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etx · Joined: 15 Apr 2004 Posts: 26

For an interesting comparison of the three professions, discerning readers might enjoy the following:

http://eflplanet.com/englishteacherx/backup/page92.html

and the website www.englishteacherx.com in general. . .

AsiaTraveller · Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2004 9:30 pm Post subject:

Sorry, but I do consider myself to be 'discerning'. This is why I typically click no further on a Web site when I see the following style of capitalization, which is used mostly by adolescents and teenagers. It is definitely no longer trendy:

WELcoME To EnGLISh TEaCHEr

Glenski · Joined: 15 Jan 2003 Posts: 12844 Location: Hokkaido, JAPAN

First glance at that web site gave me the following information to consider:

Cr@ppy salary?
PIRACY:No -- Equal share of the "booty"
TEACHING ENGLISH Generally
McDONALDS Yes

Considering that "teaching English" covers such a wide range of fields, from university to international schools to conversation schools to mainstream schools, this first tidbit seems over-generalized, and probably focused on only one aspect of teaching anyway.

(As for equal share of the booty in piracy, I have no experience in this, but if you don't raid someone very rich, it goes without saying that your take will be cr@ppy, right? Aww, just picking...)

Ludwig · Posted: Tue Sep 28, 2004 2:01 am Post subject:

Glenski · Joined: 15 Jan 2003 Posts: 12844 Location: Hokkaido, JAPAN

Ben Round de Bloc · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 1946

As someone who's been working in the field of education for 30 years, almost 10 of those years in EFL, I readily admit that I enjoy reading English Teacher X's web site. His humor, wit, and writing style crack me up.

On the pirate topic, I also find the web site http://www.talklikeapirate.com/nigellog.html to provide humorous reading. Maybe it's just my warped sense of humor.

merlin · Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2004 7:51 am Post subject:

Ludwig · Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2004 10:23 am Post subject:

Highly original - and witty to boot!