> New Chinese teachers make around 1,500 to 2,000 yuan. Some teachers
> in the big cities make more because the higher price of living. Most
> Chinese outside the big cities have to pay their own housing and
> transportation to school. Foreign teachers no, they have their
> housing paid by the school. Also the bonus for the foreign teacher is
> twice higher than the Chinese teachers. For the hrs. Chinese teachers
> teach more hrs, and they can be fire anytime as there are 100's of
> new applicants waiting for the position. The fact that Chinese
> teachers sometimes have to keep a family, makes their job so
> important, often they have to accept to be slaves and take all kind
> of abuse. On the other hand, foreign teachers quit the job when there
> are cheated-abused by schools. Foreign teachers also have the option
> to teach privately and make good money, Chinese teachers no. There is
> not comparison, foreign teachers get a better deal and life than
> Chinese teachers.

" Also the bonus for the foreign teacher is twice higher than the Chinese teachers" - Bonus? What bonus is there for foreign teachers? Do you mean airfare? Well, that's not the same as bonus.

"Most Chinese outside the big cities have to pay their own housing and
transportation to school" - I have worked at a umber of institutions and everywhere teachers were provided housing by the school/university.

"foreign teachers get a better deal and life than
Chinese teachers." - Looks can be deceptive. Most local teachers, especially at universities etc enjoy a standard of living at par, if not better, than foreign teachers. The exceptions, if any, are new recruits.

"Foreign teachers also have the option
> to teach privately and make good money, Chinese teachers no" - If anything, quite the opposite is true. The difference is that foreign teachers 'may' get a higher salary for extra hours, provided they find those jobs. You must accept that foreign teachers' grasp of the language is mostly much better and it's only fair that they get a premium for their knowledge and experience.

In passing, I must praise the one who started this thread, Chineseteacher while reserve comment on this....