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mick_luna
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Location: toronto
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 Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 4:44 am Post subject: Kaohsiung, Sunshine Montessori Schl., Taiwan recommendation? |
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Anybody know anything about this? The web site doesn't seem to have English on it; odd, for an English school.
Any recommendations about Taiwan? I had a look at the buxiban.com site but apparently one needs a credit card to actually access info there. don't know if it is great info or not, but i don't have a credit card. |
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dangerousapple
Joined: 18 Apr 2006
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| Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 5:56 am Post subject: |
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| could be a kindergarten, which means you can't legally work there. Most Montessori schools are kindergartens, aren't they? |
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Pop Fly
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| Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 7:15 am Post subject: |
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| dangerousapple wrote: |
| could be a kindergarten, which means you can't legally work there. Most Montessori schools are kindergartens, aren't they? |
Oh come on with this "letter of the law" thing. Far be it for me to suggest anything "illegal", but I'd venture that 75% of all teachers working in Taiwan teach Kindy. Maybe that's too high a guesstimate, but it's more than 50% for sure.
Let's say there are 10,000 Teachers in TW. If 5000 of them are working in Kindies, we'd be hearing alot more about deportations. In over 5 years of being on these boards, I can count on my fingers how many stories I've heard.
Montessori is an established name even if the local version is Brandbanding and has little to do with the NA version. They have lots of schools and if Google, Dave's and F.com aren't yeilding any search results, then you can hazard to guess that it's an ok school.
Yes, it is illegal to work in Kindies. There is a risk involved. I'd say there is a bigger risk in getting run over by a scooter on a sidewalk as you exit Starbucks.
Listen, we are all illegal at least once. The only way to legally make the transition to the TWese workforce is to hang out as a tourist until your work permit is processed. No one does that.
You know that there is a remote possibility that you may get deported. Keep it in mind. Have a back-up plan. Or better yet, reduce the chance by never taking a job from overseas. Come here. Look around. Prove your worth and write your own ticket.
I took a soft landing with The Big Yellow School Bux after my first aborted attempt at living in Taiwan. I lived in the Bux-provided flat, which was helpful. After 3-4 months, I found my own place. If I had to do it again, I'd have just flown here, grabbed a moderate hotel room for a few nights while I acclimatized to the city. Then I'd start walking in ever widening circles around the main station (of any city). I'd have gone into every Buxiban I saw and made some inquiries. Remember, the time just before you choose a job is the last time you will be your own boss until you decide to quit.
DON"T TAKE THE FIRST OFFER.
Best of luck.... |
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dangerousapple
Joined: 18 Apr 2006
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| Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:08 am Post subject: |
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There is a world of difference between the standard (yet illegal) practice of coming in on a tourist visa and switching to a work visa, and working at a school that is not able to give you a legal work permit. Kindergartens that give work permits are bending the law in some way, and sooner or later the guanxi could run out.
Unless you know what you are getting into, or enjoy teaching very young children, never make kindy your main job source. I'd rather get a root canal than teach kindy, but to each their own. |
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Pop Fly
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| Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:41 am Post subject: |
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| dangerousapple wrote: |
There is a world of difference between the standard (yet illegal) practice of coming in on a tourist visa and switching to a work visa, and working at a school that is not able to give you a legal work permit. Kindergartens that give work permits are bending the law in some way, and sooner or later the guanxi could run out.
Unless you know what you are getting into, or enjoy teaching very young children, never make kindy your main job source. I'd rather get a root canal than teach kindy, but to each their own. |
The apple is not only dangerous, he is also right. Actually, root canal is rather pleasant in comparison. I'd rather live beside a Chou Do Fu stand than teach Kindy.
Great source of secondary income though. You could prolly work a morning/afternoon gig into an extra 60+K/month. That's for 4 hours a day.
But like I said...Chou Do Fu....  |
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