I just had some "recruiter" call me for a GAC position the other day for a new start up school somewhere in the west of China. The posting by Jim Smith rings true concerning GAC. I am also a licensed educator originally from the USA and I have worked in some international programs as well. China needs to mandate some form of a required licensing process for "teachers" that are working in China but with all of the cash being passed around under the table in China, that is not going to happen anytime soon. Around China in most cases, if you pass the pretty white face test, you are as good as hired. I am no longer teaching Chinese students in China and because of that, I am no longer caught up in the usual grind of corruption or dealing with sub-standard equipment and poorly written policies because I work for a foreign owned organization that serves other foreigners doing business in China. Most of the people in my office all have Ph.D.'s and they paid their dues in China and then some. I have found that living and working in China without dealing with Chinese involvement is a much smoother ride. Then again, in order to work for the company that I work for now, certain requirements have to be met and that kept out many so-called "English teachers" and in many regards, avoiding people that are not really teachers and the Chinese that are in the education sector for the reasons of only making making money is a good idea.

Problems crop up when most anyone in China can open a "training center" and then offer programs such as the GAC for example and when "teachers" come in to "teach" that are not really teachers, it all goes down the drain quickly.

As for Jim's comment which was "The ACT and the SAT exams are the most important and credible undergraduate entry exam in the USA for sure and probably the entire English speaking world."

I agree with this position.