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garlic and basil
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 Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2005 11:20 am Post subject: Fundamental reasons behind background checks are... |
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I can think of several reasons that criminal record checks are being required in some countries which didn't previously require them.
1. Rash of grand thefts (or even minor thefts), brutal rapes (or even any sex crimes), white collar crime such as defrauding employers of monies owed (I hope you see the sarcasm here), mutilation and murder (or even manslaughter).
2. The market is glutted so companies and governments can now afford to be pickier.
3. Local teachers have to have background checks. It's only fair to demand the same from foreigners.
4. Xenophobia /racism
5. The schools could care less - it's a visa issue
6. Asians are essentially conservative and like teachers who aren't BC bud growers, daters of women thirty years their junior, part-time journalists who would criticize their governments on weblogs, and other 'undesirables, malcontents and trouble-makers'.
7. Combination of factors above
8. Other
I welcome other's opinions... |
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moot point
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| I'm too tired too comment on each of your reasons, but I think it is a good trend. Many countries have begun to realise the poor standards of their English teachers. Mind you, a criminal check is certainly not a reflection of a foreign teachers ability but it is a start for governments to step in and demand that foreigners coming to teach in their country are legal. If anything, I think the governments are hoping for a higher standard of teachers. It is a direct attack on the dispatching companies, recruiting companies, and money-driven language schools to start producing a higher quality of teacher. Maybe they'll get the message and eventually salaries will reflect it. |
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junkmail
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I agree with the criminal background checks. I wish they'd make some allowance for good teachers with experience and TESOLs but no degree though as it keeps out many good teaching friends currently in Europe and SE Asia.
At present an alchoholic with a BA in History and a taste in high school girls is more qualified than an experienced comitted teacher with a DELTA. |
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sigmoid
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| I'm too tired too comment on each of your reasons, but I think it is a good trend. Many countries have begun to realise the poor standards of their English teachers. Mind you, a criminal check is certainly not a reflection of a foreign teachers ability but it is a start for governments to step in and demand that foreigners coming to teach in their country are legal. If anything, I think the governments are hoping for a higher standard of teachers. |
It's a highly illogical trend.
It seems to work like this: "We realise the poor standards of our English teachers. We are hoping for a higher standard of teachers. Thus, let's make working in our country MORE DIFFICULT and LESS ATTRACTIVE. That should have a lot of really ethical guys with PhD's in Education lining up at the airport." 
All these countries in Asia must compete for teachers from the limited pool of people who are willing to fly around the world and live in their crappy developing country for an extended period of time. They take who they can get which is most anybody who can put up with the shite that comes with the job and the territory. If they don't like it, they'll soon find themselves with even less people to choose from.
Offering incentives is a much more effective way of attracting high-quality personnel.
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I wish they'd make some allowance for good teachers with experience and TESOLs but no degree though as it keeps out many good teaching friends currently in Europe and SE Asia.
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A good point. This arbitrary requirement just helps to exasperates their perennial teacher shortages. |
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