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alicat_blue · Joined: 04 Mar 2005 Posts: 24 Location: San Francsico

Has anyone heard of this school? It's located in Hermosillo. I'm being considered for a job there. Any information on them would be welcome.

ramble right · Joined: 31 Jul 2007 Posts: 8

I think this school might be new. I am also being considered for a job there. Their offer is pretty incredible for Mexico (paid housing, return flight, 6 month contract, good pay, and little formality); this sounds "too good to be true." Any additional information would be much appreciated.

Samantha · Joined: 25 Oct 2003 Posts: 2038 Location: Mexican Riviera

I�ve not seen them advertise before under either name they use on their website, nor are they listed in the local yellow pages with 37 other English schools there. (You can find listings online). Also, a quick check shows the website was registered in the dot com system to a fellow in the USA 3 years ago, so if they have physically been doing business in Hermosillo (or Utah) for 3 years it shouldn�t be too difficult to check them out.

There are some big promises aimed at potential students too, so not just to teachers. You noted "little formality" which should be a small red flag. To teach legally, there is formality and credentials are needed. "Become a Teacher" is the title of the only page in English. Interesting they specify you must speak Spanish and possess a US passport as a job requirement but don't mention credentials.

solnegro · Joined: 09 Feb 2006 Posts: 5 Location: Central America

As of September 2007

Salary: $800 USD monthly (they hold $300 for the first two months to guarantee you stick around then pay you the rest).

Housing: Two houses. House for male teachers and house for female teachers. You share a room with another teacher. House is only couple blocks from school.

EDUCAZ pays airfare to Hermosillo, Mexico.

Teach 30-35 hours per week. Includes Saturday morning classes.

Commitment: 6 months.

Phil_K · Joined: 25 Jan 2007 Posts: 2041 Location: A World of my Own

hlamb · Joined: 09 Dec 2003 Posts: 431 Location: Canada

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nan0201 · Joined: 06 May 2008 Posts: 4

So has anyone actually found any real hard evidence as to whether this company is legit or not? All I've found anywhere on the internet is speculations, and speculations on other people's speculations. The reason I ask is because I'm leaving next Monday for Hermosillo to work for them, so I'd like to know.

Oreen Scott · Joined: 11 Jan 2008 Posts: 179 Location: Oaxaca, Mexico

I got curious, wanted to look at their site, all I did was google and this is the URL that came my way.
http://jobview.monster.co.uk/GetJob.aspx?JobID=70300162&JobTitle=English+Teacher+Supervisor+in+Mexico&q=%22teach+english%22&sort=dt&brd=1&vw=d&AVSDM=2008-03-31+12%3A24%3A00&pg=1&seq=3

Now, I may be crazy, or my eyes may be deceiving me, but they are asking for an English Teacher Supervisor who has high school or equivalent, and it's monster in the U.K.

I'm also a little confused because the heading is Go English, but the company is Educaz???

guatetaliana · Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 12:49 am Post subject:

I was just going to say, I thought Go English=Educaz. I think someone on this forum has some knowledge on Go English.

Samantha · Joined: 25 Oct 2003 Posts: 2038 Location: Mexican Riviera

Hopefully the person who has agreed to work for them starting Monday will report back to the forum after a few weeks and let us know what she discovered. Be prepared for heat, because Hermosillo is an oven in the summer months.

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cc227 · Joined: 13 May 2008 Posts: 8

I was talking with a rep from them. I wrote a formal email with some questions about the company, this is how he answered:

>
> I have the
> following questions about Go English! and life in Monterrey:
>
> 1.The solicitation says you provide housing. What type of housing is
> provided by the company? WE HAVE A HOUSE FOR GUYS AND A HOUSE FOR GIRLS WHERE ALL OUR TEACHERS LIVE. HOMES ARE A FEW MINUTES AWAY FROM SCHOOL.
>
> 2.The web site says paid travel; is there any more information you can give
> me about this? WE COVER ROUND TRIP TRANSPORTATION--UPFRONT, NOT A REIMBURSMENT
>
> 3.How many hours (on average) per week do the teachers work? 40 HRS Weekends? PART OF YOUR 40 IS A FEW HOURS ON A SAT MORNING
>
> 4.Do the teachers travel around Monterrey, or work out of the office/school? A FEW OF OUR TEACHERS TRAVEL TO BUSINESSES. MOST WORK OUT OF THE SCHOOL.
>
> 5.Can you provide me with contact information of past teachers, so that I
> may get an idea of what life in Monterrey is like? WWW.EDUCAZ.COM/LOCALIDADES.HTML HAS PHONE NUMBERS TO OUR SCHOOLS
>
> 6.I have done some research on the cost of living in Monterrey and have
> found conflicting results. Do you have a source I could reference for that
> information? I DON'T. SORRY. THE MONEY WE PAY IS PLENTY TO LIVE ON, THOUGH. YOU COULD ALSO TALK TO SOME OF OUR TEACHERS.

He wasn't super helpful. If you do the math it's like 6 bucks an hour.

Linda T. · Joined: 02 Dec 2007 Posts: 49 Location: California

Did they actually give you contact info, cc227, for the teachers they suggested you talk to? I'm glad you reactivated this thread because I was just looking at it yesterday and wishing that nan0201 would get back to us

sarliz · Joined: 22 Feb 2006 Posts: 198 Location: Jalisco

It looks like nan0201 posted about her/his experiences over in the Go English thread, if you're curious. Are they the same school?