mention of anyone being 'jailed' - certainly not in the article.

I suspect that wannago's version of the story, rather than the trumped up gossip version that normally rushes through the UAE grapevine and often gets printed in the paper, is probably much closer to what actually happened.

Another case of a teacher not totally aware of cultural norms and allowing the students to talk him/her into doing something that would have been fine back in whatever country s/he is from, but not in the Gulf.

VS

[wannago]

Exactly VS

I don't know how to help people prepare for teaching here. My first stint in the ME was a real eye-opener, to say the least.

This guy did something that was mild in comparison with some things I have seen. I guess its because this got media attention that things were so over blown.

[Zoot]

Ahhh! This makes me think there were two individual incidents afterall - something I'd put down to the UAE gossip grapevine! One that made the papers and another that didn't.

No matter whether there were one or two of these incidents, 'wannag's' approach has made certain to deflect the attention away from the performance of Al Ghad - the original reason for this thread's beginning - and onto an individual/s.

My guess is that 'wannago' has a stake in the public projection of that company.

Who would leave HCT, the UAE University, the American University of Sharjah or the Emirates National School for Al Ghad, wannago? No-one not even for the money involved.

[wannago]

[ajnabiya]

Can you all just pause the mud slinging for one minute and please answer a simple question.
Try...it's easier than you think....

Have Al-Ghad suspended/frozen recruiting new teachers? I applied for a position over a month ago and my application is still in review...I thought it might just be typical Gulf incompetence...but amongst the bit&*ing on this thread someone mentions a freeze.

Oh and VS....have you noticed that you have posted over 5000 comments on this forum....I really think you should find something else to do...maybe talk to real people face to face in the same geographical area as you...which I might add is not the Middle East anymore....I've got it, you should collate all your 5000 comments and posts and publish them as your memoirs...it would mean that only people interested in your opinions, advice and suggestions would have to read them.

So current teachers IN THE MIDDLE EAST, please if you have the time in your busy schedules of babysitting adults, drinking yourself into a stupor and bemoaning being in a place you voluntarily remain in, answer my question

[veiledsentiments]

ya ejnabiya... Ms foreigner...

First you complain because of two posters attacking each other ... then you stick your nose in my business? Really child, what I do with my time is NOFB.

And then you proceed to insult anyone who bothers to answer your questions before they have even posted. I'm sure that everyone will jump to provide such a polite person as you with your demanded information.

VS

[wannago]