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Sheep-Goats
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| moot point wrote: |
| Who would be further ahead: the MA-holding university teacher or the international school teacher? |
Depends on location and how old your kids are and whether or not your int. school is going to give you a discount on your kids' schooling. In poorer countries int. jobs are better earners, in richer ones the uni jobs are better. In your position I'd follow Gordo's advice and go to the dunes -- with one caveat -- the environment your kids will grow up in. We inherit our surroundings as a part of our selves, and if you don't mind having a bunch of UAE's for kids, then go on ahead. I know nothing about the UAE specifically, but I know I damn well wouldn't want my kids growing up in Saudi (if I had any). |
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Chris_Crossley
Joined: 26 Jun 2004
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Location: Still in the centre of Furnace City, PRC, after eight years!!!
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| Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2005 7:12 am Post subject: High fees for international schools in China |
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I know of one international school in China (based in Shanghai) that is essentially a British independent school's China campus. The amount of fees the school charges for classes from reception to Year 6 is enough to make anyone thinking of sending their kids there reconsider - seriously. The fees are, IMO, geared at those families who may still be in the West and are contemplating going to China with money which most Chinese would regard as putting them in the millionaires' (in terms of RMB, anyway) bracket.
For example, the reception class fees for one year are the equivalent of about 19,000 USD per year. Clearly, it would be impossible to send my daughter there, given that I have been here in China continuously (bar an 8-week break) since October 2001 working on whatever laughable pay employers choose to give me. Those high fees act as a deterrent, not an incentive. I hope their teachers are paid well - plenty of them (but not all of them) are British, not surprisingly. (Now, where did I put my CV?!) |
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Sheep-Goats
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| Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2005 2:55 pm Post subject: Re: High fees for international schools in China |
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| Chris_Crossley wrote: |
For example, the reception class fees for one year are the equivalent of about 19,000 USD per year. Clearly, it would be impossible to send my daughter there, given that I have been here in China continuously (bar an 8-week break) since October 2001 working on whatever laughable pay employers choose to give me. Those high fees act as a deterrent, not an incentive. I hope their teachers are paid well - plenty of them (but not all of them) are British, not surprisingly. (Now, where did I put my CV?!) |
Sometimes the most attractive part of an international school's offer is discounted/free schooling for teacher's children. This may also be why having no children is the advantage that it is in the international school market. |
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