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		| ddeubel 
 
  
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				|  Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2010 11:31 pm    Post subject: Help other teachers: Put yourself on the job map |   |  
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				| A few months back I was reading a discussion on here and it got me thinking that what we need is a simple directory so those looking for a job in a certain country/locale could compare what was being offered to what they knew others were getting. Transparency. 
 Not a blacklisting thing or complaining. Just basic facts about jobs.
 
 So I made  THIS MAP DATABASE   as a solution.
 
 Totally anonymous. Just enter job details - either your present one or a previous one. All entries go on the google map and can be searched/viewed by others.
 
 Hoping teachers will get the point and help out. Teachers helping teachers.
 
 Cheers,
 
 DD
 http://eflclassroom.com
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		| ddeubel 
 
  
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				|  Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2010 10:49 pm    Post subject: |   |  
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				| Thank you to those who kick started the map by posting up some anonymous job info. 
 I think the idea is valuable and I'll keep plugging away and it will take off. Just need each teacher to take the 3-5 min. to input some info....
 
 Cheers, enjoy the weekend.
 
 DD
 http://eflclassroom.com
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		| lifeinkorea 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2010 10:58 pm    Post subject: |   |  
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				| Great idea, I will be adding.  Not sure how you have Seoul arranged, but you might want to separate areas since there are so many teachers. |  | 
	
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		| Missihippi 
 
  
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				|  Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2010 11:03 pm    Post subject: |   |  
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				| good idea, posted mine |  | 
	
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		| meaghan 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2010 3:25 am    Post subject: |   |  
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				| cool idea! |  | 
	
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		| bobbybigfoot 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2010 4:50 pm    Post subject: |   |  
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				| Great job David! I would love to post my information. Unfortunately, I'm concerned there could be repercussions. Pretty easy for my school to pinpoint the information back to me. And, if I were being honest, my school would not get a glowing review. Just a lackluster one. 
 I don't want to be fired for disclosing my salary and/or making less than stellar remarks about my company.
 
 I still think it's a great idea!
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		| ddeubel 
 
  
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				|  Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2010 8:39 pm    Post subject: |   |  
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	  | Great job David! I would love to post my information. Unfortunately, I'm concerned there could be repercussions. Pretty easy for my school to pinpoint the information back to me. And, if I were being honest, my school would not get a glowing review. Just a lackluster one. |  
 BBF - I can respect that and everyone has their own "limit" or decision. However, don't think of it as a place to "review" a school. Just a place to post up the facts of your job - salary, hours, benefits. The aim is transparency and I think any employer (or most) would understand that.
 Further, you can always post up a friend's job or a previous job. Any info. helps others.
 
 
 
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	  | Great idea, I will be adding. Not sure how you have Seoul arranged, but you might want to separate areas since there are so many teachers.
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 lifeinkorea - The whole thing is to be developed further once the database grows. So yeah, I'll eventually put a search bar in where you could zoom the map quickly and also pull up lists of jobs based on neighborhood/city/country etc...  Also, it will eventually go on one big world map where users can drill down by scrolling/clicking the map - until they get where they are interested in. A work in progress... that's the nice thing about the web - very flexible and easy to change once you have a strong underlying structure.
 
 DD
 http://eflclassroom.com
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