| ESL Discussion Forum at the ESL Teachers Board |
| Put this feed on your website |
| Description: |
English as a Second Language (ESL) teachers writing about teaching ESL worldwide and about activities available to teachers worldwide. |
| Format: |
RSS 1.0 |
| Url: |
http://www.eslteachersboard.com/cgi-bin/forum/rss.pl |
| |
| Latest headlines |
ESL Discussion Forum at the ESL Teachers Board
|
Re: English First demand over 9000 RMB from me or they will call police - they won
Wed, 04 Jun 2008 09:02:00 -0500
It is good to read a more substantial report from you, and I fully agree with your advice "to avoid the chain and private schools" - it is those places (and some pretty bad "private universities") that are on our "agenda" here. Whether Kindergarten/kindergarden schools "are the worst" depends on by ...
|
Re: English First demand over 9000 RMB from me or they will call police - they won
Tue, 03 Jun 2008 20:57:00 -0500
So, Dear Joyce. Preeschoolers are a " passion " of yours and you " dabble a bit when time allows " Mmmm, curiouser and curiouser. Kisses XXXXXXXXXXXXX...
|
Re: NEWBIES BEWARE! Pack of pitbulls, snakes in the grass
Tue, 03 Jun 2008 12:12:00 -0500
You said: All TA are useless. Comment: Yes, TA (Teaching Assistants,i.e. those Chinese fellow teachers assigned to you at your school) are. And do not forget: Their task also is to report about you if you say something that is on the list of censorship. Unfortunately, you cannot trust them fully bec...
|
Re: It Ain’t Easy Being Chinese
Tue, 03 Jun 2008 06:50:00 -0500
JOYCE OH JOYCE OH JOYCE ! " It ain't easy being Chinese" ? I agree ! Especially if you are unfortunate enough to be a student of a hypocritical, pretentiuos, boring " English teacher " like you. Do you really have nothing better to do than trawl through internet sites in the vain hope that regurgita...
|
Re: NEWBIES BEWARE! Pack of pitbulls, snakes in the grass
Tue, 03 Jun 2008 02:37:00 -0500
You wrote: That you would label something ridiculous because you can't relate to it, only further exposes your absence of cultural sensitivity. Comment: If you claim the "absence of cultural sensitivity" in the case of someone who has been cheated and lied to by these disgusting recruiters and bosse...
|
Re: NEWBIES BEWARE! Pack of pitbulls, snakes in the grass
Tue, 03 Jun 2008 02:29:00 -0500
Chinese TA's will give instruction to foreign teachers, and increase their cultural sensitivity! HA HA HA, HA HA HA. I am laughing so much I won't be able to sleep tonight. I hope all the "TAs" are re-assigned as soon as possible. Recently, I have told mine to stay out of the classroom, they are a n...
|
Re: NEWBIES BEWARE! Pack of pitbulls, snakes in the grass
Tue, 03 Jun 2008 02:15:00 -0500
I will wait to hear from you as to where you have been working in China. I'll bet you wouldn't even disclose which province you are currently in, let alone the city, or the school you are employed at. It makes me laugh when I hear people criticize me in this forum, calling me a fake and a fraud. I h...
|
Re: English First demand over 9000 RMB from me or they will call police - they won
Tue, 03 Jun 2008 02:00:00 -0500
Yes, Silverboy, your remark on "there are people like myself who cannot be bought, paid off, or otherwise bribed with some kind of inducement: eg expensive dinners, prostitutes (Yes, some schools and recruiters offer such "rewards" to teachers so they will keep their mouth shut)" is realistic and no...
|
Re: It Ain’t Easy Being Chinese
Tue, 03 Jun 2008 01:24:00 -0500
Dear Linguisticus poster, I have a bit of a problem with the word "boring" your are using in your response to the USCM post. It is because to some it may come across a bit offending although it certainly was not meant to be on your part. I also have my problems with this poster and previous posts th...
|
Re: It Ain’t Easy Being Chinese
Mon, 02 Jun 2008 22:10:00 -0500
I may not agree with everything you have said in your post but all in all the points you have made are well worth deeper critical reflection. On the point of humiliation: It is a fact that in more the more recent history of China (ca. 1840 - 1949 and even later),there was a period of humiliation wit...
|