SCHOOLS AND RECRUITERS REVIEWS

Re Yuming Education Centre -- Lucky Strike Larry -- 2014-04-11 View All

Re Yuming Education Centre -- Anderson -- 2014-04-12

You say to Turnoi: "You do seem to have a lot of trouble with your English . . . " .. Your English is no better. .. There are English errors in your post. .. I will mention only one here...

Re Yuming Education Centre -- Lucky Strike Larry -- 2014-04-11 View All

You're so full of yourself with the above, that I have every confidence that the students in your class would be way behind the ex-slaughter house workers class down the corridor, in terms of..

Re Yuming Education Centre -- Lucky Strike Larry -- 2014-04-11 View All

you can blow your own (tooting horn-you are funny ,thats fir traffic jam) as mush as you like, but you are pointing it in wrong direction and you have lost me again. as for the sensible bit about..

Re Yuming Education Centre -- Silverboy -- 2014-04-11

I only have one thing to say: The topic is Yuming and I think we should all stick to the subject. I think we can all agree on one thing: The YUMING RUBBISH AND PRETEND EDUCATION CENTER IS A DISGRACE!..

Re Yuming Education Centre -- Lucky Strike Larry -- 2014-04-11

I agree, but occasionally we should go into why it's not a company to work for. Let's start with the uncertainty of getting paid. They will at the drop of a hat cancel classes which you won't get..

Re Yuming Education Centre -- Lucky Strike Larry -- 2014-04-11 View All

They only too frequently come right out of a bottle; and whereas the drunkard may well be showing what he really is stripped of his veneer of civilised behaviour, we can hardly say that what is..

Re Low-life foreign deechers at EF Hohot - well said! -- Greg -- 2014-04-10 View All

Pee'd off and bored is not the current DOS of EF Hohhot ... She is the current DOS's partner and one of only three people at that school who have good things to say about him.

Re Zhejiang Beilun High School- Beilun, Ningbo -- tazoe -- 2014-04-10 View All

“You’d have to be a freak’n whore to work here”. Do you want be part of the solution or part of the problem? Beware, Grace Chen Lei wants you to join her confederacy to “grease the..

Re Zhejiang Beilun High School- Beilun, Ningbo -- Babylouie -- 2014-04-12

Ningbo Beilun High School- .. I am a former teacher at Ningbo Beilun High School. I was employed by the ‘ SINO-US ( GAC/ACT ) program ‘for a year and a half. This initiative was managed by Grace..

Re Zhejiang Beilun High School- Beilun, Ningbo -- Apple Pie -- 2014-04-10

Ungracious Grace should hire a couple of entertainers in a white monkey skin, they will teach all her students everything they need to know - including barking. They will not be failed in any exam..

Re Zhejiang Beilun High School- Beilun, Ningbo -- Silverboy -- 2014-04-10

You are not really telling us anything new: She is a horrible woman, even looking at her ugly face makes me sick. Just avoid that school and tell as many people as possible to avoid it. Can smell the..

Re: Best Learning, Beijing -- BL Employee -- 2014-04-09 View All

I would like to clarify some serious misunderstandings about holding onto the passport and apartment situation. .. 1. Firstly, the passport is not held until you pay the loan off. It is held for one..

Yuming Education Centre -- kasper1979 -- 2014-04-09

Hello all, .. I recently signed a 10 month contract With Yuming education centre and will leave Europe the beginning of may to teach there. I just found out about some negative information about..

Re Yuming Education Centre -- Alex -- 2014-04-09

Nothing has ever changed there, it's still the same old dirty game they play! .. Stay clear of that place, and as long as you are not in China forget anything you have signed; it has no meaning and..

Re Yuming Education Centre -- Lucky Strike Larry -- 2014-04-09

It doesn't matter about the contract you've signed. I've signed a couple at one time in case something went wrong with one. .. Yuming is not known for being a good employer. Unless a school is..

Re Yuming Education Centre -- Silverboy -- 2014-04-10

What you said is true, the only problem is that you were not harsh enough in regard to your criticism. Yuming is total trash, the absolute lowest of the low. .. This is war, people like Helen and the..

Re Yuming Education Centre -- Lucky Strike Larry -- 2014-04-10

Their demise doesn't seem imminent. But I suppose you are having a good time. I thought it might be more productive to inform the poster what he should expect from a reasonable job and what he is..

Re Yuming Education Centre -- callmefred's Fake Oxford English Dictionary -- 2014-04-09

The first useful post I have seen from that poster with a parrot....ough

Re Yuming Education Centre -- Lucky Strike Larry -- 2014-04-09

Re EF English First Hohhot is crap!!!! -- Lucky Strike Larry -- 2014-04-08 View All

That's not bad actually. Quite witty. I appreciated that.

Re EF English First Hohhot is crap!!!! -- Lucky Strike Larry -- 2014-04-08 View All

I don't know much about doing 'a' runner; never had the need. Do you know anything about doing 'a' runner?

Re EF English First Hohhot is crap!!!! -- Anderson -- 2014-04-08 View All

For a moment I thought they were men dressed in white monkey skins . . . LOL. They are just like the deechers who pretend they are qualified teachers at EF.

Re CHEERY ENGLISH SHANGHAI - ESL school review -- Bobby -- 2014-04-08 View All

Having read the previous posts and can sympathize with you all completely. .. I worked for then for nearly 6 months, I too had to travel long distances and teach more than the states hours and as..

Re English@ (Bao'an District Shenzhen) - Alexander & Laura (owners) -- M. O. -- 2014-04-08 View All

Oh you have no idea. The guy thinks he's the Nikola Tesla of the ESL world. .. We have guy who did privates and worked at Meten English. He married his 22 year old student (I think it was a business..

Re EF English First Hohhot is crap!!!! -- Silverboy -- 2014-04-07 View All

It that a training center convention picture.........lol!

Re EF English First Hohhot is crap!!!! -- Lucky Strike Larry -- 2014-04-07 View All

What does the 'd' represent exactly? Or did you just select that randomly? Where is the 'a' I think I am somewhat more professional than you in regard to English, and that silly child's word..

Re EF English First Hohhot is crap!!!! -- Lucky Strike Larry -- 2014-04-06 View All

I don't want to press you on this for the sake of it but what does 'deechers' mean? You accuse me of being one but as I don't have a clue what it means and how, I cannot respond. English is my mother..

Re EF English First Hohhot is crap!!!! -- Nelson -- 2014-04-05 View All

OK So I deleted a previous message I wrote, was being a bit too harsh in a moment of anger and don't want to stoop to the low levels of others. .. All I can say is, teachers at EF Hohhot are treated..

Re EF English First Hohhot is crap!!!! -- Lucky Strike Larry -- 2014-04-06

Shouldn't worry. Losing self control is a right of passage on these Internet forums. .. As for what you reveal about this school, it's a lot down to perception, don't you think- how you perceive..

Re EF English First Hohhot is crap!!!! -- Nelson -- 2014-04-07

I completely understand what you mean, and I am going to move on and already have a new adventure planned. I'm a qualified teacher with many years experience. That's why I got so angry with the way..

Re EF English First Hohhot is crap!!!! -- Lucky Strike Larry -- 2014-04-08

I believe you. You have however the right attitude. Good for you, sod them and don't let it get to you. That's the spirit. Not worth getting bitter and twisted about. Jolly good luck to you indeed.

Re Low-life foreign deechers at EF Hohot - well said! -- Buudy the Elf -- 2014-04-05 View All

You sound like a Cotton Headed Ninny Muggins with bad skin to me!!

(Message Deleted by Poster) -- Nelson -- 2014-04-04 View All

Re Low-life foreign deechers at EF Hohot - well said! -- Pee'd off and bored -- 2014-04-05

OK, as a current (pissed off) teacher at Hohhot let me set the record straight. .. The current DOS has never lied about his work experience (why would he?!) as for education, I can count on one hand..

Re Low-life foreign deechers at EF Hohot - well said! -- Greg -- 2014-04-10

Really?!?! I think what you meant to say is "if the current DOS considers you a friend then he will try and help you with any issues ... well if he thinks it won't hinder him climbing the..

Re Low-life foreign deechers at EF Hohot - well said! -- jiaoshi -- 2014-04-10

Pee'd off and bored -- The only reason I'm writing this response is because your post was so biased. You live with the current DOS, of course you will support him. I have a problem with others that..

Re Low-life foreign deechers at EF Hohot - well said! -- LL Crew -- 2014-04-08

EF's suck, I work in Hohhot at the moment but haven't worked for EF. I have met many of the teachers who have worked there over the past few years and one thing they all have in common is that..

Re Low-life foreign deechers at EF Hohot - well said! -- Greg -- 2014-04-10

Simple the woman in charge is an idiot! Anyone with good or progressive ideas for the school is out, any one who just goes along with whatever silly ideas she comes up with is in. ..

Re Low-life foreign deechers at EF Hohot - well said! -- Nelson -- 2014-04-05

The current DOS' teacher profile says he has worked in education for five years or similar.. that's not true. I never mentioned anything about needing degrees. I said it's unjust that he should lie..

English@ (Bao'an District Shenzhen) - Alexander & Laura (owners) -- Michelle -- 2014-04-03

Just a warning, this is pretty long. I apologize in advance. .. So my boyfriend and I were living and teaching in Vietnam for a year (I recommend it for those who are considering Vietnam) and we were..

Re: EF Hohhot -- job -- 2014-04-02 View All

that was sarcasm.....I thought that was obvious

Re: EF Hohhot -- job -- 2014-04-02 View All

Yes, we are all in awe of your sexual conquests. I am visiting Ethiopia in a few months for a mission trip, fingers crossed. You dont have a responsibility to learn Chinese. And if you do manage to..

Re: EF English First Hohhot -- Lucky Strike Larry -- 2014-04-01 View All

Thought I answered this all ready! It seems to have been sprinkled with magic fairy dust.

Re Springboard International School -- RM -- 2014-04-01 View All

Hi Emily, .. Can you give us your reviews on this school now? Thank you.

Re Springboard International School -- Emily -- 2014-04-01

I am confused. There might be another Emily? My last post was in reference to a kindergarten in China. .. I wish I could help, but I have not heard of the Springboard International School.

Re Kindergarten Schools in China? -- Emily -- 2014-04-01 View All

Thanks for your response I do not feel so alone in this situation now. I am glad I found this forum:) .. Working in this kindergarten is like one the Twilight Zone episodes

Re: EF English First Hohhot -- Lucky Strike Larry -- 2014-03-31 View All

So you tell us! Seems to be a subject which you are curiously interested in and unwilling to drop; even to the extent of fabrication?

Linguistics and Applied linguistics -- Adam -- 2014-04-01

Is it possible for the holders of MA of Applied Linguistics to apply for a PHD in Linguistics?In other words ,could universities of a top world ranking accept the application of Applied Linguistics..

The Shane English Japan Conveyor Belt -- Saitama teacher -- 2014-03-31

While the pay is not bad, the company is openly hostile to any leave requests and asks for a ludicrous 2 months notice even if for a solitary day or even a few hours. If you are primarily employing..

Re The quest for balance by hypocrites -- Lucky Strike Larry -- 2014-03-31 View All

Simple is not the operative word, is it? Simple is what I am asking you to be. The plight of foreigners teaching basic English in China only demands simple argument. Basic and simple are fine..

Re The quest for balance by hypocrites -- Silverboy -- 2014-04-01

We are not Chinese moron, so we don't care about childish things like "saving face". .. Run along, don't forget to take your medication!

Re The quest for balance by hypocrites -- simleton -- 2014-03-31

Your input actually demonstrates the stupidity of many unqualified foreign deechers in China.

Re: EF English First Hohhot -- Lucky Strike Larry -- 2014-03-31 View All

I doubt very much if the man entered 'molesting' down as a hobby on his cv. I'm afraid your righteous indignation is wildly unfair to the unfortunate employer who hired him. Are you not aware that..

Re: EF English First Hohhot -- Lou -- 2014-03-31

Woah how did sex offenders come into this?

Re: EF English First Hohhot -- Joe -- 2014-03-31

Look at the EF Tangshan thread, you will find the story there. I know a similar story from another EF branch in China. In that case, the offender was the Chinese owner himself.

Re: EF English First Hohhot -- Lou -- 2014-04-01

Wouldn't surprise me ... Considering the only real thing that seems to matter at an EF is how soon you can start.

Re The quest for balance by hypocrites -- Lucky Strike Larry -- 2014-03-31 View All

Someone like who? You are babbling again. And that sounds like a stock-in-trade response. As does 'why don't you sling your hook?' .. Please. we shouldn't be talking about intellectualism here. We..

Kindergarten Schools in China? -- Emily -- 2014-03-31

Has anyone experienced working in one of these so-called Kindergarten schools? The place where I work is completely out of touch with a proper early childhood development programme. .. In meantime, I..

I am being scammed out of money -- Reed -- 2014-03-31

Log everything of how much they owe you and start looking for a new school. .. The sooner you look for a new school the better. Good luck!

EF Dalian -- EnglishmanAbroad -- 2014-03-31 View All

I thought I'd add my own thoughts to life teaching for English First in China since this forum seems to be full of people saying bad things about their employers no matter which school they work..

Re The quest for balance by hypocrites -- Lucky Strike Larry -- 2014-03-31 View All

Thanks for the gobbledygook. Gobbledygook in the context that (including the link)it is over the top and totally uncalled for. 'The flowers that bloom in the spring tra la has got nothing to do with..

Re: EF Tangshan -- Silverboy -- 2014-03-31 View All

It is only the mainland where this seems to be a problem. I never had many problems when I lived in Hong Kong. It is possible that the British legacy in Hong Kong had a very positive influence there...

Re: The quest for balance by hypocrites -- Silverboy -- 2014-03-31 View All

The amusing thing is that there are GW's who think that by working at training centers they are doing something useful and "helping the Chinese". In fact, they are propagating a serious problem:..

EF English First Hohhot -- Lou -- 2014-03-30 View All

Cheers but English First Hohhot f***ing sucks and by the way all the managers are arrogant c***s. .. If you are thinking of working for EF English First Hohhot my advice to you is DON’T!!!! .. This..

Re EF English First Hohhot -- Buddy the Elf -- 2014-04-05

You sound like a cotton headed ninny muggins with bad skin to me!!

Re EF English First Hohhot -- Pete Burn's jockstrap -- 2014-04-05

Former disgruntled employee??!!! .. Enjoy smelling of chip fat

Re EF English First Hohhot -- Lou -- 2014-04-06

Smelling like chip fat is better than putting up with the childish bullying that goes on in that place.

Re EF English First Hohhot -- Nelson -- 2014-04-03

DO NOT GO TO EF HOHHOT!!! Lou has hit the nail on the head. .. The management there are liars, backstabbers and bullies. I work hard, very hard, and all I got in return was constant lies, let downs..

Re: EF English First Hohhot -- Ever -- 2014-03-31

you sound like a lovely guy to work with Lou, ha ha! .. Hohot EF maybe the worst place to work in the world but answer me this, why did you get on a plane to China without the proper visa?..

Re: EF English First Hohhot -- Phox53 -- 2014-03-31

To be fair on Lou, schools bring teachers over on non working VISA is the norm, as it is easier to get a work visa once in China than from out side the country. As for the work and pay, this is..

Re: EF English First Hohhot -- Ever -- 2014-04-01

We'll have to agree to disagree then. I've never worked at a school/uni that didn't provide me with the z visa and residence permit. I think if a school is asking you to break the law before you've..

Re: EF English First Hohhot -- TC Hater -- 2014-03-30

All EF's are trash, there is no such thing as a good one. All New Oriental ( XDC ) schools are rubbish also. The one in a city called Nanning is in particular terrible. The manager there is a bastard..

Re: EF English First Hohhot -- Emily -- 2014-03-31

Sounds like a complete nightmare.

Re: EF Tangshan -- Ever -- 2014-03-30 View All

I didn't realise that your subconscious could type

Re: EF Tangshan -- Lucky Strike Larry -- 2014-03-30 View All

Oh my god, another lunatic has popped up! who are you and what are you on about?

Re: EF Tangshan -- Silverboy -- 2014-03-27 View All

We need to ask ourselves why anyone who had morals and ethics would want to protect a convicted felon. As you know, other crooks have been outed on here before, thanks to research and investigations..

Re: EF Tangshan -- Needleface -- 2014-03-28

So what you are saying is that you're an extremist, refusing neither to discuss nor be reasonable about anything. 'No middle ground' means that you have elevated your opinion to irrefutable, immortal..

Re: EF Tangshan -- Banana Hooligan -- 2014-03-28

Who the hell would care about your reputation? I could not care less whether you had any at all. This board is not about someone like you but about ESL outfits and their (mostly) ruthless business..

Re: EF Tangshan -- Lucky Strike Larry -- 2014-03-29

He he haw haw, you're funny! No no no, you have to stretch out the hand of welcome and friendship to all; even those with opposite points of view. You were probably just angry? You know it makes..

Re: EF Tangshan -- Banana Hooligan -- 2014-03-29

Nothing wrong with being funny, but no welcome and friendship for owners and supporters of crappy ESL businesses in China; that means changing sides, and I won't. And FYI, I am always angry when..

Re: EF Tangshan -- Lucky Strike Larry -- 2014-03-29

Put it this way. You come across as a fanatic. The weak spot, the Achilles heel which secretly all fanatics have is a hidden doubt that they are wrong. And because of their hidden secret doubt they..

Re: EF Tangshan -- Banana Hooligan -- 2014-03-29

Wrong! These business guys will fight and bully you, have seen that far too often, and it does not lead anywhere in the end. The way to change things is not talking to them but to put enough public..

Re: EF Tangshan -- T.E.S.T.I.F.Y -- 2014-03-29

If we were in the West what this Lucky Strike Larry poster is saying might hold water but since were not, expecting Chinese to do the logical and reasonable thing in any situation will never happen..

Re: EF Tangshan -- Lucky Strike Larry -- 2014-03-30

They don't think you are crazy but they do notice that the average Ft is not the sharpest tool in the box. They are probably quite right, because, they do have to scrape the bottom of the barrel to..

Re: EF Tangshan -- Brodi -- 2014-03-30

I actually see many foreigners taking advantage of the teaching industry. People who I know have worked at training centers get promoted and often become recruiters for these as well as other..

Re: EF Tangshan -- Lucky Strike Larry -- 2014-03-30

It it damn bad form to take advantage of the dim and easily led. We seem to have a bunch of exceedingly weird characters on this site trying to mislead them. Trying to poison minds with..

Re: EF Tangshan -- lindseyvanschaik -- 2014-03-30

When one speaks on disagreements often escalation results in both sides with sleeves rolled up and a testy attitude pushed to the fronts. What the gentleman was saying probably attempted at a sincere..

Re: EF Tangshan -- Silverboy -- 2014-03-30

Many foreigners who have lived in China have told me the same sort of thing as what you wrote. As for the Chinese, it seem they just don't think well, I mean, are they just an illogical and stupid..

Re: EF Tangshan -- Silverboy -- 2014-03-29

Ok, answer this one question: Do you support rubbish training centers and private schools in China ( or anywhere ) or not? Very easy to answer this question. So, do you support crap schools or not?..

Re: EF Tangshan -- Lucky Strike Larry -- 2014-03-29

He he haw haw, it feels like you have your fingers around my throat, tossing me around a cell in an effort to beat the truth into me, on the behalf of some malevolent war lord. The answer is this, my..

Re: EF Tangshan -- Silverboy -- 2014-03-30

I think my ability to discern as you put it is spot on. I have never said every single school in China is garbage. Some public universities and high schools in China are ok, even if the levels of..

Re: EF Tangshan -- Banana Hooligan -- 2014-03-29

There is no middle ground in this matter. You are absolutely right. So that poster thinks I am a "fanatic". Looks like that he is living on planet Mars. May he rest there in peace!....hahahaha

Re: EF Tangshan -- Jamie -- 2014-03-26 View All

To Turnoi, .. I know of your hatred towards EF, but here is the definition of "slander" .. slander n. defamation, in which someone tells one or more persons an untruth about another which untruth..

Re: EF Tangshan -- Richard -- 2014-03-27

In regards to Slander .. I have brought attention to the FACT that a registered and convicted sex felony was employed at the EF in Tangshan. This is not slander .. I have stated the FACT that many..

Re: Zhejiang Beilun High School- Beilun, Ningbo -- j+ -- 2014-03-24 View All

Actually, it is not the Ningbo Beilun High School that is bad. The Chinese section has a good reputation, but a few years back some shady Chinese characters (investors) opened this “international..

Re: Green Oasis School in Shenzhen, China don't go there! -- C'est bon -- 2014-03-24 View All

It's not so much the kids barking. More like the guy in charge barking to the orders of the Chinese board. With his special toilet, sleezy a&@/ licking and ingratiating attitude. The word on the..

Re: FEN Foreign language academy Saitama Asaka Japan -- A Different Past Teacher -- 2014-03-23 View All

I was a teacher around that time and believe this teacher to be biased. I don’t have a reason as to why. I enjoyed my time there and felt the foreign teachers were treated very well. I taught there..

Re: FEN Foreign language academy Saitama Asaka Japan -- Silverboy -- 2014-03-24

You sound like a GW. Your post contains way to much praise for any employer. However, considering I know nothing about teaching in Japan I'll let your post slide. If you were reporting about a..

Re: EF Tangshan is hell -- Richard -- 2014-03-22 View All

^^That's unfortunate because these two [edited] are still there and the character and appearance descriptions of the two are incredibly accurate - It's a crying shame is what it is

Re: EF Tangshan is hell -- Jamie -- 2014-03-26

To whom it may concern, .. Firstly I’d like to say that I’m the [edited] that Steven and Richard have posted about on these boards. My name is Jamie and yes I have worked for EF Tangshan since..

Re: Blacklist of crap schools worldwide -- chat hall -- 2014-03-22 View All

BR Language School, Phetchaburi (Thailand) [Teaching Agency] .. Please be warned: Never sign up with this company! They deduct 20,000 baht from your first month's salary (calling it a deposit). I've..

Re: Blacklist of crap schools worldwide -- Agent Basher -- 2014-03-23

Seems that this outfit is an agent selling foreign teachers out to schools and "schools". Simply don't work for these crooks, you will regret it!

Re: Re EF Tangshan is hell -- steven dedalus -- 2014-03-22 View All

What he did to you sounds like the same thing you use these boards to do to everyone else. No matter what some has to say for them selves you and Turnoi are there putting in your 2 cents worth. Yet..

Re: Re EF Tangshan is hell -- Silverboy -- 2014-03-22

Well, it's strange that you would reply to a post from NEARLY THREE YEARS AGO but I will reply anyway. It seems to me that your knowledge of previous posters on here is poor: That you would come on..

FEN Foreign language academy Saitama Asaka Japan -- PAST TEACHER -- 2014-03-21

FEN Foreign language academy .. just avoid this company .. salary is not high enough for the lack of competent management .. the foreign management may change, but the japanese management will still..

TESOL -- Hiromy -- 2014-03-21 View All

Hello! Has anyone ever heard of TESOL? Last week they answered my request to teach English in Sweden but I´m still not very convinced because I really don´t know that much about the way they work..

Re: TESOL -- cunning linguist -- 2014-03-22

Not sure how much research you have done, but here's some information to help you on your way. .. SOURCE: http://www.global-english.com/travel-teach-english-in/Sweden/ .. It always irrritates me when..

Re: TESOL -- Banana Hooligan -- 2014-03-21

Hi, give us the details regarding that site (URL). Your name sounds Japanese. FYI, it is not normal for Sweden to hire ESL teachers from abroad,. It might be s scam, so be careful and don't pay..

Re: TESOL -- Hiromy -- 2014-03-28

Thanks for answering and giving me advice about this company. I also did my research and read that Tesol-online is a scam. There were comments about people who paid and never heard from them again...

Re: TESOL -- justaguy -- 2014-03-28

It's silly to ask that teachers get a TESOL for a job as menial as esl teaching. Just another way to scam people.

Re: TESOL -- Banana Hooligan -- 2014-03-28

That is what they do to sell their main product - the course. The jobs you will be given are mostly crap anyway, but you will find out only later.

Re: Prime Coach, Tashkent, Uzbekistan -- Patrick Borden -- 2014-03-20 View All

You seem to have a really big chip on your shoulder and I'm not sure why. Except for the shared accommodation, none of what you say rings true. And only 12 classroom hours a week? Sounds like you..

Re: Prime Coach, Tashkent, Uzbekistan -- Greg -- 2014-03-23

Ok, If you had read my January 4th post you would have had the insight not to take that job, FIRST and foremost The owner JUST raised the monthly pay to 1,800,000 which at the official rate is not..

Re: Prime Coach, Tashkent, Uzbekistan -- Ali Mahmud Behastekir -- 2014-03-20

You ignore the fact that Prime Coach is just a training centre and not a reputable school, and that working for training centres is a job at the bottom of the barrel without any repute for your..

Re: Prime Coach, Tashkent, Uzbekistan -- Banana Hooligan -- 2014-03-20

Shared accommodation is rubbish anyway. Or do you think it would be a pleasure to have you around all the 24 hours if I was working with you? No, that would be hell, and that's one of the main..

Re: My Experience with Nanjing Ahead -- NJTMH -- 2014-03-19 View All

I am going for an interview with Ahead later today. At best it seems like a mixed bag of comments here, but they're still around so they're doing something right. .. They pay well, offering me 18,000..

ClickChina Cultural Exchange Co., Ltd. -- Chloe -- 2014-03-19

Does anyone know anything about ClickChina Cultural Exchange Co., Ltd. and the way they work with foreign teachers? Is the company reliable?

Re: Songyuan Foreign studies college - its real name is FOREIGN STUDIES ACADEMY OF SONGYUAN -- fkbill -- 2014-03-18 View All

yes, he is cheating by hiring the teachers using the name Sage , but he will use them in Songyuan, he hides his songyuan school name,because it is a rubbish.

Re: Songyuan Foreign studies college - Bill Zhang (Bill Chang) now uses the name TEDA EDUCATION GROUP -- Anderson -- 2014-03-19

Bill Zhang (Bill Chang) now uses the name TEDA EDUCATION GROUP in his latest advertisements. It seems the name SAGE stinks.

Re: Songyuan Foreign studies college - New name: TEDA Education Group -- fkbill -- 2014-03-18 View All

please read the following message, it is a new name of this school, he uses another name to cheat teachers. .. TEDA, Tianjin, China .. Location: TEDA or Tianjin Economic Development Area is situated..

Re: Songyuan Foreign studies college - New name: TEDA Education Group -- Traveling Bob -- 2014-03-19

I was actually looking at another thread when this one caught my eye. .. I spent a year working in Songyuan recently and have some knowledge of the ESL community(it's hard not to when there are less..

Beijing Best Learning -- PurpleSkyyy -- 2014-03-18 View All

Hello to all ESL teachers looking for employment in Beijing. I would just like to warn you of the "Best Learning" organization that has many locations in Beijing. I worked for this company for a year..

Best In Cheating, Beijing -- Muppet Show -- 2014-03-18

They are best in cheating and just a crappy training centre with white monkeys acting in a muppet show.

Tefl Supreme Thailand -- Gas -- 2014-03-17 View All

Anyone knows or has experience of TEFLSupreme in Thailand?

Re: Tefl Supreme Thailand -- Banana Hooligan -- 2014-03-18

If you can't find any review on them, then look at how they present themselves. They say they will train you and get you a job later. Those who know the ESL industry will tell you that this entails..

Re: EF Tangshan -- Richard -- 2014-03-16 View All

Here are several links to the news story which took almost little or no effort to find, they actually appear in the first search page of Google: .. 1...

Re: EF Tangshan -- Ever -- 2014-03-17

Have you passed this information onto the relevant Chinese authorities as well as the EF head office in Shanghai? If so what were their responses?

Re: EF Tangshan -- Richard -- 2014-03-17

The school immediately erased/destroyed all records and covered all paper trails of the criminal ever being employed there once the complaint by the staff member was made. If a report was to be..

Re: EF Tangshan -- T.E.S.T.I.F.Y -- 2014-03-25

Hello Richard, .. Have you heard any news back from reporting to Shanghai about the problems or are you still collecting information? You mentioned that it may be hard since the school went to extra..

Re: EF Tangshan -- Richard -- 2014-03-25

Thank you for your support as this is what we need to shed light on these heinous actions and to let people know that they cannot bully people into remaining quiet about severe infractions. As I am..

Re: EF Tangshan -- Jamie -- 2014-03-26

To whom it may concern, .. My name's Jamie a long time employee of EF Tangshan. Go check out my other recent comment at "http://www.eslteachersboard.com/cgi-bin/review/index.pl?read=57885" old..

Re: EF Tangshan -- Ever -- 2014-03-26

Hi Jamie, I feel your frustration regarding the personal nature of some of the attacks. However, for the record can you confirm whether the 2 recent claims that the Richard poster made are true or..

EF Tangshan -- Richard -- 2014-03-16

Be wary, there was a recent staff member that was exposed as a sex offender in his home country...this information was found out through a simple Google search of his name after he began conducting..

Re: Re EF Tangshan is hell -- Richard -- 2014-03-15 View All

Update: EF Tangshan has been employing Staff with falsified documents, lack of credentials and known and registered criminals. .. Many of the employees in high level positions never even meet the..

A case of angry baboons on esl forums -- Jake -- 2014-03-14 View All

Like I have stated in a previous post, I am getting my tefl. But that is compounded by a bachelor's which I already have. However, we have senile human beings who wants to kick up a geological..

Re: A case of angry baboons on esl forums -- Banana Hooligan -- 2014-03-14

Re: A case of angry baboons on esl forums -- Chris -- 2014-03-17

I don't think you need to know these differences if you want to teach in kindergarten / middleschool .. Especially because your english class (in some cases) is secondary to the Chinese teacher whose..

Re: A case of angry baboons on esl forums -- Banana Hooligan -- 2014-03-17

I can read, speak and write Chinese. .. For the rest of your input, you may be right with kindergarten students. On the other hand, these points are standard topics in training to teach; not all..

Re: A case of angry baboons on esl forums -- Ever -- 2014-03-17

Although it might help to know the difference between whose and who's .. Anyway i don't think that explaining grammar points to 5 year olds in any language (including their mother tongue) is..

Re: A case of angry baboons on esl forums -- Banana Hooligan -- 2014-03-18

Would be nice if this was the case. But I really doubt he will. The reason is that many so-called "teachers", in reality deechers, on here tend to confuse its and it's in their texts after such a..

Re: A case of angry baboons on esl forums -- Ever -- 2014-03-19

Sure someone needs a level of intelligence and understanding to be good a teacher. I doubt whether the 4 week courses you are talking about (I assume you mean the CELTA or TESOL) have ever created a..

Re: A case of angry baboons on esl forums -- cunning linguist -- 2014-03-19

A good post. The intention of CELTA, as I've mentioned before here, but which still seems to escape some people, is not to turn-out a "complete teacher" as you rightly say. It is a foundation upon..

Re: A case of angry baboons on esl forums -- Ever -- 2014-03-20

I'm glad we agree. .. It'd be great if more teachers took these qualifications especially if they plan to spend at least a few years working in ESL. There is the prospect that they can lead to higher..

Re: A case of angry baboons on esl forums -- Chris -- 2014-03-17

As for jake, i think he refers to the angry baboons as the middleaged men whose last resort was go to China due to bad luck at getting jobs back home. They go to China with their masters in education..

Show business - on white monkeys io a muppet show -- Banana Hooligan -- 2014-03-18

If Jake's topic would have been just that, it would have been a question relating to a "career" in the ESL industry (which in fact is none for obvious reasons), and it also would have been clear that..

Re: Show business - on white monkeys io a muppet show -- MoreQualifiedThanYou -- 2014-03-19

To be a Qualified ESL teacher (oral english presenter) you don't need a bachelors in English, Teaching or any kind of University. The most qualified would be (for example) someone who's been on..

Re: Show business - on white monkeys io a muppet show -- passion for peanuts -- 2014-03-20

You are wrong. If you want to be an entertainer please try Hollywood or Las Vegas. Universities are for education, not entertainment. People like yourself are a big part of the problem, you think..

Re: Entertainers or Teachers? -- Ever -- 2014-03-20

What you're suggesting is that teaching comes down to having good presentation skills and the ability to entertain. Sure being able to put forward ideas in a way that doesn't send students to sleep..

Re: Entertainers or Teachers? -- Banana Hooligan -- 2014-03-20

Exactly, a teacher's role is not that of an entertainer. Being an entertainer which is often expected by Chinese TC owners is the role of a white monkey in a muppet show.

Re: Show business - on white monkeys io a muppet show -- Banana Hooligan -- 2014-03-19

No! Those you are talking about would not be the most qualified and your examples are a bit out of the common line. Martin Wolff, a failed lawyer, is a good case in point. In the US, he was convicted..

Re: Show business - on white monkeys io a muppet show -- Peanut Passion -- 2014-03-19

I remember that stupid corrupt/failed ex-lawyer who started the equally useless "teaching by movies" ( holistic English ) business. He used to come on here and talk about how the regular posters were..

Re: A case of angry baboons on esl forums -- Ever -- 2014-03-18

I think we can all agree that teaching is a profession that requires on the job experience. However, you shouldn't turn your nose up at the qualifications that are out there as they can provide you..

Re: A case of angry baboons on esl forums -- Chris -- 2014-03-18

I want to add to Ever's first paragraph. .. If you have bachelor degree , in something else ,for example. And you come to China doing a kindergarten job ("crappy training centre" or kindergarten..

Re: A case of angry baboons on esl forums -- Banana Hooligan -- 2014-03-19

Indeed, a good strategy. The main thing that a person without sufficient qualifications is working on educating him/herself further, which is a good and honourable thing to do. No objections and all..

A TEFL Lesson for Jake -- Banana Monkey -- 2014-03-14 View All

Re: Wall Street English, China -- John O'Shei -- 2014-03-13 View All

Indeed. The GWs always shoot themselves in the foot. Always.

Re: Wall Street English, China -- John O'Shei -- 2014-03-13 View All

I'm not quite as harsh as Turnoi, you are a welcome to discuss the merits of private training centres with me, if you wish to. .. Just don't complain when I humiliate you.

St. Paul American School Pampanga, Philippines -- Mr. Page -- 2014-03-13

I just visited this so called American school in the Clark economic zone Pampanga,Philippines. 90% of the teachers are local Filipinos??Whats American about that?

Re: DD Dragon Wenzhou, Cangnan, Lingxi, Longgang -- A Hangzhou DD Dragon -- 2014-03-13 View All

I am appalled by the post here regarding our company. However, this is how it is at some of our DD Dragon locations. Run by a money grubby Chinese man with money but little to no experience running a..

Re: DD Dragon Wenzhou, Cangnan, Lingxi, Longgang -- brodi.thoreau@outlook.com -- 2014-03-13

Wasn't your place where that US guy died at? So what happened later? Was his body shipped back home?

Re: DD Dragon Wenzhou, Cangnan, Lingxi, Longgang -- tick tick -- 2014-03-29

Well their is supposed to have been insurance for repatriation of the body and it is now a SAFEA requirement to provide FTs with medical insurance. .. Those last I seen in the news was the parents..

Re: DD Dragon Wenzhou, Cangnan, Lingxi, Longgang -- Lucky Strike Larry -- 2014-03-30

Has all the hallmarks of something made up by a communist regime. Or more to the point some slime spun and flung out by the Anti-Chinese merry-go-round. Malcontents from their seedy bed-sitting..

Re: DD Dragon Wenzhou, Cangnan, Lingxi, Longgang -- Silverboy -- 2014-03-30

Well Mr Smart-Arse, I think maybe that post was directed toward me. FYI loser, I actually do have a luxury apartment in Australia. Thankfully no greedy Chinese b...h will ever be getting her grubby..

ADVETI, Abu Dhabi -- Go east -- 2014-03-13 View All

OK, let's be as frank and open as possible with this ESL organisation. Stay clear! If offered a teaching position think long and hard about whether you really want to come and work for a company..

Re ADVETI, Abu Dhabi -- dany -- 2014-04-05

Hey I have been offered a job with adveti as an English teacher. Could you elaborate on your experience were you teaching kids or adults ? .. I have heard they work you to the Max like most schools..

Re ADVETI, Abu Dhabi -- Foreign Abu Dhabi Slave -- 2014-04-06

Dany, do not trust these slave traders from Adveti. They are terrible. You cannot even leave the country without their consent if you wanted to do a runner because they will take your passport away,..

Re: Be Careful of KISQ in Qingdao -- John O’Shei -- 2014-03-12 View All

There’s some partial truth in that, but don’t allow the desire to develop inter-cultural skills result in you get spiritually and financially raped. .. Too many foreigners do that, I have learned..

Re: Be Careful of KISQ in Qingdao -- Bye Bye Don -- 2014-03-11 View All

I agree that to stay happy in China, foreign teachers need to have a different world view and expectations. In addition, China is a great country with great people and I have lived here for many..

Re: Wall Street English, China -- WSE SM -- 2014-03-10 View All

I remember this... .. A correction - It wasn't from an "executive", it was from a teacher. His name was Jules. He was well-known around the company for being very negative. There wasn't a day when he..

Re: Wall Street English, China -- John O'Shei -- 2014-03-12

So you admit to having 'methods' that don't really work. Why have any of these methods in the first place?! What you mentioned just suggests to me that your methods simply represent unorganised and..

Re: Wall Street English, China -- Silverboy -- 2014-03-12

Another bullshit post. "The guy has 10 centers to run" , what is he, a hero or something? Like the John O'Shei poster said, join the military if you want to be a hero, not some joke of a ESL "hero"...

Re: Wall Street English, China -- Jake -- 2014-03-11

You guys seem to always get complaints. How bad is it at these places with foreign teachers not getting along with the rest of the staff?

Re: Wall Street English, China -- Wall Street Yuppie -- 2014-03-11

Wall Street is wonderful - well, I am talking about Wall Street in NYC. They produce so much fine toilette paper there that they only use for banking and speculation purposes. But real Wall Street's..

Re: Wall Street English, China -- Jake -- 2014-03-12

Wow...that conversation went to the toilet in a hurry. I was merely asking for more information. Now, if they gave more evidence on why the foreign staff does not get along with their company, would..

Re: Wall Street English, China -- Wall Street Basher -- 2014-03-12

No, you won't get an apology from me, there is no reason for it. My post just made a bit of fun, and if you lack the humour to understand its intention, then it is entirely your problem. FYI, I've..

Re: Wall Street English, China -- Silverboy -- 2014-03-12

Excellent post! You have noticed that GW types never work at public universities. It is because they can't throw their weight around at those places and feel important. Try being an arselicker FT at..

Re: Wall Street English, China -- Jake -- 2014-03-12

Ooh, you walk around telling people to wipe their arses with banana leaves. I'm surprised you still have an unbroken face to show people. Real instant mix bad guy aren't ya? Just tear open that small..

Re: Wall Street English, China -- John O'Shei -- 2014-03-12

This is a board for teachers not thugs. Your manner just shows why you are employed at a training centre rather than a university or public school. .. We may remain anonymous due to fear of our..

Re: Wall Street English, China -- Jake -- 2014-03-13

That's an amusing assumption to come by in the morning. I actually live in London, where every day I pass through the city and see all of those glimmering glass cubes of transparency that is the..

Re: Wall Street English, China -- Banana Hooligan -- 2014-03-13

Interesting, but in a way what I had expected when reading your "question". Here some comments on your input: .. Yeah. business. I could not care less. One of the problems the UK has is that they..

Re: Wall Street English, China -- Jake -- 2014-03-14

That just proves my bloody point. Your answers are all based on emotion like if a person was talking religion, politics, or culture. No reason, ration, or logic to drive your points. Have you even..

Re: Wall Street English, China -- Banana Hooligan -- 2014-03-14

Oh, really? It might interest you that I thought exactly the same when reading your input. As you have never replied in detail to the points I have made and retort to making personal statements about..

Re: Wall Street English, China -- Silverboy -- 2014-03-14

Yes, he will not reply to any valid point. He already has a CL ( corporate lackey ) mindset and is also a GW. Another future criminal waiting in the wings. Individuals like him always become..

Re: Wall Street English, China -- Jake -- 2014-03-14

LOL. Just proves my point even further with you and your new ideas, but wait you are not in possession of any. You lost the argument, no more and no less. Keep those banana leaves. [edited]

Re: Wall Street English, China -- Banana Hooligan -- 2014-03-14

What point did you prove you say? You haven't made any point nor have you proved anything. And you haven't contributed anything substantial to that board either; you just came here to attack those..

Re: Wall Street English, China -- Inclusionist -- 2014-03-13

Turnoi, you exclude people as soon as they think differently from you. Isn't it the way you were treated in your country of origin: Excluded because you thought differently? Shouldn't the goal of any..

Re: Wall Street English, China -- John O'Shei -- 2014-03-13

There's so much GW bullshit in your posts... .. The wiping arses thing... That's part of the board humour that relates to the behaviour of various animals. .. You boast about working towards a TEFL..

Re: Wall Street English, China -- countycircus -- 2014-03-14

What is a GW?

Wall Street Fake English, China -- Banana Hooligan -- 2014-03-15

GW = Grovelling Weasel, i.e., someone who licks the feet of crappy bosses of shitty training centres in China. These folks are not very popular on here. [edited]

Re: Wall Street English, China -- Jake -- 2014-03-14

Mr. O'Shei, I should thank you for mostly not sounding like a bully with your posting. But you still put out a straw man type of argument when you say that i'm this gw type who is a braggart about..

Re: Wall Street English, China -- John O'Shei -- 2014-03-12

Are you seriously trying to ask Silverboy for an apology? You can ask him, but you probably won't like the results. .. Besides he has no reason to apologise. Everybody knows that at TCs, blatant..

Re: Wall Street English, China -- Silverboy -- 2014-03-12

Yes, Jake uses banana leaves to wipe his arse, and he lives in his shitty DOS office at WSE and eats peanuts for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, haha!

Re: Wall Street English, China -- Jake -- 2014-03-12

Are you trying to find a comrade who shares these habits that you own?

Re: Wall Street English, China -- Silverboy -- 2014-03-12

And what would those "habits" be Mr Jake the WSE Training Center Fake? I don't have any bad habits. However I'm sure you do! GW training school lackeys always have skeletons in the closet. .. You..

Fake Wall Street English pretend "school", China -- Wall Street Peacock -- 2014-03-13

Re: New York Studio and ELT in Istanbul -- Simona -- 2014-03-11 View All

I am a former employee if NYS and have actually worked with them for a little over 3 years. I was very surprised to read this comment. 1, because Akin does not run the Istiklal school and 2, because..

Re: New York Studio and ELT in Istanbul -- Christina -- 2014-03-11 View All

I think you are terribly wrong to make such accusations against Akin, as he is a great friend and a very good worker. He always tried hard to help all of the teachers and has ALYWAS been very..

Re: New York Studio and ELT in Istanbul -- Renee -- 2014-03-10 View All

Ive worked at New York Studio for a long time now and I'm quite surprised to hear these allegations against Akin. He has been extremely helpful to all of the teachers and I have never heard anything..

Re: Country Garden School, Guangdong, Guangzhou, Shunde, China -- John O'Shei -- 2014-03-10 View All

Sadly, that I why I intend to get out of ESL after this contract, although I intend to stay in China. There's still good opportunities here. .. Me and my mate spoke about this earlier, even a locally..

Re: Country Garden School, Guangdong, Guangzhou, Shunde, China -- martin Hainan -- 2014-03-10

I certainly agree with all the criticism of the Chinese educational system and the frustrations felt by a foreign teacher that must 'swim' in this turgid pool. But this afternoon I will once again..

Re: Country Garden School, Guangdong, Guangzhou, Shunde, China -- John O'Shei -- 2014-03-11

That can keep you going...

Re: Country Garden School, Guangdong, Guangzhou, Shunde, China -- Silverboy -- 2014-03-10

I suppose that is one good thing about public university teaching in China. If you are a foreigner you just do whatever you like and mostly nobody interferes. We don't have to go to their useless and..

Re: Country Garden School, Guangdong, Guangzhou, Shunde, China -- John O'Shei -- 2014-03-11

Unfortunately, at some universities this is changing. .. Academically, this should be a great thing BUT... The really is that absolutely useless, older foreigners get appointed to effectively become..

Re: Country Garden School, Guangdong, Guangzhou, Shunde, China -- Silverboy -- 2014-03-09 View All

I think if you are a real teacher in the USA you can do a lot better than teach in China. Not saying you should not teach as an ex-pat, just that there are much better choices in the Asian region. ....

Re: Country Garden School, Guangdong, Guangzhou, Shunde, China -- John O'Shei -- 2014-03-10

Talking about teaching beyond the curriculum of rote memorisation, going into real life skills, independent thought and so on, I wonder if this article would be of any interest? ....

Re: Country Garden School, Guangdong, Guangzhou, Shunde, China -- John O'Shei -- 2014-03-10

Also it is just not a great place for married couples in general. .. Husbands earning a good salary in a expat position face a lot of new and wonderful temptations, whereas the wives may feel that a..

Re: Country Garden School, Guangdong, Guangzhou, Shunde, China -- John O'Shei -- 2014-03-09 View All

One problem with expat kids is that sometimes get treated too well by Chinese teachers apparently. I have an English mate with a white mixed race daughter and he feels that they actually treat her..

Re: Country Garden School, Guangdong, Guangzhou, Shunde, China -- Martin -- 2014-03-09 View All

The academic level in China is far below any Western country, it's all about memorization, no creativity or self-thinking at all, in China high school students think and behave pretty much like early..

Re: Country Garden School, Guangdong, Guangzhou, Shunde, China -- John O'Shei -- 2014-03-09

In my opinion, even university students follow the same traits. Don't mean the lower the tone here, but the fact that they have sex-ed classes for university students says it all. They are not..

Re: China Tefl Network Helen Group, Hangzhou, urgent warning! -- How to Beat China TEFL Fraud -- 2014-03-09 View All

China TEFL Network (CTN) otherwise known as Zhejiang University Helen Group is a malicious company that DEFRAUDS foreigners professionally. If you are defrauded you will not be helped by the police..

AID Education, Panjin City, Xing Long Tai District -- Tim -- 2014-03-08 View All

I was just wondering if anyone had any experience with this school or with AID Education at all. I believe they are based out of Hong Kong but I can find no information about them online. Any info..

Re: AID Education, Panjin City, Xing Long Tai District -- Dan -- 2014-03-26

I taught there last year for a couple months. Grace, the owner, is very nice and always goes out of her way to accommodate the requests of foreign teachers. You will be paid on-time. I stayed only..

ABIE American Baby International English, Liaoyang Center -- Tim -- 2014-03-08 View All

I was just wondering if anyone had any experience with this school or with ABIE at all. I find little information online about them and have read no reviews about past teacher's experiences. Any info..

Re: ABIE American Baby International English, Liaoyang Center -- Ahmed Bayoumy -- 2014-03-15

I have worked for 2 ABIE in China and had friends who worked in others, they are absolutely horrible. don't accept ay job offers. they will breach all the agreements and the HQ in Shanghai doesn't..

Re: www.tefl-tesol-online.com is a SCAM!- Contradictions in your post -- tick tock -- 2014-03-08 View All

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Re: Leader Education International Co., Ltd -- Leader Education -- 2014-03-08 View All

ATTENTION A[edited]! .. Is this really necessary to slander my company? here is A[edited] worte to us in his last email for the online teaching job: .. Evan: .. I find some problems with the..

Re: Leader Education International Co., Ltd -- cunning linguist -- 2014-03-09

"'... we are serving for schools and teachers, and make paper works..." Wow, are these the little origami cranes?

Re: Leader Education International Co., Ltd -- John O'Shei -- 2014-03-08

So, you've proven yourself to be a typical Chinglish speaking training centre boss that uses legal threats like that to intimidate people. No wonder that he is forced to use anonymous aliases to..

To John O'Shei -- Leader education -- 2014-03-10

Talk with you is a waste of time. we will prove you are wrong! enjoy your life!

Re: To John O'Shei -- John O'Shei -- 2014-03-10

So you can't reply to my statements with any evidence to prove that I am wrong, right? I think that proves that I am right, haha. .. That means that I have won this argument and your company has been..

Re: To John O'Shei -- Silverboy -- 2014-03-10

He is obviously a bully boy who likes to threaten others. Typical ignorant, arrogant, laowai hating Chinese "leader", lol! I hope he burns in hell, and if he and his family get beaten up I don't give..

Re: To John O'Shei -- John O'Shei -- 2014-03-11

He obviously didn't like to be reminded of the potential threat that 'Beijing Blacklist' pose...

Re: Leader Education International Co., Ltd -- John O'Shei -- 2014-03-08

Mods, you have done a really shit job of censoring A*****'s name there... Please could we sort that out?

Re: PKU College in Beijing -- John O'Shei -- 2014-03-07 View All

I often worry about this in kindergartens... Usually foreign teachers won't beat them, but the Chinese TAs on site most likely will. .. Especially older ones in rural areas. They have never even..

PKU College in Beijing -- Ulric -- 2014-03-05 View All

Hello, I was working for PKU College in Beijing. Four foreign teachers left in 2 months because they refuse to pay the salary and don't provide lesson plan as required in the contract. At school, the..

Re: PKU College in Beijing -- John O'Shei -- 2014-03-05

I've done a quick google search, I take it that this is not a college or university as such, but a kindergarten right? 北京公学? The name makes it sound private, yet it seems to be part of a..

Re: PKU College in Beijing -- Chris -- 2014-03-06

It often seems that if it is a Chinese kindergarten, they'll get brainwashed to death and mercilessly beaten by inexperienced local teachers for the very smallest of misdemeanors (and Chinese..

Re: PKU College in Beijing -- Silverboy -- 2014-03-06

That is not a very good attitude Chris. People with that, "this in China" mindset, it's a wumao and GW way of thinking. If anyone is yelling at 3 year old kids, brainwashing them, or much worse,..

Re: PKU College in Beijing -- John O'Shei -- 2014-03-06

Ah, degreediscussion.com's mongo party sub-forum again. .. When people beat kids, I tend to get an urge to beat them up, even if they are 5 foot nothing, 35 kg women. It's an emotional thing, I just..

Re: PKU College in Beijing -- John O'Shei -- 2014-03-06

Actually, there are laws against it, but nobody seems to follow them. I know of foreign teachers that will slap kids because their parents insist on it, but I am really against it.

Re: www.tefl-tesol-online.com is a SCAM!- Contradictions in your post -- Chris -- 2014-03-02 View All

I think so, most of the companies in China look at practical experience, not even Master's really required, going in on an online course is enough as you get more experience in classroom. The poster..

Re: www.tefl-tesol-online.com is a SCAM!- Contradictions in your post -- Chris -- 2014-03-01 View All

Go study Master of Teaching instead of a quick cert. to get into China you horrible laowai! haha!

www.tefl-tesol-online.com is a SCAM! -- bassis108 -- 2014-02-28

I was scammed by ITTP-TEFL-TESOL Prague (http://www.tefl-tesol-online.com) by their manager V P S [edited]. I completed the 100 hour course waited a month for my diploma only for them to tell me..

Re: Country Garden School, Guangdong, Guangzhou, Shunde, China -- GCGS Teacher -- 2014-02-28 View All

I am an employee who is returning for a final part to a 2-year contract then I'm free to go to a better school in the area! I've been teaching here for a while and this is a general foreign teacher..

TTElite Guiyang, Guizhou, China -- Ben Noon -- 2014-02-28 View All

My Review of TT elite education Guiyang Southwest China My name is Ben Noon, I am a 23 year old Englishman and Nottingham university graduate. For the past 13 months I have been living and working..

Re: TTElite Guiyang, Guizhou, China -- Truthseeker -- 2014-02-28

This sounds a GW or marketing post to me. What FT, a recent graduate presumably with university debts, can afford to take 10 holidays, kindergartens dont even pay that well for long hours teaching..

Re: TTElite Guiyang, Guizhou, China -- Ben Noon -- 2014-03-02

You are welcome to your opinion whoever you are. Moreover, you are more than welcome to come to your own conclusions, but seeming as you said a couple of fairly reasonable points I will be more than..

Re: TTElite Guiyang, Guizhou, China -- Chris -- 2014-03-02

Your facebook link doesn't work. Link up some pics. Not to proof, I just wanna see :)

Re: TTElite Guiyang, Guizhou, China -- BeenThere -- 2014-02-28

Good points, I missed them initially.

Re: Westfield International School Pampanga, Philippines -- Mr. Dunn -- 2014-02-27 View All

I did volunteer at this school for a short spell.However I am a parent and Never claimed to be a teacher. During my volunteer stint I have seen teachers come and go like a revolving door. The..

Binzhou Huamei Foreign Language School, Binzhou China ... Beware School is Garbage and No Good -- N.R.N.D.G.P -- 2014-02-27 View All

GOOD DAY FOLKS.... Be aware Huamei Foreign Language School 509. Huanghe Five Road Binzhou City, Shandong Providence China.... CHINA AMERICA .... If you really want to work for a training school like..

Suqian College (Jiangsu) - ESL school review -- Kaleb Smith -- 2014-02-26 View All

SUBJECT: Suqian College’s dishonest actions and failure to honor contractual agreements .. Letter dated January 16th, 2007: .. To Whom It May Concern, .. Salary owed to Kaleb Smith for the work..

BEWARE DADI (4-U ENGLISH), Shanghai and other Chinese cities -- eslguy -- 2014-02-25

BEWARE DADI (4-U ENGLISH) in Shanghai and other Chinese cities. The president of the Shanghai branch, Hesper, manager, James Wang (this guy's a piece of sh#t), and assistant, Grace, are arrogant,..

Wait, are we talking about the same camp? -- Ben -- 2014-02-24 View All

Hey guys! .. I was looking for a group discussion that would gather all of the current and past counselors at American Village (I know there's a very active one on Facebook but i'm not on the big..

Re: Wait, are we talking about the same camp? -- John O'Shei -- 2014-02-24

So... You get to be a dancing white monkey, in an E.U country that is mainly populated with white people? .. Wouldn't finding a random downs, putting him in a cage and whipping him be more dignified?..

Re: Wait, are we talking about the same camp? -- Ben -- 2014-02-25

Wow. .. This is just so out of the blue and irrelevant that I am not going to answer to it. I thought the point of this website was to help fellow ESL teachers in finding out more about the positions..

Re: Wait, are we talking about the same camp? -- giver or taker? -- 2014-02-26

Summer camps are always rubbish, the Chinese one's are the worst, but they are crap everywhere. Mr O'Shei is right: Why go and be a performing white monkey at some summer camp and get paid peanuts?..

Re: Wait, are we talking about the same camp? -- John O'Shei -- 2014-02-27

My biggest point is: why be a dancing white monkey in a country that is already full of white people? I think I'd actually rather teach/deech at a Chinese summer camp, at least I would feel that my..

Re: Wait, are we talking about the same camp? -- Truthseeker -- 2014-02-26

True, but for those FT's with not much cash it is better than having one hand on your c**k and the other on your a**e all summer doing nothing, is it not? For the richer and/or lazier FT's then no..

Re: Wait, are we talking about the same camp? -- John O'Shei -- 2014-02-27

You can actually do some hours at a training centre if you are that desperate, all the students are on holiday and their parents tend to send them there to get them away from them. .. I'd be careful..

Re: Wait, are we talking about the same camp? -- giver or taker? -- 2014-02-27

Yep, not all FT's are rich, but why would anyone want to come to China and basically rely on scraps thrown to them by the Chinese? It's like a dog having to beg for food, and I don't like this..

Re: Wait, are we talking about the same camp? -- John O'Shei -- 2014-03-01

Most of the volunteers don't even do free teaching out of the goodness of their heart, they often have ulterior motives.

Re: SHANE DONGYING EAST CITY -- Xiao 'Handsome' Bai -- 2014-02-24 View All

Thank you sir for your comments. I am always keen to learn though it is very frustrating to want to be a great teacher but being under qualified. I am very tempted to go back to the U.K and gain a..

Hello Institute, Fukui, Japan -- Kimberly Brook -- 2014-02-23 View All

Hello Institute in Fukui-city, Fukui-prefecture, Japan, presided by Mrs. Kimie Otani, president, principal and employer of Hello Institute, still has not paid for the work I did and other fees I paid..

Re: Hello Institute, Fukui, Japan -- John O'Shei -- 2014-02-24

Sounds rough. Keep us posted about what happens. .. I expect that a civilised and developed country like Japan may actually offer you hope of a good legal solution.

Re: Reviews of Almayca Language Centre - Huadu? -- Worked In Huadu For a While -- 2014-02-23 View All

I worked in Huadu for a bit one year. I worked in Guangzhou for about two years. .. Indeed they are two very different places. Guangzhou is mostly very first-world. Huadu is mostly second-world but..

Re: Reviews of Almayca Language Centre - Huadu? -- John O'Shei -- 2014-02-23

Sure, Almayca really is probably better than Peizheng College. In the same way that catching gonorrhoea or syphilis is not quite as bad as getting A.I.D.S. .. As I said, Huadu is cool place, but is..

Re: Reviews of Almayca Language Centre - Huadu? -- stonemason -- 2014-02-24

That Huadu place sounds alright! I wouldn't mind living there for a while. A lot of Hunan birds there eh? Sounds great! [edited] .. I'll take whatever I can get, the local girls with loose morals,..

Re: Reviews of Almayca Language Centre - Huadu? -- John O'Shei -- 2014-02-24

It is exactly like that at times. I bet the whores have most disappeared due to the knock-on effects on the Dongguan crackdown, but you will always find gold digging [edited]. .. Not all of them are..

Re: Clifford School in Guangzhou, China -- Mike Watson -- 2014-02-22 View All

All the previous posts that I wrote were totally false. I wrote them because I knew the principal checks these review sites often. Although passing all assessments, the principal had a personal..

Re: Livng a TC life -- juanisaac -- 2014-02-21 View All

TO be fair, some school owners are former on-line game operators or former women's clothes vendors. At least in the town where I live.

Re: Livng a TC life -- John O'Shei -- 2014-02-22

Yep, TCs can be a great way to launder money, some say. .. Some rich blokes even set them up for their wives to run for a reason, to clean up that dirty money. Although I know one lady who was the..

Re: Reviews of Almayca Language Centre - Huadu? -- Bang -- 2014-02-21 View All

That sounds like hell. I don't think I could describe a worse ESL job even if I tried to! Reread what you wrote Farmed out/ long hours/ deductions/5 out of 10 and then you said "go for it" By "go for..

Re: Reviews of Almayca Language Centre - Huadu? -- John O'Shei -- 2014-02-22

Certainly wouldn't take that job indeed, lol. .. Although Huadu is quite a cool, mad, little, place that is a tad grimey (at least in Xinhua town) with great street food, the most hilarious examples..

Re: Livng a TC life -- Ni Hao -- 2014-02-21 View All

Turnoi, .. I quote you here: .. "Insane crappy training centres attract insane teachers" .. And I have read a lot of your posts on this forum. .. My point of view: Most foreigners who come to China..

Re: Expertise Education, Beijing -- Really? -- 2014-02-21 View All

Actually, I just want to hear what the original poster said. But I think he or she (THEM) finished their rant and are sulking in a little corner somewhere. .. i'm not hiring for Expertise Education..

New Life ESL China -- newteacher -- 2014-02-20 View All

I have recently applied for a job with New Life ESL and they seem pretty legit, I was just wondering if anyone had any experience with them? I haven't had a teaching job before so I don't know what..

Re: New Life ESL China -- hendra -- 2014-02-20

lol, they always seem to be legit, but are not. Apply for a job at a university instead, but not a private one.

Re: New Life ESL China -- Monica at New Life ESL -- 2014-03-05

Hi, .. I am one third of the team at New Life. We are real people who take our work seriously. We do not ask for any fees and only work with schools that have given us contact information from..

Re: New Life ESL China -- Silverboy -- 2014-03-05

You say you don't ask for any fees? From teachers you mean? You must be making a living somehow. You collect the fee from schools, right? .. I just say to you: Why do you want to be involved with the..

Re: New Life ESL China -- Chris -- 2014-03-05

No fees eh? The 18,000RMB (ballpark) that your contracted school pays you, teacher gets what 5,000-7000RMB? you provide them then shared housing and keep the remaining cash for yourselves. Am I..

Re: New Life ESL China -- John O'Shei -- 2014-03-06

That's what they do. .. The schools that use these agents, usually don't have a license to recruit foreign teachers. The police have visited such schools and warned foreigners that if they continue..

Re: New Life ESL China -- John O'Shei -- 2014-03-05

You are still a recruiter at the end of the day, legit or not. .. If you use a recruiter, they will take a cut out of your salary plus a commission payment. That's one reason not to use them. ....

Re: New Life ESL China -- Bob Harley -- 2014-02-20

NEW LIFE is an old lying life company that PRETENDS to be legit, but it is NOT.

Re: New Life ESL China -- John O'Shei -- 2014-02-21

Interesting, but please... Don't just slag off a company off like that. .. Give us some details. Such information would be very much appreciated.

Re: New Life ESL China -- John -- 2014-02-26

Been teaching in China for years and haven't heard of new life. I will give you some advice however. .. Recruiting agencies take anywhere from 60 to 30% of a cut from your wage. It's best to try to..

Want to work at a university without using a recruiter? -- John O'Shei -- 2014-02-27

One piece of advice for foreign teachers that want a university job, but struggle to find direct contacts or which university it is that they are talking about: .. Recruiting websites sometimes take..

Re: Want to work at a university without using a recruiter? -- giver or taker? -- 2014-02-27

I found it was always best to directly visit the university itself and apply for work. Talking to anyone you have not met 12,000 km away is always a big risk.

Re: Expertise Education, Beijing -- Really? -- 2014-02-20 View All

You could say I earn over 20,000CNY per month, good guess. You don't really work for us, you just trolling because some agency took you for a joke. Some young ex-uni grad who isn't really qualified..

Re: Expertise Education, Beijing -- John O'Shei -- 2014-02-20

If you are aiming that at Turnoi, well... he's almost retirement age and has a published book that sells for well over 300 Euros a copy. I'm not going to be rude and directly ask him about his..

Re: Expertise Education, Beijing -- giver or taker? -- 2014-02-20

Anybody who boasts about teaching English in China and their salary is stupid. English teaching is just a reasonably stress-free semi-retirement sort of thing. It is not a career, and I very much..

Re: Expertise Education, Beijing -- John O'Shei -- 2014-02-21

I'm not sure who it was... But somebody else made an excellent point about being able to sniff out the illegal teachers... They are the ones that solely talk about money, boast about all the side..

Re: Expertise Education, Beijing -- Really? -- 2014-02-20

Fair point. But enough experience in high schools... kindergartens and TCs could easily land you a job at a int. school, and these pay 35k+ per month. Full 1 month winter and summer holiday. .. Good..

Re: Expertise Education, Beijing -- John O'Shei -- 2014-02-20

What you are failing to notice is that by working in EF, no decent International school would ever employ you! Thankfully, if you are desperate for international school teacher status, there's said..

Re: Expertise Education, Beijing -- Really? -- 2014-02-20

Expertise Education offers shared accommodation, EF doesn't offer it. It depends on the franchise. And referring to "a load of rubbish".. Pretty much the OP wrote is bollocks and I can dissect that...

Re: Expertise Education, Beijing -- John O'Shei -- 2014-02-21

Well, if you are replying to me, I've responded to most of your posts. And if that poster ain't replying, so what bitch? .. A lot of people with grievances will post a shit review of a school, if..

Re: Expertise Education, Beijing -- Really? -- 2014-02-22

And was Expertise Ed. ask her to get on that plane and make the choice to come to China, no .. They bring people to china and provide training, which I must say isn't really ideal. All they do is..

Re: Expertise Education, Beijing -- John O'Shei -- 2014-02-22

It is the foreign GW taking a break and getting replaced by the Chinese GW now?

Re: Expertise Education, Beijing -- Really? -- 2014-02-20

Recommend away, I'll check it out. Unless you mean New Oriental

Re: AMERICAN school Nagoya and AIES - ESL school review -- Anonymous -- 2014-02-19 View All

What these guys are saying is absolutly true!! I would never recommend this school to anyone. Like David said at first everything will be great. The manager is so friendly and she wants to help you..

Re: Expertise Education, Beijing -- justjames -- 2014-02-18 View All

Ah, so true, and well said, Turnoi. I've been in the business for nearly two decades now and when the topic of chain schools comes up, EF has always rated a ten on a one to ten scale that measures..

Re: Chinaesl -- John O'Shei -- 2014-02-18 View All

I have worked in businesses where marketing and direct sales work is an important thing, we might over-hype our products and services slightly, but we don't just blatantly lie like some Chinese..

Re: Chinaesl -- John O'Shei -- 2014-02-18 View All

Very, very true. Especially true during the current economic situation. The lower quality specimens of the human race tend to naturally lose out during such times and will resort to not so great..

Best Learning Beijing -- autumn fox -- 2014-02-18

This is a terrible organization to work for. Their business practices are corrupt (but what isn't in China) and they treat their teachers like garbage. For the most part the 'contract' they have you..

Re: Chinaesl -- San Migs -- 2014-02-17 View All

Agree and disagree. For those who have been shafted on visas and have been honest teachers, agree I cannot.

Re: Chinaesl -- cunning linguist -- 2014-02-16 View All

If the post you responded to contained a typo then it was quite an error of proofreading. Or it may have been deliberate to test your Mandarin. Either way you are correct. This is from Wikipedia:..

Re: Chinaesl -- John O'Shei -- 2014-02-16 View All

Well spotted... The silly sod didn't realise there is no 'Qui' character in Mandarin, or at least not in pinyin romanisation. .. No doubt, he will now be talking about your supposed inability to..

Eagle's Crib, El Paraiso, Honduras -- Rick -- 2014-02-16 View All

I worked for Eagle's Crib from January to November in 2013. I found it through Dave's ESL Cafe, which is still running their job ads, and though they treated me well in the beginning, by the end of..

Re: Eagle's Crib, El Paraiso, Honduras -- Eagles Crib -- 2014-03-25

In response to Mr. Rick´s post, we feel very disappointed, here he showed a different attitude towards the institution and the activities hosted. To shortly clarify his complaint about us, Mr. Rick..

Re: Chinaesl -- Brisbane Bludger Buster -- 2014-02-15 View All

They are quick learners the Chinese, they learn all the malpractices from the west. Best we as foreign teachers keep our noses out of how the Chinese market themselves and concentrate on the teaching..

Re: Chinaesl -- justjames -- 2014-02-18

I feel your pain, man. But not that much. After all, who hired the teachers that are apparently not qualified? .. Judging by your English, and the fact that you wrote, "We have two teachers.", would..

Re: Chinaesl -- John O'Shei -- 2014-02-16

So what you are really are saying is: Sell your soul for your 20 pieces of silver? .. No thanks, I am not as desperate as you. .. You have some decent points, I will give you that. But there are..

Re: Chinaesl -- Dragonized -- 2014-02-16

True, in the West especially where I live there are many people who support Socialism which they believe is what China is doing successfully. I think if the red army ever invaded the USA in the..

Re: Chinaesl -- John O'Shei -- 2014-02-16

You tend to see desperate reactions to the current economic situation or an American government that has failed them at both extremes these days: .. 1.) Those who are Sinophobic, if not racist..

Re: Chinaesl -- Dragonized -- 2014-02-15

Many of these so called "evil" or "bad" practices did not originate in the West. If China has really been around for such a long time (at least, there were people living there thousands of years ago)..

Re: Chinaesl -- Brisbane Bludger Buster -- 2014-02-16

So what, there were people living in the west thousands of years ago? Mathematicians and philosophers among them, long before on a certain day in 551 BC, Lu, the sun rose over Thai Shan heralding,..

Re: Chinaesl -- John O'Shei -- 2014-02-16

Bloody hell Dragz, the special needs kiddies just seem to love you! .. Really though, Brisbane whatever you name is twat, that is probably just another [edited] alias... Just go into rehab, get..

Re: Chinaesl -- John O'Shei -- 2014-02-16

Haha, ESL cafe... Featuring wonderful useless topics such as 'Chinese people not queueing' or 'where to buy certain type of foreign food in certain city.'

Re: Chinaesl -- justjames -- 2014-02-14 View All

Seriously?

Chinaesl -- John -- 2014-02-12 View All

A warning to those seeking jobs as ESL teachers in China. .. Particularly this company (but many others as well) will take all of your personal information while you apply through them and post every..

Re: Chinaesl -- Just an Observer -- 2014-02-12

The URL of this group is different from the recruiter ChinaESL.com.cn They seem to be 2 different groups

Re: Chinaesl -- Silverboy -- 2014-02-12

You see, this is what I mean by a lack of rule of law. In the West people can't do this because if they do there are consequences ( civil action, lawsuits ) and very likely criminal prosecution. ....

Re: Chinaesl -- John -- 2014-02-26

This is not the first time my information has been thrown around. And yes I agree about the Chinese business practices. .. Just think, Chinese do business over a crap loads of alcohol. Sign contracts..

Re: Chinaesl -- BeenThere -- 2014-02-26

Excellent post!

Re: Bai Da Wei Changchun Jilin -- Will and Bob -- 2014-02-12 View All

REAL EXPERIENCE OF THE SCHOOL... .. I worked at this school for most of 2013... .. I want to begin by explaining that SOME problems are a result of cultural differences. Chinese management is not..

Re: Bai Da Wei Changchun Jilin -- John O'Shei -- 2014-02-15

It's shit, but it is not shit then? Same old bullshit damage limitation business, yawn...

Re: sunlight anglo cambridge. fu an fujian -- MD -- 2014-02-12 View All

I actually tought there once... what happened?

Re: DK Education -- Meat Puppet Hand Job -- 2014-02-10 View All

Yikes! Here we go with more lies and corruption. That woman was at BRS in Changping District. Beijing Royal School and they royally fucked up the entire ESL program. She was sniffing around for money..

DK Education -- DK Education Is For Losers -- 2014-02-10

This is another example of pure scum and shite. .. First of all....this woman....an EX of the College Board as if that means squat ANYWHERE in the world these days as it is a total farce...has been..

Re: NDI in Jiangning and Nanjing -- Stephanie -- 2014-02-08 View All

Yes, you should definitely avoid the Jiangning and Nanjing NDI training institutes! They have done so many horrible things to their teachers. I had a friend that worked there for over two years and..

Re: NDI in Jiangning and Nanjing -- Kitanda -- 2014-02-08

Do a runner and leave that crappy place!

Re: Nanjing NDI -- Mr. Silver Spoon -- 2014-02-07 View All

But wouldn't the same Passport number be on the new document? .. Plus they would have your full name...

Re: CZZChina - Zhengzhou, Henan - Crooks!!!! -- Thomas Robertson -- 2014-02-06 View All

Stay as far away as you can get from these crooks. They promised me 5000 and paid me only 1500, claiming the remainder as a fee for storing my belongings. Then they left me destitute so that I had to..

Re: CZZChina - Zhengzhou, Henan - Crooks!!!! -- ZhengzhouJoe -- 2014-02-13

Could you tell us a little more in detail? I mentioned before how CZZ purposely tries to get their money back (their investment they say) by inventing all sorts of fees or clever pay-period schemes..

Re: Huizhou University -- Andre G. -- 2014-02-06 View All

To whoever asked for an honest review: I worked at this university for 7 years, and am returning soon. I've lived in China for a decade. I can honestly say that Huizhou University is a great..

Re: Huizhou University -- John O'Shei -- 2014-02-15

Let's guess which university is having a difficult time recruiting new teachers for the next semester?

Re: Huizhou University -- Dragonized -- 2014-02-15

*Two Thumbs Up* .. You killed it.

Re: Huizhou University -- Andre G. -- 2014-02-06 View All

Hi Pat. The school is fine. I worked there from 2006-2012, and am returning in Feb. of 2014. They always treated me well and paid me on time, and I have nothing but kind words to describe Huizhou..

Re: Huizhou University -- John O'Shei -- 2014-02-15

There was a fair bit of bullshit on both sides. But we saw the photos and can also assume that the reason that this university hired teachers that weren't up to standard, is because they struggle to..

Re: Nanjing NDI -- jasmine -- 2014-02-06 View All

I just left NDI and what bob rock and the others have said is totally true, it was a living hell getting out of that school, the same woman they mentioned Al++++ is a pure witch. Any teacher that..

Re: Nanjing NDI -- Joshua -- 2014-02-08

NDI or New Dynamic Institute is the worst school that you could possibly work for in Nanjing and other cities as well. They will seem friendly when you first start working there but as soon as you..

Re: Nanjing NDI -- Kitanda -- 2014-02-06

What a rubbish pretend school!

Re: Best Learning, Beijing -- James -- 2014-02-03 View All

I am a former employee of Best Learning. I can confirm that Best Learning Beijing is a place to avoid at all costs. There are many more problems than what was even posted. DO NOT GO THERE!!!!! .. I..

Expertise Education, Beijing -- Ex- employee -- 2014-02-01 View All

Moving to Beijing to work for Expertise Education with my friend was a big mistake. I have worked in various countries for company's that can be frustrating at times but Expertise Education were..

Re: Expertise Education, Beijing -- Really? -- 2014-02-18

You post in two websites, this and eslwatch.info. I think you just couldn't handle the life in Beijing. Expertise Education was the best choice I made at coming to work in China, I worked for almost..

Re: Expertise Education, Beijing -- John O'Shei -- 2014-02-18

Same old GW talk, trying to label their victims as the weak that could not handle it... Well, nobody wins any prizes for accepting bullshit, like the pain-loving masochist that their company would..

Re: Expertise Education, Beijing -- Really? -- 2014-02-19

Writing all of these from your safe haven back home eh? .. Thought so, because you couldn't hold down the job long enough. EF has it's up and downs, perhaps i'm working at a branch which doesn't..

Re: Expertise Education, Beijing -- John O’Shei -- 2014-02-19

Safe haven? I have nothing to fear from you regardless, you daft twat. .. As it happens, I still work in China at a uni which has not given me any real shit so far. I don’t need to work at shitty..

Re: Expertise Education, Beijing -- Really? -- 2014-02-19

With EF you get your own house from day 1. You're in a hotel at first, then you get your own place. I didn't intend to hire you, nor would I. .. You're right sharing houses with random people are not..

Re: Expertise Education, Beijing -- Nova -- 2014-02-20

I actually kicked off my ESL career in China with EF, the centralized organization (not the franchise). I was young and stupid and thought that EF's online reputation came from dodgy, Chinese-owned..

Re: Expertise Education, Beijing -- John O'Shei -- 2014-02-20

One like I really like about this thread and a few other recent ones, is that all the good, decent teachers that lurk on this site seem to be coming out of the woodwork... I wish you guys would post..

Re: Expertise Education, Beijing -- John O’Shei -- 2014-02-19

If you saying below average in terms of the fact that most universities pay less than private training centres, yes. .. However, I work far less hours than a TC teacher, endure far less bullshit and..

Re: Expertise Education, Beijing -- Kangaroo Point -- 2014-02-20

Well said, what he wrote is a lot of garbage!

Re: Expertise Education, Beijing -- Bang -- 2014-02-19

EF in Changsha pays 5000 to 9000 a month = that’s below average for training schools. It’s even below average for public schools, public school that only require actual class hours and not office..

Re: Expertise Education, Beijing -- Really? -- 2014-02-20

As I said before, it's all about the luck of the draw. My accommodation, or must I say - apartment with one wife and daughter is somewhat comparable with a four-star hotel.

Re: Expertise Education, Beijing -- John O'Shei -- 2014-02-20

There are some very good points here. .. Half of the training given at TCs is bullshit, if you have already done a TEFL course or have experience, that training is not something that you need. ....

Re: Save yourself from HELL!!!!= STAY AWAY from Shane English Schools (AILE), Dongying, Shandong !!! -- Mr. Silver Spoon -- 2014-02-01 View All

Hey Wayne! .. I was expecting you to be totally biased in your reply. .. I also know "your" school quite well and it definitely OVER qualifies as another... .. CRAPPY RUN OF THE MILL SHITTY LANGUAGE..

Re: Save yourself from HELL!!!!= STAY AWAY from Shane English Schools (AILE), Dongying, Shandong !!! -- Silverboy -- 2014-02-01

Wayne is just another useless and immoral GW in China. You will have noticed in his post how he vehemently defends the Chinese staff. This is more than ample evidence that he is a GW, a lair, and a..

Beijing New Talent Academy (BJNTA) -- In the Zona -- 2014-01-31 View All

Been about 2 years since I worked there. I was released due to the students disliking my teaching standards...strange, teachers are hated? Go figure. So anyways as an ESL teacher at this school you..

Re: Beijing New Talent Academy (BJNTA) -- Dragonized -- 2014-01-31

Change the place's name to Beijing Wasting Talent Academy and it would be an honest description.

Re: SHANE DONGYING EAST CITY -- Dragonized -- 2014-01-29 View All

What would make a difference would be for these people like Bob to not participate in these kinds of scams. But if he wants a solution where these scam educational places can still exist then he is..

Re: SHANE DONGYING EAST CITY -- Mr. Silver Spoon -- 2014-01-29 View All

I happen to know Bob and he's a good guy and an excellent teacher. .. Stop ripping him apart man! .. You are generalizing and it's over-the-top.

Re: Bai Da Wei Changchun Jilin -- Mr. Silver Spoon -- 2014-01-29 View All

You're wrong! .. By the way... Bai Dai Wei COMPLETELY sucks ass man!! .. It may be okay for yourself as you've obviously been there for years but for all the new guys who get royally ripped off or..

Re: Bai Da Wei Changchun Jilin -- Mr. Silver Spoon -- 2014-01-29 View All

LOL you think it's a good thing that stupid parents are allowed to watch you teach their kids? .. C'mon man! .. That is retarded. .. Bai Dai Wei sucks the little boner of Yum Ming :-P

Re: SHANE DONGYING EAST CITY -- Dragonized -- 2014-01-29 View All

But very honest.

Re: Bai Da Wei Changchun Jilin -- BDW Teacher 2 -- 2014-01-29 View All

after working at this school for a few years now, I can't say how much it sucks the life out of you. I have worked branch, kinder and public school, and they always put you in the worst position. The..

Re: Bai Da Wei Changchun Jilin -- Silverboy -- 2014-01-29

Last November Turnoi asked the goons at that place to answer 11 sensible and reasonable questions: They refused to reply, and like Turnoi said it says a lot about them. One fool who replied to Turnoi..

Re: Bai Da Wei Changchun Jilin -- Dragonized -- 2014-01-29

These goons who operate tc's have no gripes about lying because of the positions that they put themselves in as well as possible mental issues.

Re: Bai Da Wei Changchun Jilin -- Mr. Silver Spoon -- 2014-01-29

Kiri is a MAJOR dick! .. So good on the keyboard but sucks in real life.

Re: Bai Da Wei Changchun Jilin -- Dragonized -- 2014-01-29

I'm sorry to hear that you got stuck with this lowlife. Workplace bullying really does such the life out of you. You would have not been able to enjoy your time as much in a foreign country when you..

Re: Bai Da Wei Changchun Jilin -- John O'Shei -- 2014-01-29

Please clarify, are they keeping hold of: .. a.) Their passports (which the visa will be placed inside) b.) Their foreign expert's certificates? c.) Something else? .. If either a.) or to a lesser..

Re: Bai Da Wei Changchun Jilin -- Silverboy -- 2014-01-29

Knowing Changchun it is probably the passports themselves which have been confiscated. But yeah, we need to have that information clarified. .. Anybody who goes to work at that "school" is a fool!

Re: Bai Da Wei Changchun Jilin -- Mr. Silver Spoon -- 2014-01-29

Not the Passports. .. Rather, the FEC booklet which is pretty much useless to the foreigner anyhow but for some reason they want to keep hold of it.

Re: Bai Da Wei Changchun Jilin -- Dragonized -- 2014-01-29

Actually, the FEC Booklet should be on you when you go outside of work as that is the legal piece of document which shows you are in good, legal standing in China. The fact that they withheld that..

Re: Bai Da Wei Changchun Jilin -- Dragonized -- 2014-01-29

Could this "school" be a reincarnation of Tianshuo?

Re: Ivy English School / Jiamusi, China -- Dragonized -- 2014-01-25 View All

A country with 100 million + neglected people with mental illnesses from Depression to Psychopathy cannot be called a "leader" of any sorts. A system of protection for Mental well being is something..

Re: Ivy English School / Jiamusi, China -- ajersey -- 2014-01-23 View All

I was the first teacher to work at the Ivy English school from 2004-05 and overall it was a brilliant experience. Had my ups and downs, but that was because I was a foreigner living in an entirely..

Re: Ivy English School / Jiamusi, China -- Silverboy -- 2014-01-24

Your repeat posting on here does not give you more credibility. I think you are a liar and do not believe you!

Re: Ivy English School / Jiamusi, China -- Silverboy -- 2014-01-23

A typical post from a GW in favour of a rubbish school. And China being an "exciting and world leading country".....?????? ....... lol!

Re: Ivy English School / Jiamusi, China -- Ta-mu -- 2014-01-23

Seems suspicious to me but who knows what to believe these days. The things that stand out are she seems to be apologizing for someone else. "when you live in a country you take thier conditions" and..

Re: Ivy English School / Jiamusi, China -- John O’ Shei -- 2014-01-23

Not a bad essay for a lower level high school student. .. Advertising written by Chinese people again, lol.

Re: Ivy English School / Jiamusi, China -- ajersey -- 2014-01-23

Excuse me a) I'm British b) stop been so patronising. I've got a degree plus I'm back at Uni. So how dare you. Patronising beyond belief. Other post was fact not fiction. Everyone experiences things..

Re: Ivy English School / Jiamusi, China -- John O’Shei -- 2014-01-23

So not only are you excessively defensive, you are also unable to spell the word ‘being.’ .. I do not feel that I need to explain anything else here.

Line Tutors HK(agency) -- Dubius Maximus -- 2014-01-20

I have received a response from Line Tutors based in Hong Kong. .. http://www.linetutors.hk/ .. TEXT EMAIL .. ----- .. Hi There, .. Please let us know if you or your friends are interested in the..

Re: Westfield International School Pampanga, Philippines -- Silverboy -- 2014-01-21 View All

Maybe both of you should chill out and calm down a bit. You have both made valuable contributions to this forum over the years. And I for one hope you BOTH keep posting on here. .. I don't really..

Re: Westfield International School Pampanga, Philippines -- Dragonized -- 2014-01-21

While it pains me a little to say this, I have to take Turnoi's side this time after weighing what both sides have told me. I think smgs is feeling too down to be objective. He has let all the bad..

Re: Westfield International School Pampanga, Philippines -- Silverboy -- 2014-01-22

I think depression can cloud the judgement of anyone at times. I also think SMGS is feeling really down, therefore I'd be willing to forgive him if he was a bit rude, abrasive, and aggressive. ....

Re: Westfield International School Pampanga, Philippines -- John O’ Shei -- 2014-01-23

I’d personally prefer not to give him the attention that he craves and not take him too seriously, but if he could apologise for recent behaviour in a sincere manner, it would be a step in the..

Re: Westfield International School Pampanga, Philippines -- San Migs -- 2014-01-20 View All

Up to you. Don't need or require any more email from you. Period. No nice goodbye this time either "pal"!

Re: Westfield International School Pampanga, Philippines -- San Migs -- 2014-01-20 View All

Valid points, but I was not born into a wealthy family, and had to work while studying for my degree. I simply cannot afford to study for a masters degree, friends I know back home who have even phds..

Re: Westfield International School Pampanga, Philippines -- San Migs -- 2014-01-20 View All

So it is my fault the chinese changed the visa rules is it? Despite being perfectly happy with my job and friends there.....you rail against the chinese as well, and do not say that you don't. ....

Re: Westfield International School Pampanga, Philippines -- John O'Shei -- 2014-01-20

As Turnoi is not admin, I severely doubt it. .. I haven't been able to find any data relating to IP addresses from the source files, so if Turnoi can, then he knows a trick or two that I don't. But..

Re: Westfield International School Pampanga, Philippines -- beer na beer -- 2014-02-09

Stay on topic please. I am interested to hear about the Pretend International School Westfields!

Re: Westfield International School Pampanga, Philippines -- San Migs -- 2014-01-19 View All

You too were homeless and regaled us of your tales of fleeing across europe hungry to seek a better life after being beaten. .. Forgive me for not owning a home in the UK, I met older and younger..

Re: Westfield International School Pampanga, Philippines -- Silverboy -- 2014-01-20

I would not say someone is a failure just because they don't own a house. Some people actually prefer to rent these days. If I was younger now I would probably rent and try to invest in something..

Re: Westfield International School Pampanga, Philippines -- John O'Shei -- 2014-01-19 View All

I also recently thought about this maybe because this Wednesday I am going to be one year closer yet to death, but you know I might actually want to get married to a nice woman, become a father one..

Re: Westfield International School Pampanga, Philippines -- John O'Shei -- 2014-01-18 View All

Well,this thread has escalated quickly. What you say about women seems to make sense though, the girl that I've recently started dating seems to possess similar characteristics. The fact that she is..

Re: Westfield International School Pampanga, Philippines -- Silverboy -- 2014-01-18 View All

Just my last word on this: I think we all need a Plan B in life. Putting all the eggs in one basket is never a smart thing to do. It applies to relationships also. I'm almost done with Asian women,..

Re: Westfield International School Pampanga, Philippines -- John O'Shei -- 2014-01-19

To be honest, selecting women by their specific race or origin is not exactly the best way to find a good girl. I'm not saying that you do that Silverboy, but I personally have had phases in life..

Re: Westfield International School Pampanga, Philippines -- Silverboy -- 2014-01-19

I actually prefer Asian women, my first preference, it's just that finding a good one has become extremely difficult like I said. I agreed with some of what Turnoi said though, basically he is saying..

Re: Westfield International School Pampanga, Philippines -- Silverboy -- 2014-01-18 View All

Turnoi, I feel you are being a bit harsh, but the advice to look elsewhere is good advice. That's what I'm doing. Chinese and Philippine girls are not the only one's on this planet.

Re: Westfield International School Pampanga, Philippines -- San Migs -- 2014-01-18 View All

Forgive me, I had just woken up and received a rude email from a chinese employer, which I have now trashed. .. I did not attack chinese women, and am sorry if I did. I am just basing my experiences..

Re: Westfield International School Pampanga, Philippines -- Silverboy -- 2014-01-18

That is true. The stereotype about a Filippina being religious is as bad as the rubbish about "traditional" Chinese women. It's a smokescreen, but some dumb laowai men fall for that BS.

Re: Westfield International School Pampanga, Philippines -- San Migs -- 2014-01-18

I have just took a walk outside; they are all taking photos of themselves on high end samsung devices (and how do they afford those, as poor maids? prostitution or cheating different men comes to..

Re: Westfield International School Pampanga, Philippines -- John O'Shei -- 2014-01-19

Come on man, there are people all over the world are spending well beyond their means on high end mobile devices. Some of them are even male and not Chinese nor Filipino. .. There was one dick of a..

Re: Westfield International School Pampanga, Philippines -- San Migs -- 2014-01-19

I'm holding out for the nokia where the battery lasts a month or so per charge. .. http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Nokia-105-Cell-Phone-Battery,21256.html .. Nothing more annoying than a low..

Re: Westfield International School Pampanga, Philippines -- Silverboy -- 2014-01-19

I always just use cheap Nokia phones in Asia. I have friends who have spent 3000rmb on phones, which really is just a waste of money.

Re: Westfield International School Pampanga, Philippines -- San Migs -- 2014-01-19

Sensible idea. A phone can be dropped, lost or stolen. .. Chinese are mad on paying thousands upon thousands for the latest iphone, then when it gets lost or stolen they are all upset. It's the same..

Re: Westfield International School Pampanga, Philippines -- Silverboy -- 2014-01-19

Well, Chinese are not exactly the most intelligent people......lol!

Re: Westfield International School Pampanga, Philippines -- Dragonized -- 2014-01-19

Hehe I had one of those old people phones too when I worked in China too. Once you splurge on iphones and galaxies you're in for a month of instant noodles and fried rice. Hardly what I'd call a life..

Re: Westfield International School Pampanga, Philippines -- San Migs -- 2014-01-18 View All

Well I tried, like Silverboy, in China, rich or poor, lesser of two evils? .. If I said you need a woman, I get told to piss off...it's hardly fair to point a question at me, when I cannot ask you..

Re: Westfield International School Pampanga, Philippines -- Silverboy -- 2014-01-18

Yes, I tried in China and also the Philippines and I failed. I am a person who has never given up easily in regard to anything, but eventually you have just got to say, "f..k it" I, give up...

Re: Westfield International School Pampanga, Philippines -- San Migs -- 2014-01-18

Thanks sboy, hope you are enjoying the hot weather in Aus, I know two brit mates who have emigrated out there, from reading their facebooks it seems to be very hot down under. I hope you are keeping..

Re: Westfield International School Pampanga, Philippines -- Silverboy -- 2014-01-19

Hi, yep, it's bloody hot here in Aussie! QLD where I am is not so bad, but Melbourne and Adelaide have been terrible, up to 46 centigrade in some areas of those cities and on the outskirts. .. The..

Re: SHANE DONGYING EAST CITY -- Silverboy -- 2014-01-18 View All

Well, I'm not an expert on the British education system, but I would assume a public school in the UK ( a nation with a highly developed and properly established rule of law ) would conduct proper..

Re: Westfield International School Pampanga, Philippines -- Silverboy -- 2014-01-18 View All

I usually agree with you Turnoi, but I have to disagree with you this time. I think San Mig is correct on this one. I also think most Philippine women are useless. Sure, there are some educated,..

Re: Leader Education Contract -- Silverboy -- 2014-01-17 View All

Just another crap "school" in China! RUBBISH, RUBBISH, RUBBISH!

Leader Education Contract -- Dubius Maximus -- 2014-01-16 View All

Here is a copy of Leader Education's contract for six month online teaching. .. The contract is obviously written for an in-person teaching assignment, so some provisions would be impossible to..

Re: Leader Education Contract -- Emperor of China -- 2014-01-16

Hi, that's a crap contract. .. 1. Employment for only half a year? Sounds fishy. Well, if they don't have enough students, they will kick you out like that in the street. Not nice! 2. Probationary..

Re: SHANE DONGYING EAST CITY -- Silverboy -- 2014-01-16 View All

Glad to see your response T. I just want to clarify that when I said " the individualistic nature of public university teachers", I mean FT's, not Chinese. Most Chinese teachers still have a..

Re: SHANE DONGYING EAST CITY -- John O'Shei -- 2014-01-17

Another problem with FT's at TC's, is that they tend to possess far less skills than your average real teacher and are far less employable back home, meaning that the TC FT has far more to lose than..

Re: SHANE DONGYING EAST CITY -- Just an Observer -- 2014-01-17

Good post!

Re: SHANE DONGYING EAST CITY -- San Migs -- 2014-01-16

I also find the foreigners with a chinese wife who is involved in the business are the worst. The wife manipulates them, and they sell out totally. A case of monkey see, monkey do.

Re: SHANE DONGYING EAST CITY -- Silverboy -- 2014-01-17

Yes, I agree San Mig. And Chinese women who own and manage training schools are low-lives. In the past I have been asked by early 40-something Chinese women to invest in their crappy schools and..

Re: SHANE DONGYING EAST CITY -- John O'Shei -- 2014-01-18

Me and my girlfriend were talking about a similar thing regarding her job the other day, she was telling me about ditching unethical or polluting suppliers, despite opposition from her business..

Re: SHANE DONGYING EAST CITY -- San Migs -- 2014-01-17

A good post. .. The brit guy I know doing it, does not even like teaching kids. He more or less admitted to me it is just easy money, but he dislikes the work, and that his wife is the driving force...

Re: SHANE DONGYING EAST CITY -- Bob -- 2014-01-18

I have to ask, how does this bear any relation to the original post? It's perhaps relevant that you hang around with people who don't like teaching English as it gives us background information about..

Re: SHANE DONGYING EAST CITY -- Xiao 'Handsome' Bai -- 2014-01-27

I still work at Shane and though I am well aware of the schools questionable reputation, for myself as foreign teacher, it's a once in a lifetime chance. .. I've wanted to come to China for years and..

Re: SHANE DONGYING EAST CITY -- The Thing -- 2014-01-28

You are coming across as very cocky, just stating a fact.

Re: SHANE DONGYING EAST CITY -- Xiao 'Handsome' Bai -- 2014-02-24

That was unintentional. What I meant was; I enjoy my job. Apologies old chap. ;)

Re: SHANE DONGYING EAST CITY -- Silverboy -- 2014-01-28

It is a bit sad that your only option in life is working at a crappy language mill in China. And you have the audacity to think you are making a difference......lol! .. BTW, we are not all "old..

Re: SHANE DONGYING EAST CITY -- Xiao 'Handsome' Bai -- 2014-02-24

Believe me, I know I'm not making any difference. That doesn't bother me but hey, it's been an experience. Albeit one I may need to disclose to my future therapist! Also, it isn't my only option...

Re: SHANE DONGYING EAST CITY -- Dragonized -- 2014-01-28

Sboy I think we've encountered yet another dim bulb who thinks of us more as who we SHOULD BE instead of who WE REALLY ARE. It wouldn't be the same for the losers if they couldn't see you as being..

Re: SHANE DONGYING EAST CITY -- Silverboy -- 2014-01-28

That is true. I am also starting to enjoy the rubbish written over on Degree Discussion about us. I sure get a hearty chuckle out of it. Those fools are so detached from reality it is amusing. .. Now..

Re: SHANE DONGYING EAST CITY -- John O'Shei -- 2014-01-29

Well, isn't Woodbine Willie and his alias obsessed with Muslims and probably lives in Xinjiang as more civilised places won't take him.

Re: SHANE DONGYING EAST CITY -- Dragonized -- 2014-01-28

Your nick of Xiao Bai is the exact same derogatory, racist slur that Chinese like to use towards White people. You wear it proudly like some badge of honor. I think I pity you.

Re: SHANE DONGYING EAST CITY -- Xiao 'Still Handsome And Now With Added Pity!' Bai -- 2014-02-24

I'm finding this forum more hilarious the more I continue to read. So much bitterness and anger. Ta for your indecisive pity, it's much appreciated. xx

Re: SHANE DONGYING EAST CITY -- John O’Shei -- 2014-01-28

Yeah, Xiao Bai is probably the most boring Chinese name that a foreigner can receive.

Re: SHANE DONGYING EAST CITY -- John O’Shei -- 2014-01-28

Well, if you are a native speaker, you should equally as fluent as any university graduate.

Re: SHANE DONGYING EAST CITY -- John O'Shei -- 2014-01-18

Loads of foreign teachers don't actually like teaching, lol. I also hang around with people that dislike teaching English, many previously taught English, packed it in and moved onto other things.

Re: SHANE DONGYING EAST CITY -- Silverboy -- 2014-01-16 View All

I can't understand why someone who was teaching computing at a public school in England would go to China and work for some crappy language mill like Shane. However it seems to be common. Why these..

Re: SHANE DONGYING EAST CITY -- Bob -- 2014-01-18

Silverboy, .. I'm impressed how you can demonstrate your misunderstanding of fact by at first stating that "I can't understand why someone who was teaching computing at a public school", and twisting..

Re: SHANE DONGYING EAST CITY -- Silverboy -- 2014-01-18

Why don't you just answer the question instead of responding with bullshit? I asked a reasonable question: Why would someone who was teaching computing at a public school in England throw it away to..

Re: SHANE DONGYING EAST CITY -- Bob -- 2014-01-16 View All

Wow, I just saw this after being away for a while. .. A little background first of all: Before coming to China I taught computing at a public school in England for four years I'd been to China three..

Re: SHANE DONGYING EAST CITY -- Bob -- 2014-01-18

Wow, .. How astounding that one message posted on here that even asked for such deprecating replies to be withheld was eventually replied to by the same eight or so people that must spend all their..

Re: SHANE DONGYING EAST CITY -- John O'Shei -- 2014-01-18

People spend time on forums on the internet for entertainment purposes you bell end, some of us just happened to have settled on this one. Mainly because we share common experiences and interests.

Re: SHANE DONGYING EAST CITY -- Dragonized -- 2014-01-17

Here's something that will make a difference: Don't go to China if these "schools" are the only option that you have! You are doing nothing but contributing to the emboldening of the criminals that..

Re: SHANE DONGYING EAST CITY -- H Majesty the Emperor of China -- 2014-01-16

Did you smoke a joint when writing your stuff or did you lose your common sense in the Dongying City? .. What has been described by you and other posters is that that Shane garbage place makes..

Re: SHANE DONGYING EAST CITY -- Silverboy -- 2014-01-16

Well, what a great school that is then! "They welcome teachers with no qualifications, experience or ability to teach" you say. Well it's a crap school if that is correct. You also state that..

Re: SHANE DONGYING EAST CITY -- John O'Shei -- 2014-01-16

I can quite quickly question this post, without even making THOSE types of comments, even though you are obviously deserving of it by carrying out the GW's typical 'they are shit, but they aren't..

Meg Bilingual International Kindergarten Beijing -- John Dixon -- 2014-01-16 View All

I have just been offered my 1st teaching position at Meg Bilingual International Kindergarten Beijing, as a kindergarten teacher. I am struggling to find much about the working conditions etc from..

Re: Meg Bilingual International Kindergarten Beijing -- Emperor of China -- 2014-01-16

I don't know that particular place; but as an old China hand I can tell you that as a rule these kindergartens in China are operated by idiots with an intelligence level lower than the kids they are..

Re: Meg Bilingual International Kindergarten Beijing -- kerri -- 2014-01-19

I'm currently a foreign teacher working at a bilingual kindergarten in Beijing. I don't know about the one you mentioned, but it's true-- a lot of the working conditions in Beijing aren't the..

Re: Meg Bilingual International Kindergarten Beijing -- John O'Shei -- 2014-01-16

Sad, but true. They feed off the fact that some nouveau riche parents are so desperate to give their kids the best start in life, but haven't got the slightest clue about to go about doing that.

Re: Harbin star school -- 1st time teacher -- 2014-01-15 View All

F*ck of "the shifter" I am trying to find out about the school. It's name is exactly "Harbin Star school"

Re: Harbin star school -- John O'Shei -- 2014-01-16

Are you a 1st time student or something?

Re: Harbin star school -- Emperor of China -- 2014-01-16

Hi, First time teacher, if you do not get any informative responses regarding that "school", there is probably nobody who can give you helpful information. But the name tells me it must be a training..

Re: Harbin star school -- 1st time teacher -- 2014-01-16

Thanks Emperor, I think i'll do that. It is like a school playground here.

Re: Harbin star school -- Emperor of China -- 2014-01-16

If you are currently in your home country, don't buy a flight ticket and don't prepare for travel unless you have got all the necessary documentation from them. This includes: .. 1. documents you..

Re: YUMING EDUCATION CENTER - TIANJIN -- Dragonized -- 2014-01-15 View All

Indeed, this season has been an especially fruitful one of eggs. So much wangbadan. Hehehe...

Re: Harbin star school -- Dragonized -- 2014-01-15 View All

Said OP can always imitate people of mighty character who reside currently in Hong Kong preaching the heathen ways of Islamophobia, Bigotry, and Pedophilia while choking on cheap Spanish Beer!..

Re: Harbin star school -- The Shifter -- 2014-01-15

Is confucianism a heathen system then? By preaching islamophobia that would be hatred, not heathen, and I have not, merely been curious. .. [edited]

Re: Harbin star school -- Emperor of China -- 2014-01-16

confucianism = a new chinese computer brandmark heathen = a variant of the Chinese cheeseburger islamophobia = WW's brand new Rolls Royce on three wheels .. Get your facts right, man!

Huamei Foreign Language School Binzhou China -- R.Z -- 2014-01-14 View All

Hi Everyone, .. Let me tell you more about Huamei Foreign Language School located here at 509 Huanghe five road Binzhou City Located in Shandong Providence. The most shocking thing is that when I..

Re: Huamei Foreign Language School Binzhou China -- R.Z -- 2014-01-19

Continuous to my story at Huamei Foreign Language school here at 509 Huanghe Five Road Binzhou City, Shandong Providence.. Let me tell you in this school even if you have to go to the bathroom, their..

Re: Huamei Foreign Language School Binzhou China -- John O'Shei -- 2014-01-19

Well, I can definitely tell you that I will never get a perm simply in order to get a job... And I'm one of those who get rather self-conscious about my self-image in regards to hairstyles, due to..

Re: Huamei Foreign Language School Binzhou China -- R.Z -- 2014-01-21

Today 01/21/14 at Huamei Foreign Language Academy at 509 Huanghe Five Road Binzhou City, Shandong Province this school has many problems and it is not organized.... .. Lets get to the point in most..

Re: Huamei Foreign Language School Binzhou China -- Silverboy -- 2014-01-21

Did the woman actually boil the kettle pot, or just put it on the hotplate? If she boiled the water it's ok, but if everyone is using the same thermos to drink from then that is indeed gross and..

Re: Huamei Foreign Language School Binzhou China -- R.Z -- 2014-01-21

Everyone Uses the same thermos to pour water in their glasses or thermos mugs but those thermos bottles most of the time is not clean.. That is really gross. Now today was very interesting for..

Re: Huamei Foreign Language School Binzhou China -- John O’Shei -- 2014-01-21

Ah, the talent shows... I told them that I’d happily give them higher scores, if they gave me students that aren’t shit.

Re: Huamei Foreign Language School Binzhou China -- R.Z -- 2014-01-21

I totally agree with you John... Most of the students at Huamei work like Robots... Everything is scripted and its like most of them have to remember a line just to move forward..

Re: Huamei Foreign Language School Binzhou China -- R.Z -- 2014-02-16

Let me tell you today February 16th 2014 I went to another ESL school in Binzhou City and they mentioned to me that Huamei Foreign Language School that is owned by Mr. Mon is not really good, They..

Re: Huamei Foreign Language School Binzhou China -- Oklahoma Ranger -- 2014-01-15

Gossiping is low mentalitaty, and staff at TCs normally are low-lives. They are the scum of the earth and as a rule they are not educated at all. Useless people to get rid off!

Re: Huamei Foreign Language School Binzhou China -- John O'Shei -- 2014-01-15

In my experience, they are English major graduates that weren't exactly the most successful job hunter, or spoilt rich kids that just dicked around when they studied abroad and then got the job..

Re: Huamei Foreign Language School Binzhou China -- Dragonized -- 2014-01-28

I will have to say that Cn Staff who work at TC's have an even more unstable working life than backpacking expat types sometimes! I knew a friend who worked at a TC who commented on how the classroom..

Re: Huamei Foreign Language School Binzhou China -- John O’ Shei -- 2014-01-28

Believe it or not, I do know honest TC TAs who eventually quit their jobs as they got fed up of the pressure to increase sales that lead to being forced or directly instructed to practise some very..

Re: Huamei Foreign Language School Binzhou China -- Silverboy -- 2014-01-28

It is sad that many young Chinese women just look for a rich man to solve their problems, when they should take control of their own lives and have a sense of personal responsibility and pride. ....

Re: Huamei Foreign Language School Binzhou China -- Mr. Silver Spoon -- 2014-01-29

I totally agree with your post SB. .. Pretty Chinese gals feel as though the world owes them a living since they are good looking. .. Nothing could be further from the truth. .. It's very sad. ....

Re: Huamei Foreign Language School Binzhou China -- John O'Shei -- 2014-01-15

Sadly, I have been there and suffered that kind of thing at a TC myself in the past, I feel your pain. The farming out to recruit students tactic is of questionable legality and I wish that the PSB..

Re: Huamei Foreign Language School Binzhou China -- Silverboy -- 2014-01-22

I missed this post, but I agree, the OP really needs to quit that job and look for work elsewhere. It's a rubbish school, and working at such places damages an FT's professional reputation, for..

Re: "Linewow" online ESL -- Silverboy -- 2014-01-14 View All

Yep, that sounds like a big scam to me. I'd be very careful about it. It's a worry working for Chinese people in real life, let alone in cyberspace! That guy should look elsewhere for teaching work,..

Re: "Linewow" online ESL -- Dubius Maximus -- 2014-01-13 View All

Sorry, my previous post was blank. Still learning how to post in this forum. .. I just gave a demo online lesson with Linewow. I could not see the demo student because the demo student said video was..

Re: "Linewow" online ESL -- boxiangjiaopi -- 2014-01-14

Hello Dubius You should only worry about the result of your demonstration(and i wouldn't even worry about that) not that you were unable to see the student. It seems that she gave you a jolly good..

Green Oasis School in Shenzhen, China don't go there! -- C'est bon -- 2014-01-13 View All

Oh dear, oh dear. There are some good teachers in this school. But as you say the principle is a a bit dense and not only round the middle. He is completely unaware of what's going on in the school..

Re: Beijing Zhuowen International Culture Exchange Corporation -- frontloader -- 2014-01-13 View All

There is now another company hiring called Zhirui Interaction International Culture Exchange Co. I'm thinking that this is just another alias for the Zhuowen company, because everything about their..

Re: Westfield International School Pampanga, Philippines -- Mark Randall Polk -- 2014-01-13 View All

I just finished doing a teaching demo at Westfields, and from what I saw, the school is nothing like what is represented in this post. The rooms were cool, the kids were bright and enthusiastic, the..

Re: Westfield International School Pampanga, Philippines -- John O'Shei -- 2014-01-13

Same old wumao behavioural pattern, excessively stereotypical English real name, seeks to discredit original poster, bigs oneself up with questionable unproven credentials. Shame that this tactic..

Re: Westfield International School Pampanga, Philippines -- John O'Shei -- 2014-01-13

Why am I even referring to you as a wumao, this is a Filipino school. It just shows that pathetic shitty GWs like you exist all over the world!

Re: Westfield International School Pampanga, Philippines -- Rich -- 2014-01-17

If you taught in any type of International setting you would clearly realize this is a local private school.They use the word International to attract the ex-pat community that thrives in Angeles..

Re: Westfield International School Pampanga, Philippines -- Dragonized -- 2014-01-18

The pretend educational shenanigans that you have stated goes on in various 3rd world countries. But at the end of the day, pretenders are still pretenders. They only serve to show how pathetic they..

Re: Westfield International School Pampanga, Philippines -- San Migs -- 2014-01-18

I would avoid that country. The philipino women have a bad reputation in Hong Kong and China for a reason, they are just out for money. .. In kowloon park every sunday they drink beer and wine,..

Re: Westfield International School Pampanga, Philippines -- John O'Shei -- 2014-01-18

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Harbin star school -- 1st time teacher -- 2014-01-12 View All

Hi everyone, I am thinking about coming to teach English in China. I have been offered a job in Harbin. I thought I would see if anyone has worked there before. I tried searching for it on Google but..

Re: Harbin Star School -- Harbin Knowledge -- 2014-02-02

Dear Friends, .. I just came across this post. I wish that I had seen it earlier. The OP is probably already on site, to his or her greatest regrets. .. This particular school has a long, long..

Re: Harbin star school -- been there -- 2014-01-13

Take very, very warm clothing. Enjoy the Ice Festival! Fascinating city, actually. But as for all schools one is considering as a teaching destination, do a serious amount of research. What's the..

"Linewow" online ESL -- Dubius Maximus -- 2014-01-12

The representative of Linewow is named "Ian Ding" .. Their website is only in Chinese. .. I would like to know if this company pays on time. .. They say they pay monthly which means 2 weeks after the..

Re: YUMING EDUCATION CENTER - TIANJIN -- Martin -- 2014-01-12 View All

Upon reading your post I have to change my tune a little. Although you may have had some trouble yourself with Yuming I can see why you write on this forum (A Yuming employee ate your lovely..

Leader Education International Co., Ltd -- Dubius Maximus -- 2014-01-12

Evan Wang is the name given for the representative of the recruiter. .. Here is what he says about his company: .. "We are leader education Int'l co., ltd. which is located at RoomA-2033, Jinmao..

Re: YUMING EDUCATION CENTER - TIANJIN -- Martin -- 2014-01-12 View All

Strange that I would be described as a grovelling weasel. Most people of that description wouldn't stick there neck out for no gain. It is quite immature really. I too know many teachers who work or..

Re: YUMING EDUCATION CENTER - TIANJIN -- Silverboy -- 2014-01-12

Martin, go back to the white monkey show at YUMING RUBBISH EDUCATION CENTER. I am sure that with you being a white monkey and all in a muppet/puppet show there will be an ample of supply of bananas..

Re: YUMING EDUCATION CENTER - TIANJIN -- Silverboy -- 2014-01-12

Please give my regards to Helen, I can find her a suitable "position" at a brothel in Guangxi if need be.

Re: YUMING EDUCATION CENTER - TIANJIN -- boxiangjiaopi -- 2014-01-14

Ha! Ha! Ha! Good old Silverboy whom I know and love- I see you've evolved, and it's no longer "bonk that student ASAP" but now "bonk that FAO ASAP" How's it going, brother; I see the years have not..

Re: YUMING EDUCATION CENTER - TIANJIN -- Dragonized -- 2014-01-14

And we are supposed to be impressed by your 4 year measured attack because...?

Re: YUMING EDUCATION CENTER - TIANJIN -- boxiangjiaopi -- 2014-01-14

Four years!! more like four months, wasn't it- forgotten exactly? Anyway, whatever; but you could get bored out of your mind if some-body (with different views) didn't flop out from the ooze from..

Re: YUMING EDUCATION CENTER - TIANJIN -- Dragonized -- 2014-01-15

I am afraid I can't mull things over with you. Turnoi's Crocs can be of assistance...lol

Re: YUMING EDUCATION CENTER - TIANJIN -- Martin -- 2014-01-13

Yeah, sure whatever Paul. I know it must upset you that some people enjoy their jobs. Some people enjoy earning their bananas. They don't have to spend them in brothels down in Guangxi either. TTFN..

Re: YUMING EDUCATION CENTER - TIANJIN -- Silverboy -- 2014-01-13

I'm Shaun, not Paul. And tell Helen the brothel position is still available. She might be a nutcase, but ok for a bonk.

ADVETI / IAT The UAE -- Here we go -- 2014-01-12 View All

How can I truly express my thoughts and experiences when it comes to my time working for ADVETI and IAT? To paraphrase a paraphrase, I think it was Robert Oppenheimer who put it best, I am become..

Hong Kong International Talent Exchange -- Dubius Maximus -- 2014-01-12 View All

I have received an offer from "Dora" of the "Hong Kong International Talent Exchange." .. Does anyone know if it is legit? .. FIRST EMAIL: .. From: Hongkong International Talent Exchange Association..

Re: Hong Kong International Talent Exchange -- Here we go -- 2014-01-13

It sounds like a con, a half assed set up that will take all it can from you. Stay away, also it is not in Hong Kong, in fact it is miles from the island!

Re: Hong Kong International Talent Exchange -- Deborah Thistlethwaite -- 2014-01-12

The place is in Maoming, Mainland China and not in Hongkong. And don't work for that crappy training centre; if they don't have many students, they can't pay you regularly, and youz wobn't have..

Re: Hong Kong International Talent Exchange -- San Migs -- 2014-01-12

Deborah and dubius, from the email I know who is behind this company as I have been to maoming before. If the office is located above a cantonese teahouse, then it is definitely the same place. This..

Re: Hong Kong International Talent Exchange -- Deborah Thistlethwaite -- 2014-01-12

Re: Huizhou University -- job applicant -- 2014-01-12 View All

Interesting. Having a fancy degree is normally a prerequisite for working at a university. So, you are admitting that you are not properly qualified. .. I have heard about you. You are the [edited]..

Re: Huizhou University -- Deborah Thistlethwaite -- 2014-01-12

Re: Huizhou University -- Extc -- 2014-01-12

Good on ya' girl!

Huizhou University Violates Teacher Contracts -- pat52 -- 2014-01-15

Email sent to foreign teachers of Huizhou University by FAO. Just another violation of teacher contracts... .. Dear all, .. Having been seriously instructed by the Director of Finance Department..

Re: YUMING EDUCATION CENTER - TIANJIN -- Silverboy -- 2014-01-11 View All

My post was directed at another poster on here who contributes to the rubbish school problem. .. I have known for many years that Yuming is crap. I have warned people about that "education center"..

Re: YUMING EDUCATION CENTER - TIANJIN -- John O'Shei -- 2014-01-11 View All

I think you was joining in with Silverboy, rather than targeting him there, no?

Re: Soong Ching Ling International Kindergarten Chengdu -- Hehh -- 2014-01-11 View All

Please note that the author of the only positive post had quit as a foreign manager, just like the coordinator, after the previous coordinator was removed.

Re: YUMING EDUCATION CENTER - TIANJIN -- San Migs -- 2014-01-10 View All

Sake is excellent with sushi, ah the salmon, the wasabi...and a few shots of sake to warm you up, great stuff indeed!!!!

Re: YUMING EDUCATION CENTER - TIANJIN -- Spamalot -- 2014-01-10 View All

The main problem that is caused with TCs and public holidays is that the public schools in china insist on 'making up' classes that are missed as the result of the holiday (it begs the question why..

Re: YUMING EDUCATION CENTER - TIANJIN -- John O'Shei -- 2014-01-11

TCs teach adults as well as students, and the making up days for public holidays is not just a public school thing, it affects every industry in China! .. That doesn't mean TCs are not doing wrong,..

Re: YUMING EDUCATION CENTER - TIANJIN -- Spamalot -- 2014-01-10 View All

That is a good example of how a public school/uni should look after FTs who are working at their institutions for more than one year. .. My uni also provides all of the things you mentioned, although..

Re: Green Oasis School in Shenzhen, China -- Silverboy -- 2014-01-10 View All

Better give the staff at Green Oasis some dog meat. Wonder if they like spicy or non-spicy, lol! ruff, woof!

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