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jdl
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John,
Ruled me out too......almost perfect  |
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johnslat
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| Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2010 9:19 pm Post subject: |
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Dear jdl,
Ah well - nobody's perfect, at least not in EFL/ESL and certainly not on Dave's (with the possible exceptions of Dave himself and Mr. K.)
Regards,
John |
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bulgogiboy
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The teacher fell asleep in class--well teacher plural--cause? heroin.
The teacher who became a rising London journalist but died prematurely--heroin.
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Wow, is heroin use quite common among TEFL teachers in Cambodia? I know alcohol abuse is endemic within the industry, but I didn't think large numbers of teachers in certain countries were smackheads??
I met so many bonkers people in my time as a TEFLer, it's hard to pick a winner. One of my Canadian co-workers in China emailled his own embassy with a threat to bomb them over a passport renewal dispute. This was in the post 9-11 environment as well. He lasted less than a week at the school. |
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steki47
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| Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 12:53 pm Post subject: |
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| jdl wrote: |
Judging from the nature of the posts, probably the oddest I have encountered are the many staff who:
*honoured their contracts
*arrived on time for work and class
*had no substance abuse issues or mental/emotional issues or at least stayed on their medication
*contributed to the positive environment of the school
*were well trained and worked hard
*smiled and made light of the day
*were coperative and went 'above and beyond'
*never wrote on 'Dave's' |
Dead accurate. Really sad. |
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jonniboy
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Location: Panama City, Panama
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| Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 1:23 pm Post subject: |
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| bulgogiboy wrote: |
| khmerhit wrote: |
The teacher fell asleep in class--well teacher plural--cause? heroin.
The teacher who became a rising London journalist but died prematurely--heroin.
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Wow, is heroin use quite common among TEFL teachers in Cambodia? I know alcohol abuse is endemic within the industry, but I didn't think large numbers of teachers in certain countries were smackheads?? |
Spent two weeks in Cambodia last Summer. Nice country but it's impossible to walk more than 2 metres down the street without being offered drugs, women, motorbike transport, cigarettes or various other types of contraband. I was semi-relieved to return to the relative anonymity of Latvia after that. |
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nickpellatt
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| I dont think I have really worked with any oddballs ... which of course, probably makes the oddball you guys are writing about! |
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jdl
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| Posted: Sun Mar 14, 2010 3:51 pm Post subject: |
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| Well done Nick! |
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