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Howie
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 Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2010 8:58 am Post subject: Re: Peizheng |
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This is off-topic but by my count in July 2009, there were not more than 5 or 6 Filipino teachers at Peizheng. One lived across the street from the main campus, three lived in Building 2 and one or two lived in Building 1 (the one farthest away from the river). Indeed, that year, a great noise arose about the demise of the Filipino teachers but the then-directrice intervened on a high level and their demise was reprieved. One left for Macau and the others had their contracts renewed. It was a different story in July 2010, however; all were terminated and was even dispatched three months before the end of the year. The directrice also "retired". In all honesty, however, Peizheng did not only dispatch Filipinos; all of the older teachers were retired, many of them longstanding, and Peizheng also declined to renew the contracts of the extremely younger crowd and hard-partying crowd... |
Really? ALL of the older teachers were retired? Some of them must have put makeup on and sneaked back in when nobody was looking. |
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xiao51
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| Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2010 9:03 am Post subject: Re: Peizheng |
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| Howie wrote: |
| xiao51 wrote: |
This is off-topic but by my count in July 2009, there were not more than 5 or 6 Filipino teachers at Peizheng. One lived across the street from the main campus, three lived in Building 2 and one or two lived in Building 1 (the one farthest away from the river). Indeed, that year, a great noise arose about the demise of the Filipino teachers but the then-directrice intervened on a high level and their demise was reprieved. One left for Macau and the others had their contracts renewed. It was a different story in July 2010, however; all were terminated and was even dispatched three months before the end of the year. The directrice also "retired". In all honesty, however, Peizheng did not only dispatch Filipinos; all of the older teachers were retired, many of them longstanding, and Peizheng also declined to renew the contracts of the extremely younger crowd and hard-partying crowd... |
Really? ALL of the older teachers were retired? Some of them must have put makeup on and sneaked back in when nobody was looking. |
You are correct. There is at least over 65+ teacher still there, an American, an athlete, looks 45, but that person is the exception and not the rule. |
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Howie
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| Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2010 9:30 am Post subject: Re: Peizheng |
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| Howie wrote: |
| xiao51 wrote: |
This is off-topic but by my count in July 2009, there were not more than 5 or 6 Filipino teachers at Peizheng. One lived across the street from the main campus, three lived in Building 2 and one or two lived in Building 1 (the one farthest away from the river). Indeed, that year, a great noise arose about the demise of the Filipino teachers but the then-directrice intervened on a high level and their demise was reprieved. One left for Macau and the others had their contracts renewed. It was a different story in July 2010, however; all were terminated and was even dispatched three months before the end of the year. The directrice also "retired". In all honesty, however, Peizheng did not only dispatch Filipinos; all of the older teachers were retired, many of them longstanding, and Peizheng also declined to renew the contracts of the extremely younger crowd and hard-partying crowd... |
Really? ALL of the older teachers were retired? Some of them must have put makeup on and sneaked back in when nobody was looking. |
You are correct. There is at least over 65+ teacher still there, an American, an athlete, looks 45, but that person is the exception and not the rule. |
I've seen some who are in their late sixties - and they look it. |
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colonel
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| Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2010 1:51 pm Post subject: |
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| This information accords with reports I�ve heard that the Guangzhou F.E.B. is now enforcing the �retire at age 60� rule. |
This so-called 'rule' has been brought up before.
I work with two colleagues over the age of 65, and one over 70 - all have had contracts, Residents Permits, and Foreign Expert Certificates renewed this year without any problems. |
Indeed; reporting again from darkest Henan I can state that I'm still gainfully, and lawfully, employed as I approach 65.
I've been asked what my 'plans' are for next year.
My wife and daughters want to stay - decision made.
Two pensions from the U.K. and a stipend from my Uni. here - my main challenge now is to keep breathing  . |
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Zero
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| Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2010 4:21 pm Post subject: |
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| Your daughters are with you? You and your wife will both collect pension checks? I assume your daughters are adults? What do they do in China? |
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colonel
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| Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2010 9:47 am Post subject: |
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| Your daughters are with you? You and your wife will both collect pension checks? I assume your daughters are adults? What do they do in China? |
Zero, bless you, never assume anything.
Yes, my daughters aged 3 and 6 are with me as is their mother.
They're busy learning Chinese the best way possible whilst I while away a few hours each week with my students - who are a joy to teach.
I shall be in receipt of my second pension early 2011 so we'll stay here cementing their Chinese before returning to Blighty eventually for them to start their secondary education in the West.
Then I'll put my feet up . |
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Howie
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| Posted: Wed Aug 18, 2010 10:02 am Post subject: |
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| And you can get one year res permits in Henan. |
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goroh
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| Posted: Wed Aug 18, 2010 10:25 am Post subject: |
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Last year they would give you 6months permit, in June 2010 I got 1 year.
Back to PSB in ZZ,
I hear there's somebody new in charge and at the moment it's a mess.
I guess everything will get back to normal after some time('guanxi')... |
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The Great Wall of Whiner
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This is good news.
It ensures that Chinese learn English in a more fluid environment. It also helps existing English teachers in that there will be less people from developing countries saturating the job market and keeping wages artificially low.
I can tell you one thing: When I learn Chinese, I expect that person to be fluent in Chinese so he/she won't teach me incorrect pronunciation or words that are regional. |
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