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[YAMARI]

There is a job posting called certified teachers ony. They are only offering 7000 rmb. Is this some kind of joke 7000 a month for certified teachers.

[eddy-cool]

Why would that be a'joke'??? It needn't, andmanycertified teachers are working for a more typical Chinese salary than for sky-high wages.

[Robin53]

I am a certified teacher in my country. Getting certified wasn't easy. First I had to do a university degree, and then be accepted for the one year intensive training in my subjects ( main subject language teaching, and a second subject). As well as learning how to teach my subjects, I had to learn a lot of other stuff about schools, students, and pedagogy to get the post-graduate diploma. Following a police-check, I then got a job in a state school and had to be supervised for two years. After that I got certified. I have to pay a fee, get a police check, and renew it every two years.

In China, my current salary at a university is 3,200 RMB a month. My teacher certification has no meaning in this country and does not bring any financial or other benefits. I've been teaching here for more than 4 years. I wouldn't be here if I wasn't happy though and enjoy my job. I am professionally satisfied. All my certificate means is that I've been well trained to do my job.

[Zero]

Robin, shouldn't you be eligible to teach at an international school?

[The Ever-changing Cleric]

Robin53, there's something wrong with your story.

[waxwing]

I agree, it's difficult to take Robin's story at face value ... could and should be earning anything from 5-10+ times what you mention there. And you wouldn't have to sell your soul to the devil for that.

The thing about selling yourself short is, you don't have job satisfaction either - nobody expects from you what you're capable of, you are not stretched or challenged. It's not just about the money.

[LongShiKong]

[YAMARI]

Robin is a troll who probably hires for a company or school. The base salary at a very poor university is 4500.

Here is another gem- Beijing Science university or whatever its called (dont want to say the exact name) is asking for two teachers with an MA in English and they are offering a whopping 4000 salary.

I thought China was getting better? Looks like same old low salaries.

[Robin53]

Thanks for all the comments. No, I'm not a troll (check out my replies in various other topics), and my story i