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GENERAL RULES for the TEFLChina Lists ... 1. Be friendly and courteous towards all others. If anyone's post feels unfriendly email me privately at...
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Sep 1, 2008
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Robert, Are you surprised at what makes teachers "bog off"? To me, most of the problems reported are pretty straightforward. Yes, some teachers will be quick...
Michael Katz
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Sep 1, 2008
12:40 pm
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Hi all, just wondering if all the hooha around May June July re visas, had any effect on FETs in China this Sept? Has anyone got unfilled vacancies where they...
Dave
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Sep 1, 2008
9:45 pm
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Don Williamson said: <<Thus the reason why we discuss these things on these (job in this case) lists. How can "one quietly move on" (to quote you) with out...
Marc Anthony
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Sep 1, 2008
9:48 pm
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es, I still have one adult teacher vacancy.  I am looking for one more Native speaker of English for our adult classes due to growth in our adults...
Lynn Ogden
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Sep 2, 2008
5:16 am
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Three vacancies here. Nice campus, and I like these students better than the ones in the south. Good money, nice colleagues,  free utilities, furnished...
Mary Ann Davis
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Sep 3, 2008
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[I am posting this for this college. - dk] « Les Roches Jin Jiang International Hotel Management College" is a successful Joint Venture between the largest...
Dave Kees
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Sep 4, 2008
12:05 am
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Agree Marc with your qualifying remarks... "unquiet" stuff does arise and that's O.K. because we do then learn where NOT to go. I am pro China and very pro...
Don williamson
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Sep 5, 2008
1:29 am
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... I just saw this today. From now on all those who will want to work in China have to get a police record check. Here is the article: ...
Joseph Levin
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Sep 7, 2008
1:10 am
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Our jobs board is in the form of a discussion email list. You can post a job position announcement to it for distribution to more than 1000 subscribers. It is...
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Sep 7, 2008
11:39 am
12628
... certificates-to-be-required-for-china-work-visas.html ... This is going to be a really big HEADACHE both for the teacher and the school. A friend of mine...
Jada Rufo
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Sep 7, 2008
9:47 pm
12629
[was "advice for Chinese staff on hiring foreign teachers"] Yes, this is going to be very interesting. Especially if you HAVE ALREADY LEFT YOUR COUNTRY SEVERAL...
Edwin Baak
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Sep 8, 2008
1:09 am
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[was "advice for Chinese staff on hiring foreign teachers"] Most volunteer agencies here in Victoria, Canada require a police record check before being...
Gail Schacter
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Sep 8, 2008
1:09 am
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That has been my experience. I applied for a certification of no criminal record a year ago and was sent an e-mail from the Washington State Patrol that I had...
Roger Borseth
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Sep 8, 2008
3:11 am
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I can understand now (if) they are doing it, but it's a pain in the ass. I know South Korea now does it for their FT's. But these Asian countries always seem...
becster1979
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Sep 9, 2008
12:50 am
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Be assured Rebecca this is / will be a pain in the ass for us Americans to. The fact is...if I were to get arrested for anything in the U.S, the cops can have...
Don williamson
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Sep 9, 2008
3:15 am
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... Hello Rebecca, Police checks are mandatory for all teachers in the primary and high school system in Australia as well as many (most?) positions in the ...
Jeff Kruse
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Sep 9, 2008
3:36 am
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Do you know particulars -- i.e., what site to use, etc. for a US citizen to get a background check online?? Thanks so much. Mary Ann Davis...
Mary Ann Davis
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Sep 9, 2008
7:47 am
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Mary They won't send it to China. I had to have my daughter do it in the US for me. Have one of your realatives do it for you at home.. In Washington it is...
Roger Borseth
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Sep 9, 2008
9:19 am
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A few questions I'd like to ask. 1) Why is this even a queation here? Surely if we are serious tehers we shouldn't be worried about this. I have taught in...
robin kilty
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Sep 9, 2008
1:16 pm
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Robin My friend no one is falting China here but the red tape back in our own countries. zyou eoulf think that the police would make it easy to do a criminal...
Roger Borseth
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Sep 9, 2008
2:27 pm
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... we shouldn't be worried about this. I imagine that the objection boils down to costs v benefits. Most English teachers don't get paid much in China to help...
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Sep 9, 2008
11:59 pm
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Indeed. Some countries such as NZ do not even have such a document, so they cannot provide their citizens with one. To Americans I recommend to follow the...
Edwin Baak
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Sep 10, 2008
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... Perhaps not but this URL shows steps for: "Obtaining a Copy of your Criminal Record" (in NZ) http://www.justice.govt.nz/privacy/ and even a "Criminal...
Jeff Kruse
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Sep 10, 2008
12:21 am
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I worked as a Notary Translator for many years. Tons of countries require the same proof. Otherwise how do you imagine a convicted criminal teaching working in...
Arthur
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Sep 10, 2008
11:15 am
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Maybe a little different slant on this subject of security checks: Yes, it is important to get a background check to ensure that the person in the classroom is...
David Kasper
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Sep 10, 2008
12:39 pm
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One more thought which bothers me a lot. If one has broken the law and has been punished, does it mean that he/she will break the law again? If one has never...
Arthur
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Sep 10, 2008
12:39 pm
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Do you really believe paedophiles reform? We should all know they have the highest recidivist rate, and most of us having lived in Asia for several years...
robin kilty
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Sep 10, 2008
11:38 pm
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I'm fully in agreement with Robin here. Anyone with a conviction for paedophilia or othe child abuse needs to be kept out of the classroom. If you engage in...
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Sep 11, 2008
2:08 am
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Greetings from the US! I have decided to take a one-term break from China. Note that I am the Nancy from Xi'an and not the retired Nancy and Maury who have...
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Sep 13, 2008
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