You say you've 'badly failed in your last gig'. The reasons for your poor evaluation as a foreign teacher may be many and varied. They needn't have anything to do with your performance in the classroom. In my time in China, I've seen employers discard the best teachers as and when their initial contracts are up. One thing that really irks Chinese employers is when any of their foreign staff expose a school's shortcomings online. Foreign teachers who dare to do so are regarded as traitors, as they have shown their individuality and disrespect for their employers for all to see on the net. Being perceived as a troublwmaker or a whistleblower will close many doors for a foreigner in China. Go with the flow is the name of the game here, unfortunately. Keeping your mouth shut and being able to turn a blind eye to injustice and dishonesty is the way to proceed for many foreigners. Group culture is prevalent here, and there is very little room for individualism. Many laowai teaching here will never rock de boat, unlike you. As you are not one of them, you've probably been scored low on your teaching. Revenge, pure and simple, and a convenient way for the goons at GAC/Owens (pretend) School to repay you for the bad publicity you've given them online. Of course, there are laowai here working as academic managers/DOSers for such shonky schools who are just about as low on morals as their Chinese bosses. Such immoral foreigners will turn against you too. Losing them money by means of bad publicity is unforgivable in their eyes, even if a lot of what you say is constructive criticism. The touble is it'll always be regarded as destructive criticism. Take care, my friend. Watch your back!