TEACHERS DISCUSSION FORUM
Robert Newman - 2004-10-13

> Although it is not the purpose of our talks here, to talk about
> individuals, but I have to admit I don't think Robert is an evil
> recruiter!
> And if he were, he would not be the point of my message, anyway!

> I expressed a general belief. Everyone knows it is a generalization,
> and it is not meant to be or to look true in all cases.

> These days, by the virtue of the corporate lawyers writing the law
> for the rest of us - every word we use, can be used against us, as
> though it were authored under oath in the court of law!! Such is the
> ridiculous life in the modern Anglo-Saxon countries of ours, these
> days.

> In the old days, people who wanted to control your life or your
> business, would say "See my knife?" These days they say
> "See my lawyer?"
> The knife has change, but people have not!

> I THINK ROBERT IS A GOOD GUY, LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO ADVERTISE HIS
> GOOD SERVICE! "SO DO ALL OF US!"

> I guarantee it, that even though our Robert may was not the fully
> confident guy, and so, took a true generalization - personally, he
> does not appear to be our standard evil recruiter! Why?

> 1- Because an evil recruiter is normally not an ex-pat. This is
> assuming that it is his real name he is using here. Most ex-pat
> recruiters have been teachers themselves, and do know the pain of
> 'having been cheated' in the Orient. Maybe he has been a teacher,
> too.

> 2- Also Robert has had enough time on his hand to check and see what
> teachers think and say about their jobs. An evil recruiter does not
> care to know what teachers think!

> 3- Also the evil recruiters do not have much time to spend on the net
> - they are too busy making the big buck.

> All in all, I say to Robert: I do not think that all teachers are
> good or all the recruiters are evil. I apologize for the statement
> and the generalization, just because you are a human like me, and I
> do follow the Golden Rule. So, I will take care of changing my
> statement, if I can change the message.

> Also, if you are as good as you say and do work for teachers, you
> should be happy and help teachers unite!

> Next time you write a message, you can leave your phone number, so
> that teachers in need of a good recruiter can call you! I say it
> sincerely!

> Care for all of you good teachers and ex-teachers!
> Alan

If you had ever talked to some of the teachers I have recruited, you might learn I had advocated a teacher association (union leaders in Thailand tend to get shot) several years ago. Yes, I have been a teacher, 12 years of both language and mainline bilingual schools. The only ones to have ever ripped me off was a language school, run by a Canadian, and a business English teaching company, run by a Brit. Non of the school I recruit for rip off the teachers, if they did, I wouldn't recruit for them.

Telephone number 662-446-3228 or my mobile 669-150-5600

Robert (real name)

Messages In This Thread
Get your facts straight -- Robert Newman -- 2004-10-09
Were You Singled Out? -- Laowai -- 2004-10-10
Get your facts straight -- Robert Newman -- 2004-10-10
I THINK ROBERT IS NOT AN EVIL RECRUITER! -- Alan -- 2004-10-12
Thank you -- Robert Newman -- 2004-10-13
UNIONIZE NOW -- ESL_IN_ASIA -- 2004-10-10
YEAH, MAN! LET'S ALL UNIONIZE! -- The Arrogant One -- 2004-10-10
waiting and waiting and waiting.... -- Jilin -- 2004-10-10
after you yahoo -- ESL_IN_ASIA -- 2004-10-10
Sweet Jesus, Another English Teacher -- Laowai -- 2004-10-10





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