In regard to fake degrees I also agree with Reconciled. Education here is crap, it always will be, importing a bunch of ivory tower Western academics to teach here will not make any difference. Many Chinese people have fake degrees, along with quite a few FT's. I am sure that many of these people are actually quite competent, as they have learned their skills through practical experience, unlike stuck up ivory tower Western academic snobs!

I would totally agree, you are likely to be a much better teacher through years of experience, rather than years at uni obtaining a degree in basket making! Why is it a 23 year old straight out of uni is more desirable than a 35 year old with 12 years teaching experience and no degree?? This totally sucks!