Ha! Most of them don't even see it as a real job, simply a way to secure a visa for their extended sex tour of Asia!

You're completely right that they will never understand just how rewarding this job is. Seeing understanding and comprehension dawn on a kid's face is by far the best thing about this job for me. Giving a child the ability to communicate in a different language is just such a wonderful experience.

One thing though, unfortunately most of the troll here haven't returned home, tail between legs... No, they're still sleazing their way across China, doing part time conversation classes and thinking this makes them experts on ESL.

You'll note one has already implied you're not a native speaker. Please do ignore them!

I worked at EF Dalian under a wonderful DoS so I know they can be good places to work given the right team, I'm really glad your EF is one of those!