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[TwinCentre]

Can you imagine if there were as many Poles teaching Polish in UK as there are Brits and others teaching English here????

AND, imagine that most of the Polish language schools were run by Brits (just as most of the English language schools are run by Poles here)...

They would have formed an unofficial union or group before too long and would have set minimum prices for private lessons and would know the workings of every school inside out, thus presenting a force to be reckoned with to employers and therefore improving employment conditions.

In Thailand, there is a very popular site for TEFL teachers (ajarn.com), and I believe regular users of that site have formed a social group to booze and stuff. BUT, through their comrad-ship they have actually helped to push up salaries in Bangkok, just by being in the know and obviously knowing which schools to avoid.


And Warsaw? Nothing. Not a sausage.

Why?

If the 40 or so of the active Brit and American teachers, offering private lessons and working free-lance in schools in this city got together just once a month, or even just tried...think what good it could do! Just vaguely agreeing on a minimum price for private students would help, even if not everyone stuck to it....

[justflyingin]

So are you going to organize it? When are we coming to your house for a grill?

[sparks]

The problem, as I see it, is that it is hard to tell who is a "teacher" in Warsaw. I often see foreign students from UW advertising native speaker conversation for 30 or so zl/hr. Many students see no difference. 40 or so teachers? I'd say it's well in the hundreds and constantly changing. There'd have to be some kind of union with native speaker licensing and so on--like a real teaching job.

Wasn't Ewa Szabatin's boyfriend from America also teaching English to get by?

It is a good idea though, some kind of organisation.

[simon_porter00]

the organisation of it would be difficult, but not impossible. Advertising the idea would largely have to be done by word of mouth and even then I doubt you'd catch everyone.
And in any case, since i'm the bestest I'd have to earn the mostest.

[TwinCentre]

[justflyingin]

[lundjstuart]

[/quote]Sorry to ask...but what is UW?[/quote]

University of Warsaw

[justflyingin]

Thanks.

[dynow]

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