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WordUp · Joined: 05 Jan 2006 Posts: 131

What is the highest degree you have earned?

erinyes · Joined: 02 Oct 2005 Posts: 272 Location: GuangDong, GaoZhou

what's the point of the survey?

dan · Joined: 20 Mar 2003 Posts: 247 Location: shanghai

I am guessing that either a) there are about 10 liars who voted here (most expat teachers in China have only a BA if that, or b) only those with high degrees bothered to participate in the poll.

Being a little vain, I fall under the second category.

Jizzo T. Clown · Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2006 7:39 pm Post subject:

2-3 years of college is pretty much worthless as well...

I'd also have to say that something doesn't look right about those numbers. Confused

latefordinner · Joined: 19 Aug 2003 Posts: 973

BA, and TESOL cert. Didn't vote earlier for reasons having nothing to do with the poll, but I have to share your scepticism rearding the numbers reporting. I regard myself as a prfoessional, but I can see how others might question my qualificatons. Then again, I've seen others far less qualified, and incidentally far less professional.
As an aside, I have to say that there are significant differences between different TEFL programs. Mine was a quick and dirty intro, not a lot of practical work. I basically learned on the job my first term here. (I was fortunate in that there were some very well qualified and experienced teachers, both Chinese and foreign, to learn from.) Other programs offer far more complete training. What I'd like to do (time, money and the other gods permitting) is return to Canada and get more complete training in either linguistics or education. I'd love to try teaching in my home province, just to see how it is different.

ytange · Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2006 2:56 am Post subject:

hey there Dan
I gotta a 2 year diploma from a college too.

No worries for a job over there?

sounds crisp to me

but wait, wait !
Some dudes in Indonesia say China is a bit dirty and people are staring at you all that time
Is that dude crazy or is that the deal there?

william wallace · Joined: 14 May 2003 Posts: 2869 Location: in between

don't ask

mandu · Joined: 29 Jul 2004 Posts: 794 Location: china

I have a certificate in EarlyChildHood Care And Education.
I learnt how to takecare of babies,and teach children aged 2-4.

dan · Joined: 20 Mar 2003 Posts: 247 Location: shanghai

"Its a typicl alpha male thing to focus on the potency of one's education"

Well said.

Mytime · Joined: 17 Jan 2006 Posts: 173

Kurochan · Joined: 01 Mar 2003 Posts: 944 Location: China

I originally came here with the intent to spend a year studying Chinese while reapplying for PhD study (to hopefully get a grant or something the second time around). I ended up finding out that teaching in China was a lot more fun than being a graduate student in the US, so that explains my being out here with an MA.

As for the JD people, at my last school, I worked with a retired judge who came out to China to do something interesting with his retirement, and a younger lawyer who just got burnt out and decided to do something new for a while.