> HELLO EVRYBODY

> I AM REALLY SICK OF SEARCHING NATIVE SPEAKERS. AND IF ONE HAPPEN TO
> FINALLY COME THEY TURN OUT TO BE TOTALLY UNRELIABLE. I KNOW THAT
> TEACHERS OFTEN COMPLAIN ABOUT HOW UNRELIABLE SCHOOLS ARE BUT IN THIS
> CASE I AM BOTH A TEACHER AND AN OWNER OF THE SCHOOL AND HAVING ANY
> CONTACT WITH NATIVE SPEAKES JUST DISCOURAGES ME FROM FURTHER
> SEARCHINGS. ONE OF THEM LEFT AFTER 4 DAYS (THE REASON - SO CALLED
> FATHER'S ILNESS), THE OTHER AFTER 4 MONTHS (NO IDEA ABOUT TEACHING
> ALTHOUGH HE HAD THE CERTIFICATE) AND FINALLY THE LAST ONE - EVEN
> BEFORE THE CONTACT WITH STUDENTS SAID THAT THERE ARE SOME THINGS
> WAITNIG FOR HIM THERE BACK HOME. DISASTER!!! BUT WHEN I LOOK AT THE
> FACES OF MY STUDENTS WHEN THEY FINALLY HAVE SOME CONTACT WITH NATIVES
> I AM EAGER TO TRY AGAIN......

> DISAPPOINTED TEACHER

Sorry to hear this, please also know that the exact same thing happens in reverse when teachers teach students privately. I have been doing so for 3 years now and you wouldnt believe what I have had to put up with...worse than you say here. There isnt any perfect solution I am afraid. This is the nature of the business. I have gotten much tougher with private students now, to the point I sack them if they dont play the game professionally, yes I SACK STUDENTS WHO DONT PLAY BALL NOW. Business is business, this approach is better in the long run. Surely you can put in place a penalty system of holding back on final pay (%) etc if teachers dont play ball. Sadly this has also lead to the big commercial schools being the way they are...no wonder! I personally work for more professional organisations - higher up the ladder, but then I have more skills and the professionalism. There are a lot of immature teachers with no life skills (life experience), sadly the 80 to 20 rule. I sympathize with your situation but also realise the same happens in reverse from students to teachers privately, but worse. You are not on your own...I am a teacher myself and have found that even when a teacher is professional and good at their job there are those employers who have NO IDEA how to look after them. So, you see there are opposite situations other than your own. It is a very tough business - it may be you need to learn to be a better judge of character, or take older people with more life experience!! is my suggestion. By the way, remember the old saying which I am afraid lots of schools tend to overlook - you get what you pay for!!!! Reality check! Pay peanuts and you get monkeys! I earn good dollars and am both a good and professional teacher. Why dont you approach it this way, I am sure you will have more satisfaction in the long run even though it may cost you more initially. You will have a much better quality and choice of teachers, but you need to suss them out properly first....Schools fail simply because they dont see the logic here. You have to be different and unique to survive this market and at the same time attract the best people, but you also have to pay better for it. The choice is yours, otherwise stay and put up with what you have and get. Remember like attracts like. This is simple logic..keep it simple and you see the answers more clearly. Remove all this emotion! Gambatte

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