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I was abroad teaching one year and I had over 250 students. I was pretty much by myself. There was only one other foreign teacher and the school had just opened up. I had no orientation, didn't know the language or the culture, kids made fun of me, (even some students left the room to tell the other teachers they felt uncomfortable in my class because kids were swearing at me). This was a private school. Grade 1,2,3, I taught grades 4,5,6,7. The teachers were very polite and so was I. I knew it was a cowboy institution but realized that I had no money and no home. The only way I could survive was to go with it. I knew it was a matter of time before I had the kids at the palm of my hands. They just didn't know who they were dealing with yet. All teachers in my dept, spoke in their native tongue which royally pissed me off, and here I was broke, homeless and isolated. I felt like an idiot. The school gave me a huge advance, a couple of thousand dollars to get on my feet. I sold everything I owned in my home country and had nothing. I figured if i'm going to go into teaching ESL I better go all the way and give my 100%. Good thing is the school wanted me, I may have been broke but never compromised my appearance. I was always sharply dressed, wearing imported cologne, and was always at the top of my game.

Within four months I became the most popular teacher. I was living in a 4 star hotel with meals included, a spa, a fitness center, a sea view. I was allowed to do whatever I wanted. Parents loved me, kids cried for me not to leave, and on teachers day I had 500 kids chanting my name outside in front of the entire school while I help up a bouquet of flowers and saluted them.

That's a foreign teacher.

[ddeubel]

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Haha describing events that is a reality in your mind again my crazy Dave's imposter? Hey are you really a teacher or count Dracula?

Jealousy gets you nowhere pal.


Again I have to report a flamer.

[Demophobe]

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