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willy · Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2004 7:14 pm Post subject:

Good for you Phis, its`s true you can live here on a small salary; the school should be honest and tell the teacher what that he or she may not be able to live like they can at home. Unless you are paying 12,000,000 +RP.

But I know that�s a lot for a small school. I tell teachers that if they want to make a buck better go to TW. And be a baby sitter as most schools can�t pay so well.

I always believe truth is the best, that way no one get what a surprise �what you can�t play games�

naturegirl321 · Joined: 04 May 2003 Posts: 9041 Location: home sweet home

foster · Joined: 07 Feb 2003 Posts: 485 Location: Honkers, SARS

Quite a few ads I saw while in Japan stated Canadian or American or British accent preferred. I was shocked that they could advertise that way. If I applied and was refused because I was not British, I wonder if I could sue them....hee hee Wink

arioch36 · Joined: 21 Jan 2003 Posts: 3589

There's an Australian guy i worked with my first year in Henan. His wife was a good teacher ...he sucked. He always complained about the school....until he found out he could make money recruiting.

Now he is a moderator on Christman's ? China tefl group (Not to be confused with Helen's China tefl). he recruits for schools he has never seen, makes himself sound like a top teacher (Don't think this is flaming)

His ads say things like "experience the traditional culture and mystique of China" and other such things. Immediate turn off for me. I liked my first school, Sheng Da, in henan. But there was no culture. It is in the middle of nowhere, next to a very small town, where they dump all the garbage next to the pit by the side of the road.

"come experience ancient chinese culture"

It is one thing when a Chinese person attempts such a gimmik, but when a fellow foreigner does?

willy · Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2004 6:05 pm Post subject:

Well I have seen so problems in schools that have had a change from one accent to another the students as well as the local teachers get confused �do you say cup or coup� flash light or torch.

Any ad that tells you about the scenery and culture but not about the job is looking for a traveler to play games and keep the kids happy maybe even a clown.

I was told �we really want a teacher that can sing and dance� well at least she was honest.
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