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snowbunn20
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 Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2005 6:36 pm Post subject: just researching for schools |
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What is the best way to research for school to teach at in China? Is there any black listed places I should watch out for or schools that I really should look into? Any information would appreciated!
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tw
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snowbunn20
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| Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2005 6:28 am Post subject: |
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| thanks...anymore information someone else like to add.... |
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sigmoid
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randyj
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| An advertisement may contain within itself warning signs to alert a jobseeker. I have considered this, and others might wish to submit their own thoughts. One warning sign, in my mind, is elaborate descriptive language that embellishes the job offered, such as any reference to the "real China." |
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Chris_Crossley
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Location: Still in the centre of Furnace City, PRC, after eight years!!!
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| Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2005 1:29 pm Post subject: Embellished descriptions' raison d'etre |
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| randyj wrote: |
| An advertisement may contain within itself warning signs to alert a jobseeker. I have considered this, and others might wish to submit their own thoughts. One warning sign, in my mind, is elaborate descriptive language that embellishes the job offered, such as any reference to the "real China." |
Such embellished descriptions of the "real China" are designed, first and foremost, to lure the younger generation of would-be TEFLers, such as Gap Year students, whose heads are filled with the idea of exploring exotic places, meeting native people, buying trinkets, etc, etc.
Based partly on those, they think about how wonderful it would be to spend a year in such an exotic place, so they contact the FAO of each school that they think that they would like to work at, and they get told what the FAOs know will appeal to them - not the hard, gritty reality of long working hours, very little pay and very little time to explore the places they want to.
It is therefore little wonder that the FAOs can hoodwink these youngsters because the latter have these romantic notions about travelling to foreign countries that they think "few" people visit. It seems that a lot of these people are exhibiting the spirit of adventure that was present 100 years ago, only few foreigners then had the "privilege" (because they had money) of visiting (as opposed to working in) China.
How sad, it seems to me, that this spirit is quickly dampened when their dreams are brought down to Earth with an enormous bump when they find out - almost too late - what they have got themselves into.
Job descriptions are supposed to be just that: job descriptions. They are not holiday destination advertisements, yet many schools do advertise in this way and many people respond to them in this spirit. |
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