Trump diplomacy
- 2017-01-07
keeping the same
teacher around for several years is in the best interest of the school
Institutions do not have unified 'interests'. Senior officials at a University could care less about the duration of particular white faces adorning the campus. The FAO department needs to renew visas for both new and returning teachers. Department heads want foreign teachers that do not cause 'problems' and are anxious to replace those that dare to question the quality of the facilities and academic programs.
If you consider what is in the "best interest" of students, the termination of unqualified uncaring teachers is always in the students' best interest.
In China, there are wonderful FTs living in dungeons and there are drunken loons living in lovely apartments. Amenities do not impact teaching ability.
Even if your data was able to screen out responses from unqualified deachers, providing recruiters with a 'quality survey' to improve education is equivalent to working with pimps to poll working girls about women's rights.
heretosay
- 2017-01-06
I, for one, applaud your efforts, Julia; however, you'll quickly see that the naysayers here will expend little energy to create positive change. Nor will they support any efforts to do so. Your best course of action, in my opinion, is to ignore them and take pride in your endeavor while finding other means by which you can receive helpful input.
I believe you provided your email address, so I'll communicate with you in that manner and hopefully provide you with input based on actual experience rather than limited exposure and a predilection for negativity.
Julia Newby-Wadsen
- 2017-01-06
1. The only "personal information" being collected are thoughts and opinions.
2. This is an honest attempt to understand what it might be possible to change that would make teaching conditions better for teachers in China. Obviously, this survey will not change China as a country or overall working conditions. However, keeping the same teacher around for several years is in the best interest of the school, and some schools are more than willing to make some changes for that to happen.
3. I have some very good experiences with recruiters as a teacher, and some bad experiences. I am trying to gather information to ensure that teachers have the best possible experience with the company that I am working for.
4. I understand that there are people who might somehow (I don't quite see how, to be honest, but I suppose there is a way) use this information for nefarious purposes, but that is not what I am doing.