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chopstix
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 Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 11:45 am Post subject: Are you happy with your (P)NET job? International School? |
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I appreciate all information I have read on this site and in other forums. I am thinking of making the move to HK after 4 years in other Asian countries and want to ask: Aside from the little things that you confront in other countries like bad driving, pollution, a defunct education system and at times poor communication between admin/self and coworkers etc ARE YOU HAPPY WITH YOUR JOB? LIVING IN HONG KONG?
seems people only post when they are unhappy but I want to hear from everybody....the ESF system would be a possible next step.
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lambada
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| Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 12:12 pm Post subject: |
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anninhk
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| Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 11:35 pm Post subject: |
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| Me too! I love living in Hong Kong and I like my school 95% of the time which is probably more than I did in England! |
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briandwest
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Yes. Yes. A thousand times, yes!
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Serious_Fun
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| Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 1:01 am Post subject: |
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| great to read the positives... |
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Lao Wai
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| Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 2:46 am Post subject: |
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Hong Kong: YES! PNET job: NO!
I worked at an international school for a year. That was a great experience. |
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bombers1979
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| Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 3:04 am Post subject: |
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| I loved living in Hong Kong, I just hated the people I worked for. Hong Kong is amazing and the driving isn't bad at all like with other Asian countries. Their transport network is world class and if you are bored in Hong Kong, then you just aren't trying hard enough cause there is ALWAYS something to do. Hong Kong is brilliant what more can I say? |
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starfall
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| Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2007 9:21 am Post subject: |
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| Hong Kong yes. PNET job no. |
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bombers1979
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| Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2007 9:47 am Post subject: |
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| Funny you should say that because a friend of mine has a PNET job and she loves it. I would tend to go the other way around and say PNET yes, Private/International school No. |
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Lao Wai
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| bombers1979 wrote: |
| Funny you should say that because a friend of mine has a PNET job and she loves it. I would tend to go the other way around and say PNET yes, Private/International school No. |
I'm surprised at what YOU'VE said. I'm a PNET and don't like my job at all. However, I do have other PNET friends who like their schools. So it can be a good job, depending on the school. STILL....one thing all of my PNET friends agree on is just that. It's a job, not a professional teaching position. I've worked at an international school. The students were awesome, the job was rewarding, and I was treated as a professional by my principal and colleagues. Was it more work than being a PNET? Sure, but I actually like being a teacher so I don't mind all the extras.
As a PNET, you almost always have to go through your local co-teachers for everything. You cannot pick up the phone and call a parent like they do if a student has been 'naughty' in class. I guess I could get them to make the call for me but I've tried this in the past and it feels like I'm being a bother (they are quite busy).
So, I guess for me it boils down to a lack of control over what I'm doing. I am not involved AT ALL in any of the planning that goes on at my school and am given little input into the way we teach English.
I think that if you're looking for a job with minimal responsibility that pays well, then being a PNET is the job for you. Otherwise, you should probably stick to international schools or teach in your own country. There are always exceptions but the teachers I know who were teachers in their own countries before becoming NETs don't really find the job professionally rewarding. However, they do like the money and the cool lifestyle in Hong Kong.
I'm not trying to convince people to turn down PNET job offers. I just want put my perspective out there. |
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