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scot47 · Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343

Government institutions in KSA typically count years of experience after your highest degree. So, if you taught for 20 years before your MA, and then for 1 after the MA, only that one year will count for increments.

desertdawg · Joined: 14 Jun 2010 Posts: 206

johnslat · Posted: Sun May 01, 2011 5:22 pm Post subject:

Dear desertdawg,

Yes

Regards,
John

Citizenkane · Joined: 14 Jun 2009 Posts: 234 Location: Xanadu

I left Al Yam before the SIT 'fellowship' started, so the following is all second-hand info. However, it comes from reliable sources who were working in Al Yam at the time, so it seems pretty solid to me.

Most teachers - male and female - at Al Yam had a fairly poor opinion of most (not all) the SIT trainees. Many of them had absolutely no clue how to deal with students or how to do basic lesson preparation. At least 2 or 3 of the trainees got in trouble with the law, and I believe one was deported though I can't confirm that.

From the trainees' point of view, supposedly they were unhappy with the lack of guidance they received when in Al Yamamah. Many of them had little or no teaching experience and felt they were thrown in at the deep end, expected to instantly teach in a program which notoriously has no curriculum and no textbooks. There were no advisors or representatives from SIT in Riyadh, so they were very much on their own. There were also rumblings that SIT themselves were unhappy about how their trainees were being treated by Al Yam/Interlink.

However, it may be that some or all of these problems have been patched up, since the fellowship program still seems to be in existence, despite earlier rumours that it might be cancelled because of the mutual discontent mentioned above.

Pikgitina · Joined: 09 Jan 2006 Posts: 420 Location: KSA

veiledsentiments · Joined: 20 Feb 2003 Posts: 17644 Location: USA

Oh Pik... SIT is the epitome... the inventor and torch carrier of this methodology. Cool

VS

scot47 · Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343

I thought that was International House in London ?

veiledsentiments · Joined: 20 Feb 2003 Posts: 17644 Location: USA

Same old hippies?

VS

scot47 · Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343

Yeah - jiveass longhairs like that ex-Marine Slattery !

johnslat · Posted: Sat May 07, 2011 1:39 pm Post subject:

Dear scot47,

Welcome to the cosmic oneness, brethren and sistren:

"Alone on the streets tonight
Driving with a dropdown
Running all the red lights
Waiting for the meltdown
Got a naked-lady lighter
And a hashpipe on the dash
Pocket full of spare change
Tryin� to make it last

And I�m flying like an angel through these dead-end streets
Until the morning breaks, and makes another promise it can�t keep.
So until I check out, and lay me down to sleep
I won�t sacrifice my good times, for their fake securities

�Cus I turn on the TV
It�s the same old thing
A bunch of crap that don�t mean much to me
Check the headlines, man, It�s just a drag
War and destruction
This whole world�s gone mad.

But, down at the pub
It�s just peace and love
All that stupid crap don�t mean a thing
And you wonder why I drink.

You wonder why I drink."

Groovy - are you hip? Right on! Power to the People!

Far Out,

John

scot47 · Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343

Yes and you are probably in the Universal Life Church with the rank of Archbishop. Godamn hippies !

On a more serious note I have just been reading about the "Modesto Messiah" Far out man !