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Guy Courchesne
Joined: 10 Mar 2003
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Location: Mexico City
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| You must be bored. comrade, to be trolling through old posts/threads. Is it snowing there too? |
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mandu
Joined: 29 Jul 2004
Posts: 794
Location: china
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| Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2005 9:46 am Post subject: |
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I teach kindergarten i have taught English in Korea i was at my peak when i was in Korea (teaching that is )
since my time in China i feel that my teaching is not that good anymore.
why? well No work shops,if there were English teaching work shops for English teachers then you could u could always be a fresh teacher.eg like phonics work shop or a colors work shop stuff like that. i just feel my teaching is not as good as it used to be due to the lack of support when you work in a kindergarten.
i used to have the ablity to teach but now i dont think Im that good anymore.its really easy to get disheartend as i really care about what i do |
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jasonconga
Joined: 01 Dec 2005
Posts: 36
Location: the black forest
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| man, etx, your website is killing me! I just sent it to 5-6 other teachers I know here in Germany man, classic! I'm not sure much of it applies to teaching in Germany but the gist of it is the same everywhere. I hope you're not as bitter as the website it's got me cracking up! |
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msimard
Joined: 30 Nov 2005
Posts: 12
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| Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2005 5:42 am Post subject: Re: Are You Suited to English Teaching Abroad? |
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Im new here. Is this is a joke?Is it that true?
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Indeed, the first question to ask yourself is not, "Which country would I enjoy most" or "Which certificate course would allow me maximum job prospects" but "Am I suited to being an EFL teacher?"
Here is an aptitude test to judge your potential suitability.
Please answer yes, no or sometimes.
1) Are you outgoing and enthusiastic?
2) Do you enjoy being the center of attention?
3) Do you like meeting people. . . and then saying goodbye to them forever soon after?
4) Do you enjoy being stared at?
5) Are the ideas of stability, financial reward and long-term relationships repugnant to you?
6) Do you know what "repugnant" means?
7) Do you enjoy washing your clothes in the bathtub?
 Does the idea of going out with women or men who like you only because of your passport's color appeal to you?
9) Do you like strange foods cooked in less than sanitary conditions?
10) Are you fond of trying to defend American and British military policies?
11) Do you thrive on loneliness and uncertainty?
12) Do you like cutting up paper into small pieces?
13) Do you enjoy making yourself vulnerable to the whims of rich foreigners?
14) Is the smell of whiteboard markers much like a rare and sensual perfume to you?
15) Is the thought of owning more than one bag of possessions repellant to you?
16) Do you enjoy trying to converse with people who you have nothing at all in common with?
17) Could you easily dispense with such luxuries as a pension or Social Security?
1 Do you drink heavily?
19) Is hot water a luxury you can easily do without?
20) Does the idea of waking up early on a Saturday to try to entertain a room full of hostile nine-year-olds appeal to you?
21) Do you give a crap about the difference between the present perfect and the present perfect continuous?
22) Does the idea of paying $1500 to learn how to do something that you can't save money at sound perfectly logical to you?
KEY: For questions 1 through 21, give yourself:
2 points for each "yes" answer
1 point for each "sometimes" answer
0 points for each "no" answer
For question 22, give yourself:
1000 points for a "yes" answer
0 points for a "maybe" or "no" answer
0 - 20 points == It would seem that your are far too sane to enjoy the EFL lifestyle. I'm sure that your local Kinko's Copy Shop or Starbucks would be happy to have you, however.
21 - 44 points == You show some signs of being able to adapt well to the EFL lifestyle. If you were to say, increase your daily alcohol intake and perhaps cut yourself off from your friends and family for a while, you might begin to fit the profile.
1000 or more points == Congratulations pal. You're a natural.
For more groovy career advice, check out www.englishteacherx.com |
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tedkarma
Joined: 17 May 2004
Posts: 1598
Location: The World is my Oyster
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Two more questions, from my life:
Have you learned to NOT look in the kitchen of the restaurant in which you are having dinner - for fear of what you might see?
Do you know to NOT check on exactly how your maid cleans your house - and exactly what she does with the sponge that you use to wash the dishes . . .? |
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Justin Trullinger
Joined: 28 Jan 2005
Posts: 3110
Location: Seoul, South Korea and Myanmar for a bit
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| Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2005 3:24 pm Post subject: |
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| Don't think about it. Don't think about the sanitary conditions in the restaurants, hide the clean sponge, and try to keep your mind busy with the scenery...this is my mantra. |
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Guy Courchesne
Joined: 10 Mar 2003
Posts: 9650
Location: Mexico City
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| Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2005 3:30 pm Post subject: |
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| the sponge that you use to wash the dishes . . .? |
Sponge? Having two dogs lick the plates clean is much more effective.
So who's coming to Xmas dinner at my place?  |
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Perpetual Traveller
Joined: 29 Aug 2005
Posts: 651
Location: In the Kak, Japan
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Sod the dogs, I lick 'em all myself! Why waste good food? When I can I beat them to the spills on the floor too, and you should see my reflexes if it's something chocolate! 
PT |
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contented
Joined: 17 Oct 2011
Posts: 136
Location: اسطنبول
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I enjoyed your article Etx. Very entertaining!  |
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