Re: Raffles Lasalle Shanghai

>Hey Andy, Just the information I was looking for. Perhaps you could fill me in on more. I have been offered a position with Raffles and now wonder if this is one I should accept. I too am a designer like many of the students and have taught design at the University level. I was told that I would be working 40 hour weeks but that was pretty much it. I was wondering about
the curriculum what do they have in place, I have been building a curriculum where I am teaching now and wonder if it would be any different! I would really like more on what I might really expect...
thanks. Perhaps you could email me.

No school is perfect. I'm sure there are worse jobs out there but
> don't be tempted by the "high" salaries offered by this
> outfit.
> Every private school is driven by economic factors and man oh man
> does Lasalle let finance and marketing rule all decisions.
> You will work long hours for little personal reward or recognition.
> You MUST work a nine hour day. They have a questionable evaluation
> system and even more questionable curriculum.
> The people in charge of you know nothing about ESL teaching and do
> not really care if students are learning or not as long as the wheels
> keep turning.
> The rules and systems and policies, such as they are, will change on
> a daily basis. Your contract is worthless.
> The students are so busy doing homework for their design subjects
> that they have no time to study English. No matter, their poor
> English will be your fault.
> If you are sick, you must teach the classes you missed upon your
> return.
> Oh yeah, each class is four hours long. Look before you leap man or
> the water may just be too deep.