You never taught in a Western country.Bill wrote:We seem to have slid sideways into a debate about hiring of good / decent / poor / unsperakable teachers.
Fine.
POINT 1
The flagships like ISPP and ISSR recruit only well-qualified people and pay / treat them well; at first ISSR had some Filipino/Filipina teachers but changed gears and decided to non-renew their contracts and now employs - so far as I'm aware - only NS teachers.
POINT 2
I have yet to meet these junkie / screwball teachers of such splendid notoriety.
Perhaps some on this site could throw a bring-your-own-grog / junk party and advertise it here. As for me, I live very close to the Mormon Church in PP so it would be impossible. Unless it were a weekend afternoon party; I have MY VERY OWN front door!
POINT 3
Anna has a point about the machine-evaluation at International Buddhist University in Japan; actually, we also gave / awarded each student 3 or 4 marks for class participation / attitude and so on. Easy enough.
The machine-marking at IBU meant we could finish the term with happy handshakes and kisses, hop on a plane and be in tropical Asia within a few hours instead of spending 2 or 3 days in poiuntless and meaningless Sisyphean busywork.
Right now I have 60 papers inj a fat envelope to mark in the vacation week.
Each will take 5 to 10 minutes to mark.
Do the math, as they say.
The Utter Horror of unpaid Marking / Grading
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Uncle Monty is in error.
Armed with my P.G.C.E., I taught at Risedale Secondary School in Barrow-in-Furness for two terms after leaving Algeria.
I then romped off to sunny Dhahran in K.S.A. and taught for B.A.C., now BAe Systems.
An interesting feature of teaching work for B.A.C. was that all test-writing, marking and so on was done by a specialist squad who did no classroom teaching. These were often people who had been driven half way round the bend trying to teach the rudiments of English to goatherds in blue uniforms.
Armed with my P.G.C.E., I taught at Risedale Secondary School in Barrow-in-Furness for two terms after leaving Algeria.
I then romped off to sunny Dhahran in K.S.A. and taught for B.A.C., now BAe Systems.
An interesting feature of teaching work for B.A.C. was that all test-writing, marking and so on was done by a specialist squad who did no classroom teaching. These were often people who had been driven half way round the bend trying to teach the rudiments of English to goatherds in blue uniforms.
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Okay comment withdrawn and still wondering why someone who is obviously unhappy with their job hasn't quit.
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When were you in Algeria?Bill wrote:Uncle Monty is in error.
Armed with my P.G.C.E., I taught at Risedale Secondary School in Barrow-in-Furness for two terms after leaving Algeria.
I then romped off to sunny Dhahran in K.S.A. and taught for B.A.C., now BAe Systems.
An interesting feature of teaching work for B.A.C. was that all test-writing, marking and so on was done by a specialist squad who did no classroom teaching. These were often people who had been driven half way round the bend trying to teach the rudiments of English to goatherds in blue uniforms.
Where were you teaching?
I was at the Lycée Descartes for 2 years on the other side though
In Algeria I worked for the Ministry of Education in Bejaia then - to my great good fortune - I jumped ship and worked for CJB, contracted to SONATRACH, in both Bejaia and Msila.
All of this was more than a generation ago; Algeria was still a safe and mainly peaceful country. Eventually the poisons in the mud hatched, as we all know.
As here, the population explosion in Algeria ended up causing horrendous problems.
All of this was more than a generation ago; Algeria was still a safe and mainly peaceful country. Eventually the poisons in the mud hatched, as we all know.
As here, the population explosion in Algeria ended up causing horrendous problems.
Bill, if you have a PGCE and work experience abroad I really don't understand why you stay in those low paid jobs.
Which one are you referring to? The Descartes in Alger or the one in Phnom Penh?SunSan wrote:
I was at the Lycée Descartes for 2 years on the other side though
A tree born crooked will never grow straight.
In Alger. '79 and '80.
Lived in Bejaia for about 2 months before moving to Alger, stayed in Kouba then.
Lived in Bejaia for about 2 months before moving to Alger, stayed in Kouba then.
Google his email address.Hemingway wrote:Bill, if you have a PGCE and work experience abroad I really don't understand why you stay in those low paid jobs.
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Holy shit.Chuangt2u wrote:Google his email address.Hemingway wrote:Bill, if you have a PGCE and work experience abroad I really don't understand why you stay in those low paid jobs.
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Holy fuck!
A tree born crooked will never grow straight.
This thread is going to end up in the Phnom Penh Post isn't it?
A tree born crooked will never grow straight.
Even more holy shit...
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Bill wrote:I hired on as ACADEMIC MANAGER with a startup new international school on the airport road - Russian Blvd - opposite Pochentong Restaurant.
Bill wrote:One last thing but somewhat off-topic: I take my hat off to kindy teachers.
Not long ago I did a 50-minute tryout as a kindy teacher and let me tell you that running a 3 hour tutorial-seminar called "The Cold War, NATO and the Warsaw Pact" [as I have done on occasion] is a lazy day at the beach compared to 50 minutes with 15 mixed-attainment / mixed-aptitude toddlers.
As luck had it, my guardian angel stepped in and I was offered two extra classes a week with young teens, a much easier proposition.
All above fromBill wrote:HOT NEW NEWS:
I am being sounded out to be 'principal' - a posh title again - of another International School startup.
God Bless Us Every One, said Tiny Tim.
Light a penny candle for me!
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Bill wrote:For while, and as a favor to a friend, I worked in University College in Dobrich in northeastern Bulgaria at a pay-rate of 2.5 Euros an hour.
Their employers certainly think that teachers ought to buckle down and do tons of extra work, plus show up smartly dressed from time to time outside regular school hours.
And keep on smiling.
Bill wrote:Two decades ago I taught two days a week at International Buddhist University outside Osaka. In fact, I had gigs at several Universities at the same time, from Kansai University [near the top of the tree] to Kobe International University [a widely-ridiculed 'salon des refuses'']
Edit wrote:You never taught in a Western country.Bill wrote:"Edit" is in error.
Armed with my P.G.C.E., I taught at Risedale Secondary School in Barrow-in-Furness for two terms after leaving Algeria.
I then romped off to sunny Dhahran in K.S.A. and taught for B.A.C., now BAe Systems.
An interesting feature of teaching work for B.A.C. was that all test-writing, marking and so on was done by a specialist squad who did no classroom teaching. These were often people who had been driven half way round the bend trying to teach the rudiments of English to goatherds in blue uniforms.
above from http://www.khmer440.com/chat_forum/view ... =2&t=20283Bill wrote:In Algeria I worked for the Ministry of Education in Bejaia then - to my great good fortune - I jumped ship and worked for CJB, contracted to SONATRACH, in both Bejaia and Msila.
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I'm holding off on reacting in case I've misinterpreted something... sometimes I can be slow, ok! I think I need an interpreter. Be patient with me, However,
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,Hemingway wrote:This thread is going to end up in the Phnom Penh Post isn't it?
.... I think so
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Well the police have now been informed as to Bill's...ahem...other online recreational interests.....and I doubt he'll be teaching kids here in Phnom Penh tomorrow morning. The game's up, Bill. Pack your bags.
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