I understand what you're saying, Warren...but actually this isn't even close to a new phenomenon...and not really a scam.
Universities and public schools in China run on a 10-month academic year. They always have.
Over the summer they have few to no students to teach.
Because of this, 10-month contracts are THE NORM for these institutions. Always have been.
It's important for expat teachers to BE AWARE of this phenomenon, and to plan for it- negotiate a 12-month contract with summer classes if available, or plan something else for that 2-month hiatus (travel, return home for a visit, find a short-term summer gig, try to save enough to get by over the summer).
But it's not a scam. If it were, I'd be shoulder-to-shoulder with you screaming about it.
- This is a broad ranging 10-month salary scam across China -- Warren -- 2011-10-19
- Recap -- Warren -- 2011-10-23
- Re: Recap -- San Migs -- 2011-10-24
- a coment for my detractors here -- Warren -- 2011-10-21
- Re: a coment for my detractors here -- foxy -- 2011-10-21
- Re: a coment for my detractors here -- Warren -- 2011-10-22
- The low down on 10-12 month contracts -- Warren -- 2011-10-20
- Re: This is a broad ranging 10-month salary scam across China -- Raoul F. Duke -- 2011-10-19
- Re: This is a broad ranging 10-month salary scam across China -- Warren -- 2011-10-20
- Re: This is a broad ranging 10-month salary scam across China -- Raoul F. Duke -- 2011-10-20
- Re: This is a broad ranging 10-month salary scam across China -- Warren -- 2011-10-20
- Re: This is a broad ranging 10-month salary scam across China -- Riverina -- 2011-10-20
- Re: This is a broad ranging 10-month salary scam across China -- Warren -- 2011-10-21
- Re: This is a broad ranging 10-month salary scam across China -- San Migs -- 2011-10-21
- Re: This is a broad ranging 10-month salary scam across China -- Raoul F. Duke -- 2011-10-20
- Re: This is a broad ranging 10-month salary scam across China -- Warren -- 2011-10-21
- Re: This is a broad ranging 10-month salary scam across China -- Warren -- 2011-10-21
- Re: This is a broad ranging 10-month salary scam across China -- Riverina -- 2011-10-20
- Re: This is a broad ranging 10-month salary scam across China -- Alasdair -- 2011-10-20
- Re: This is a broad ranging 10-month salary scam across China -- San Migs -- 2011-10-20
- Re: This is a broad ranging 10-month salary scam across China -- Turino -- 2011-10-20
- Re: This is a broad ranging 10-month salary scam across China -- Riverina -- 2011-10-20
- Re: This is a broad ranging 10-month salary scam across China -- Riverina -- 2011-10-20
- Re: This is a broad ranging 10-month salary scam across China -- San Migs -- 2011-10-20
- Re: This is a broad ranging 10-month salary scam across China -- Warren -- 2011-10-21
- Re: This is a broad ranging 10-month salary scam across China -- San Migs -- 2011-10-21
- Re: This is a broad ranging 10-month salary scam across China -- Riverina -- 2011-10-20
- Re: This is a broad ranging 10-month salary scam across China -- Warren -- 2011-10-20
- Re: This is a broad ranging 10-month salary scam across China -- Warren -- 2011-10-21
- Re: This is a broad ranging 10-month salary scam across China -- Riverina -- 2011-10-20
- Re: This is a broad ranging 10-month salary scam across China -- Turino -- 2011-10-20
- Re: This is a broad ranging 10-month salary scam across China -- Warren -- 2011-10-20
- Re: This is a broad ranging 10-month salary scam across China -- Warren -- 2011-10-20
- Re: This is a broad ranging 10-month salary scam across China -- Raoul F. Duke -- 2011-10-20
- Re: This is a broad ranging 10-month salary scam across China -- San Migs -- 2011-10-20
- Re: This is a broad ranging 10-month salary scam across China -- Warren -- 2011-10-20
- Re: This is a broad ranging 10-month salary scam across China -- San Migs -- 2011-10-20
- Re: This is a broad ranging 10-month salary scam across China -- Raoul F. Duke -- 2011-10-20
- Re: This is a broad ranging 10-month salary scam across China -- Warren -- 2011-10-21
- Re: This is a broad ranging 10-month salary scam across China -- Bronwyn -- 2011-10-21
- Re: This is a broad ranging 10-month salary scam across China -- paleface -- 2011-10-21
- Re: This is a broad ranging 10-month salary scam across China -- San Migs -- 2011-10-21
- Re: This is a broad ranging 10-month salary scam across China -- Warren -- 2011-10-21
- Re: This is a broad ranging 10-month salary scam across China -- San Migs -- 2011-10-21
- Re: This is a broad ranging 10-month salary scam across China -- foxy -- 2011-10-21
- Re: This is a broad ranging 10-month salary scam across China -- San Migs -- 2011-10-22
- Re: This is a broad ranging 10-month salary scam across China -- foxy -- 2011-10-22
- Re: This is a broad ranging 10-month salary scam across China -- San Migs -- 2011-10-23
- Re: This is a broad---- ranging 10-month salary scam across China -- foxy -- 2011-10-23
- Re: This is a broad---- ranging 10-month salary scam across China -- San Migs -- 2011-10-23
- Re: This is a broad---- ranging 10-month salary scam across China -- foxy -- 2011-10-23
- Re: This is a broad ranging 10-month salary scam across China -- San Migs -- 2011-10-23
- Re: This is a broad ranging 10-month salary scam across China -- foxy -- 2011-10-22
- Re: This is a broad ranging 10-month salary scam across China -- San Migs -- 2011-10-22
- Re: This is a broad ranging 10-month salary scam across China -- foxy -- 2011-10-21
- Re: This is a broad ranging 10-month salary scam across China -- paleface -- 2011-10-21
- Re: This is a broad ranging 10-month salary scam across China -- Bronwyn -- 2011-10-21
- Re: This is a broad ranging 10-month salary scam across China -- Raoul F. Duke -- 2011-10-20
- Re: This is a broad ranging 10-month salary scam across China -- Warren -- 2011-10-20
- Re: This is a broad ranging 10-month salary scam across China -- San Migs -- 2011-10-20
- Re: This is a broad ranging 10-month salary scam across China -- Raoul F. Duke -- 2011-10-20
- Re: This is a broad ranging 10-month salary scam across China -- Dragonized -- 2011-10-19
- Recap -- Warren -- 2011-10-23