Huge Issues with Phnom Penh's biggest expat school ISPP?
Hey DC I am an Aussie so I know that working as a teacher you are doing something that is rated so low by most young Australians that it requires an ATAR of less than 70 at most Uni's and if you want to study for a GDed the government will pay you to do it because they can not get enough people to do the job. So while you may think it is a great career it would appear that the rest of the Australian labour market does not agree.
By the way, I am an over paid International Development Aid professional. So next time your in PP and need someone to buy you a beer give me a shout and I will get my driver to drop you off a case from me. If you ask real nicely I might even make it a case of Coopers Pale Ale from the Food Pantry.
By the way, I am an over paid International Development Aid professional. So next time your in PP and need someone to buy you a beer give me a shout and I will get my driver to drop you off a case from me. If you ask real nicely I might even make it a case of Coopers Pale Ale from the Food Pantry.
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that sounds like the skool where I TAUGHT IN pHNOM pENH--ALSO A BIT LIKE A.C.E...
Beer, prawn and porno movie lunches in the all male staff room. Banging the drugged out haggard Art teacher on a desk in the Art storeroom, while she had a class next door.
is there a course I can take to help me understand this thread???
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I'll let a tefler address this bit of your post mate, the rest I shall address below.TJP777 wrote: Uni's
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Good thing you spoke to a bloke in the know who can clear things up for you mate: The last thing that most kids want to do on leaving school is return to school (me for one). I don't know about B Ed Primary, but for secondary teachers I believe about 2/3 (maybe more) of those doing their Ed degree do so as a post-grad: ergo, direct application, ergo no ATAR required. This therefore brings the ATAR requisite down due to the low number of undergrad B Ed applications. I reckon that the vast majority of them would be Primary Ed applicants.TJP777 wrote:Hey DC I am an Aussie so I know that working as a teacher you are doing something that is rated so low by most young Australians that it requires an ATAR of less than 70 at most Uni's and if you want to study for a GDed the government will pay you to do it because they can not get enough people to do the job. So while you may think it is a great career it would appear that the rest of the Australian labour market does not agree.
By the way, I am an over paid International Development Aid professional. So next time your in PP and need someone to buy you a beer give me a shout and I will get my driver to drop you off a case from me. If you ask real nicely I might even make it a case of Coopers Pale Ale from the Food Pantry.
ATAR scores therefore, are not a great statistic to use alone when making judgement on whether or not the 'Australian labour market' agrees with me, because this market is actually far larger and more complex than the whims of high-school graduates mate!
As a professional in this area, I would actually urge a bit of caution about focussing on Australia's annual batch of 17 year olds as the most reliable indicator of the labour market. In general, even though it is obvious to all but them that they don't have much idea of the adult world; they are absolutely certain that they know more than any adult who has many times their wisdom and experience (in general, especially the boys). Indeed, very few undergrads actually graduate in the degree they originally enrolled in (perhaps well and truly under 10% if I recall correctly).
From a statistical point of view, extrapolating the collective opinion of an uninformed single year of workforce members (17) across the better informed 48-point band which constitutes the entire Australian labour market (17-65) and concluding that this constitutes "the rest of the Australian labour market" is a very long bow to draw and I admire your courage in this incredible leap of faith.
As all Secondary teachers must be subject specialists, we necessarily need an undergrad degree in certain disciplines. There are quite an eclectic array of undergraduate degrees amongst us. My undergrad required an ATAR of 90.0 for example; I personally know three secondary teachers whose ATAR was 99.0. A very good friend of mine has a degree in astrophysics, another llb, another in medical science ... At the other end of the scale, we have the Poi-Oi Teechurs whose plan to play professional rugby didn't quite work out ( they're used to copping shit, all in fun). I know only very few secondary teachers who did their B Ed as an undergrad. I'm not sure if it's even an option everywhere as I imagine it would basically be an undergrad with a dip tacked on it; best to get two bits of paper I reckon.
Would like some info on that 'pay' that the government is handing out for GDed. I believe it may be targeted at getting male teachers into primary schools or increasing indigenous teacher numbers or to entice people out to remote schools if I'm thinking of the same things you invoked.
BUT, I really couldn't care less if it's popular or not champ! It's given me a great life, travel, pay is above average wage in Oz and places one in the top 1% of income earners world-wide from first year on (read above if you missed it, I'm in the top 0.5% now and I only work an enjoyable 190 days per year!). I enjoy my retirement in instalments throughout my life instead of a lump sum at twilight. The youth of the world are a great pleasure to work with and I get immense job satisfaction when I see them getting excited about the subjects I love. The contribution I make to society makes me feel good about what I've done with my life (a feeling I'm sure you share).
As for the Coopers: PRETTY PRETTY PRETTY PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE SEND ME SOME AROUND! FILL THE CAR UP WITH WHATEVER ELSE THEY HAVE AS WELL IF YOU DON'T MIND MATE! I NEVER GAVE SHIT TO NGOS EVER ON K440 OR ANYWHERE ELSE! I SORT OF STICK UP FOR YOU LOT BY NOT JOINING IN ON THE BITCHING SESSIONS ON NGOS!
And, thanks for the offer on the general pub crawl funding matey; I'll definitely take you up on that on a regular basis, can you PM me your number? Indeed you have the love of humanity in your heart sir! Can I bring some mates?
Good on ya mate!
Interesting comment? I ain't no TEFLer and ain't got no English degree. I have always thought that the use of an apostrophe to denote the missing letters when using the contraction of a word was standard practice. Could a TEFLer please enlighten me?Dengchao wrote:I'll let a tefler address this bit of your post mate, the rest I shall address below.TJP777 wrote: Uni's
From Purdue Online Writing Lab. http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/621/01/
Showing omission of letters
Apostrophes are used in contractions. A contraction is a word (or set of numbers) in which one or more letters (or numbers) have been omitted. The apostrophe shows this omission. Contractions are common in speaking and in informal writing. To use an apostrophe to create a contraction, place an apostrophe where the omitted letter(s) would go. Here are some examples:
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You're still here like an annoying cough that won't go away. Do you still live above metro?Dengchao wrote:Uni is/uni's a word on its own.
k440, something to do when you're pissed.
Nah. Uni's is a contraction of universities. Should really have an apostrophe I reckon. But it seems to run just fine without one.
I just read this stuff. I don't understand the rules.
I just read this stuff. I don't understand the rules.
Some men you just can't reach. So you get what we had here last week, which is the way he wants it... well, he gets it. I don't like it any more than you men.
Moved to BKK, fancied a pool of my own. You coming!? I got beer!!horace wrote:You're still here like an annoying cough that won't go away. Do you still live above metro?Dengchao wrote:Uni is/uni's a word on its own.
Washington DC School in Toul Tompong, Phnom Penh has a history of paying staff late, not in full or not at all.
You forgot dropping the d before adding rator.
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Surely the point about apostrophe use/misuse in English is that there are clear and obvious standards:
* It's time to give the dog its food *
But how about "We need more Harold Wilson's coming from the ranks of ordinary people." Well?
Is this acceptable usage or not? I would say not; in any case, it can be far more elegantly phrased.
One woman said she almost lost the will to live when she saw
50% Off Trouser's and Sweater's
on a carefully-printed poster in Preston market
* It's time to give the dog its food *
But how about "We need more Harold Wilson's coming from the ranks of ordinary people." Well?
Is this acceptable usage or not? I would say not; in any case, it can be far more elegantly phrased.
One woman said she almost lost the will to live when she saw
50% Off Trouser's and Sweater's
on a carefully-printed poster in Preston market
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Have you just copied and pasted this from another website or document.boozyoldman wrote:Surely the point about apostrophe use/misuse in English is that there are clear and obvious standards:
* It's time to give the dog its food *
But how about "We need more Harold Wilson's coming from the ranks of ordinary people." Well?
Is this acceptable usage or not? I would say not; in any case, it can be far more elegantly phrased.
One woman said she almost lost the will to live when she saw
50% Off Trouser's and Sweater's
on a carefully-printed poster in Preston market
Odd examples to provide & your spacing is all over the place..
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