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striiive4more
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 Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 7:02 am Post subject: Wuxi International School |
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| Also called International School of Wuxi. I have done my research on the threads here, for those who bite back so viciously to questions that have been asked before, however; I have found no information for this school. Anyone got any info? How is the school run and what is the location like? Thank you. |
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jeffinflorida
Joined: 22 Dec 2004
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Location: "I'm too proud to beg and too lazy to work" Uncle Fester, The Addams Family season two
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| Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 11:15 am Post subject: |
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Check out www.wuxilife.com for info on Wuxi.
The school's not far from where I live although I don't work there. |
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striiive4more
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| Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 5:03 am Post subject: |
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| What do you think of the location? Is it out in the sticks or close to the city's downtown? I know it's in the new district, but I don't know where exactly that is in relation to everything else. Jeff, I have seen your comments about Wuxi before and you really didn't speak highly of it. So if it was Wuxi or Suzhou, which would you recommend? |
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jeffinflorida
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| Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 5:20 am Post subject: |
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| Its in the sticks and Suzhou is much much nicer... |
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striiive4more
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| Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 5:34 am Post subject: |
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| Of all the pics I see of Suzhou there are no tall buildings. Are there no tall buildings in Suzhou (for instance in a downtown district) like there would be in Nanjing or Shanghai? |
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Sly22
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| Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 7:39 am Post subject: |
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I've been to Suzhou 3 times and the tallest building I saw was a Pagoda, Though perhaps I didn't travel through the financial district, if there is one.
Oh and while shanghai isn't up there with new york and tokyo for towering buildings, it makes suzhou look like a mushroom farm. It's very close to Shanghai physically, yet very far from Shanghai culturally. |
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Imsoconfused44
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Location: Phoenix, AZ, USA
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| Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2014 5:52 am Post subject: Wuxi Korean International School |
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Anyone have new information about Wuxi Korean International School?
I know it has a history of issues that are pretty serious, including being blacklisted on one website. |
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expatteacher1
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| Sly22 wrote: |
Oh and while shanghai isn't up there with new york and tokyo for towering buildings, |
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There are over 20,000 buildings 11 floors or higher and more than 1,000 buildings exceeding 30 floors in Shanghai. Since 2008, Shanghai has boasted more free-standing buildings above 400m than any other city (except Chicago).
The tallest skyscraper in Shanghai is the Shanghai World Financial Center, which is 492 m (1,614 ft) tall with 101 floors. It is currently the tallest building in China and the third-tallest in the world. The tallest building under construction is the Shanghai Tower; it will have a height of 632 m (2,073 ft) when completed, and consequently will be the tallest building in China and second tallest building in the world after the Burj Khalifa. |
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Shroob
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| Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2014 7:51 am Post subject: |
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| expatteacher1 wrote: |
| Sly22 wrote: |
Oh and while shanghai isn't up there with new york and tokyo for towering buildings, |
lol. wat?
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There are over 20,000 buildings 11 floors or higher and more than 1,000 buildings exceeding 30 floors in Shanghai. Since 2008, Shanghai has boasted more free-standing buildings above 400m than any other city (except Chicago).
The tallest skyscraper in Shanghai is the Shanghai World Financial Center, which is 492 m (1,614 ft) tall with 101 floors. It is currently the tallest building in China and the third-tallest in the world. The tallest building under construction is the Shanghai Tower; it will have a height of 632 m (2,073 ft) when completed, and consequently will be the tallest building in China and second tallest building in the world after the Burj Khalifa. |
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I'm not sure what he/she meant, but could it be that Tokyo seems 'taller' as it's more compact? A lot of tall buildings in a small footprint. Whereas Shanghai is quite spread out in comparison? I dunno, just thinking out loud. |
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expatteacher1
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Lujiazui (Pudong District) has a very high concentration of tall buildings, though.
I find it hard to believe that anyone would go to Shanghai and not go to Pudong or at least take a good look at it across the river. |
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Listerine
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| Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2014 7:04 pm Post subject: Re: Wuxi Korean International School |
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| Imsoconfused44 wrote: |
Anyone have new information about Wuxi Korean International School?
I know it has a history of issues that are pretty serious, including being blacklisted on one website. |
Better than average pay for longer than average hours.
Koreans bring their whole own pile of idiosyncracies and headaches to the Chinese ESL world.
The Korean Confucian style of management means you're more or less considered married to your job / boss, and anything that constitutes an affront to your marriage like taking days off, working side jobs or being happy is seriously frowned upon. Very hierarchical - the guy teachers can be rude and bullying to their underlings, the chick teachers insecure and catty, and the students overworked, miserable and borderline suicidal.
Someone was talking about this school on wuxilife.com recently and had recommended it contrary to most of the other prior negative reviews of the place.
Wuxi is a clean, modern and developed city for what it's worth, but after the probable 8am~5pm+++ hours you'll be putting in you'll likely be too burnt out or tired to enjoy it. |
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toteach
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| Can't speak of the school, but I enjoyed living and working in Wuxi... Well, except for polluted Tai Hu. Lots of western goods, but still small enough to find a cheap tailor and a good plate of Gansu noodles. |
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