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PlayadelSoul · Joined: 29 Jun 2005 Posts: 346 Location: Playa del Carmen

There are some really outdated opionions on this thread.

Pros:
1. An academic program with professional material.
2. Students from all economic classes, mingled together.
3. Steady pay, paid vacations, and all the benefits the law calls for.
4. Constant training and professional development.
5. Clean, air-conditioned classrooms with state of the art computers and TVs.

There are many more. As far as pay goes, my teachers make from 90 to 120 pesos per hour. 30% of the school's income goes to academic salaries. It is the highest, single line item, by far.

Isla Guapa · Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2010 9:33 pm Post subject:

Playa del Soul, it sounds like you pay your teachers a very decent wage. Was your pay scale determined in part by the cost of living in Playa del Carmen?

gregd75 · Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2010 9:58 pm Post subject:

I thought this thread was about language school PROs.

Seems to me that it's turned out to be yet another Mexico bashing.

Lets remember that, yes, maybe the average Mexican has 7th grade education, but;

1. This has significantly improved in the last 5 to 10 years (and lets not forget that we're living in a developing world country)

2. I'm sure if we went into inner city Los Angeles, New York, London or Birmingham then things would be just as bad.

It's not all doom and gloom

PlayadelSoul · Joined: 29 Jun 2005 Posts: 346 Location: Playa del Carmen

Isla Guapa, it is mostly based on the income of the school. A certain percentage is set aside for salaries. If the school does well, the teachers do well. If not, they still get paid the same but with fewer classes.

The cost of living is a little higher in Playa but we have "cuotas" that are accessible to most. Many of our students work in hotels and are looking for advancement (stewards who want to change to waiters, waiters that want to be bellboys and bellboys that want to be receptionists). English is gold in this part of the world. People know that and are willing to invest in their futures. We feel a responsibility for those investments and hire people who recognize that responsibility. We don't do "backpackers," as was alluded to above. Most of my foreign teachers have been with us for over 3 years.

Isla Guapa · Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2010 11:33 pm Post subject:

I have no desire to live at the beach, as it were, but if I did, I might consider applying for a teaching position at PlayadelSoul's school.

PlayadelSoul · Joined: 29 Jun 2005 Posts: 346 Location: Playa del Carmen