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The Great Wall of Whiner
Joined: 29 Jan 2003
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| xiao51 wrote: |
Dear Great Wall,
Maybe the tone of your post is a little severe / austere, whatever, but at the end of the day, I have to say that I more-or-less agree with you. Things are in a state of flux in China in terms of foreign teachers and it seems to me that the rules are becoming more stringent and not less stringent but again this is China and miracles do happen here.
BTW, how about a easy-to-do recipe for stuffed cabbage rolls on your other thread (it's a great thread BTW!)
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Blunt to be sure, but I hope not offensive.
I have tons of friends from all over the world here, including Pakistan and Iraq, but they do not teach English.
As for cabbage rolls... my specialty!
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joey2001
Joined: 26 Oct 2006
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| The Great Wall of Whiner wrote: |
Look, schools want foreigners that will attract more students. If parents and/or students peep their head into a classroom or walk into the foyer and see no foreigner, they will ask outright "I thought you said you had foreign teachers?"
At this point, the boss or dean will point to three Chinese-looking people and say "They were all born in Canada". The prospective students will look at their parents and vice-versa with a 'are you kidding me?' look, then walk out.
Is it unethical? In our ethnocentric points of view, and the way we were raised, you bet it is. |
I think you are missing the point somewhat. This is not (only) about the color of your skin but the color of your passport:
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| If you're not a passport holder from the 'big 5': Canada, U.S.A, U.K*, Australia or NZ, then you can be flat out refused a FEC/FRP. |
You can be white AND speak English fluently but still be discriminated against, based on your not holding a "big 5" passport. When teaching in China apparently not your English skill/fluency is important but citizenship.  |
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