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[therock]

I wonder what type of school people work at. It would be interesting to see what kind of schools people work at.

[coming soon]

public university. I would not have it any other way! The benefits: 3 months of paid vacation a year, low working hours, great environment and no diapers

[amandabarrick]

I guess I am one of the few working at a public middle school. I love it! My apartment is on campus and is wonderful! Extremely spacious, clean, has every amenity you could ask for. If I ever have a problem the person I need is a few minutes away. I also have a maid that will clean for me once a week. The students are very bright and eager to learn, not to mention very well behaved. Although the classrooms are very large, 40 students or so, I like having my schedule set the same every day, no sudden changes. And I always have weekends off too.
The downside is the pay is not as high as a private language school, but it is higher than most middle schools.

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[Babala]

Private language school and love it. I like the fact that I get teach students who really WANT to learn English.

[Chris_Crossley]

[voodikon]

i'm currently at a company. the immediately obvious drawbacks are the comparatively long hours (40 a week) with average pay and no apartment provided. when i accepted the job, i accepted these as normal conditions at any type of non-teaching job, plus i liked the idea of working with adults who, as it turns out, like babala's students, for the most part, have a real motivation to learn english (for their work). lastly, i liked the idea that my boss is a chinese-born u.s. citizen. so while time did expose some culture-based conflict, i think, for the most part, our understanding has been mutual, and the company has been fair in their dealings. reflecting on the past year, i'd say all in all it wasn't a bad place to work; that said, i'm looking forward in many ways to my upcoming year at a public college--the fewer hours without a real deduction in pay, once you take into account the provided accommodations--as well as the absence of the business setting dictating that my lessons should be business-based. i will miss the corporate setting and the fact that my students, being my coworkers, are literally my peers, as well as the other, non-teaching tasks i was able to work on here.

[go_ABs]

I work at a private primary school.
Pros:
Friendly boss, low hours, good salary, authority over curriculum, teaching assistants, cute students, no diapers, reasonable working environment.
Cons: PARENTS and a crappy, boring, polluted, backwater city.