Haha, I am American. I am from Oklaohma, so I am a redneck, I guess. And no, I have no class for the majority of foreigners who come to China and want to drink alcohol, screw everything with two legs, and behave differently than they would in their home countries. And they know in their home countries, they are the lowest social losers who cannot get a girl in their home country so they come to China to try to find a girl. I am a family guy. I am a moral guy. I don't drink, and I don't smoke. I don't have time for these foreigners who think they are "teachers"... and all they do is live immoral life styles...

You diss those Chinese bosses, but they might have houses. Own a house. Compared to the average foreign teacher who doesn't have anything. And, yes, it is apparent I am a foreigner because I don't know many Chinese people who know the word, "diss." When you stay in China long enough, you can spot a true foreigner online or if the person is Chinese...

I am not lost in the mystique like most foreigners are...

26 days, but you want 1 month salary? It is common sense that you would get paid on the 26th of the next month. I guess you are used to getting hourly wage... weekly paychecks? Yeah, you should probably go back to that.

I taught at a high school in USA. I was manager of 3 cinemas in USA. And I taught in China since 2007. At all those places, it is good to try to ration and save things. Do not waste papers. Some inexperience foreign teachers print too much paper. They print the lesson plans and follow the lesson plans verbatim. And they show the lesson plans to the students which, I guess the teachers do not understand they are the ones who are supposed to use it and change it some. I think many people have culture shock. What I mean by this, is that many foreigners think things are different in China and their home countries, but it is not. I don't know any place that thinks it is ok to waste paper. Every place should want to save paper, resources, money, etc. They have business training like Six Sigma or 3S which is developed in other countries, even used in companies like GM and GE, to save money. But you only want to say in NDI or China wants to do this. I have been to other private schools in China like WEB, etc. They try to save there too. I mean, I know teachers plan hours and hours, and they have to take the lesson plans or copy the lesson plans to class so they can remember basic words and topics like "weather" or "house." If you need to to copy and prepare to remember to teach basic words like things in the house and rooms, you are missing something. You use case studies.

I think Education is on their mind. It depends what school you go to. I have worked for NDI for two years, and I love it. They have very high standard for teacher, and they only want the best. Other schools will keep horrible teachers who do tons of immoral things. Don't act like you know care about education too. You probably could not be a teacher in your home country. I was a teacher in USA. I got my certification. I bought a house in China. The last part is important because to travel legally for Chinese people to other countries, and even sort of for foreigners to China, but no one checks, is that you are suppposed to take money. I know once before, they did a background check to see if a foreigner who wanted to come to China to make sure he had 20,000 rmb. This is government requirements. Many people when they travel here, they travel like hobos and they need the salary so bad. That is your fault. 26th of next month. You did not even complete 1 month. You started Novemeber, and wanted to get paid a month's salary for 26th days of work? Um? Logic, it might help. This is the same in USA. You know, I know maybe you are used to minimum wage or hourly wage, but monthly salary means you have to work at least one month. Not 26 days. ..

You say you care about education, but you probably know nothing about education in your home country or in China. You know BEC, IELTS, TOELF, TOEIC, you taught kindergarten? You taugh high school in China? You saw the homework? I wasn an IELTS tester before. You read books about tests in China? I knew one teacher in a school before, taught for 16 years, and a Chinese student went to her and said, "I wanted to study BEC." That foreign teacher said, "Oh, we don't have BEC level here. We have BE and BA level." She thought BEC was a level at the school. This foreign teacher did not know BEC was a test in China.

NDI in Changzhou is a great school. I have been here 2 years. It might change in the future as all places can do. Some other schools you mentioned, like EF or WEB or Wallstreet, some of them are bad. They have bad teachers, bad managers. You can't say one school is bad so they are all bad. Generalizing. Of course every school has different bosses or management.

I would probably fire you. You can't be lost in the mystique in China. Some people follow these lesson plans word by word, and you cannot do that. Those lesson plans are outlines for you to use. You have to think about how to use that material in your class where it is interesting and useful for the students. Most foreign teachers come to China and they teach baby English to adults. 80% or 90% of foreign teachers in China are horrible. They would be fired in their home countries and they should be fired here.

it's late, i'm tired, i'm going to bed soon so i'll make it quick and dirty (and i won't check my spelling:)

I've been at the hongkou NDI for over three years, get paid 16500 a month plus 5000 bonus upon contract renewal. The school isn't great but - it's not bad and infact OK! Sure lessons are painfully dated, and my location is very hot in late spring, early fall because it is an old building, and A/C is expensive - horrible excuse but believable. had to teach kids for 6 weeks, twice a day for 2 years in the summer, hated it but whaddaya gonna do - that's about the worst of it. I mean, i complain but really it's nit picking.

I worked in the daytime my first two years, but a decline in enrollment had me switch to some nights, and the school has made some pretty good compromises on my behalf to get me closer to hours i want. I've had never had a visa problem(or paid any fees), although some visas were quite short (6 months). Pay has been late twice in three years and everyone was called and emailed before hand.

The management of the company i can not speak for (although i know a few personally), but mgt at my school does try to give the students the best edu with the resources available. Every year before my contract has been renewed, with a 500 a year raise, not great but consistent.

The sales team does seem to omit info to potential customers, but hey its sales, i understand. ie the aforementioned lack of A/C for two months of the year (would you buy a Ford if the car sales started quoting repair statistics?)

i teach 25 classes a week, i've been doing it for three years so preparing (for more than a few minutes) is not necessary. My foreign coworkers, complain less than i do:) The Chinese staff, although woefully unpaid IMO, have a pretty good time at school, its a happy place to work. the students are pretty cool, mostly young uni aged females, good attitude. Have had a few VERY minor problem students - and nothing to fret about for more than an hour.

Office hours are 8/9 and yes even 10 hours depending on the shift (10 weekend shifts and we all must work (only) one!! completely stupid but my choice to work there, right?! So for a 5 hour teach day, there's 3 or 4 hours of downtime. no biggie, there's internet, chatting, reading, watching movies... ya it can be boring, but WTF do u want?? you're a FT!!!

lastly - i come to work late every day!!!! Yes, i am charged about 500 a month. i sign a detailed paper every month noting my future deductions. There have been no other deductions of any kind for any reason, ever. Demo classes that we teach, that are successful (meaning student signs a contract) are rewarded with a minimum of 60rmb, not much but something.

we teach about 3-5 English corners a week. the other teachers plan, i don't, my ECs are traditional ECs and students have a good time with different styles of the 3 FTs.

misc... Cockroaches, smelly, dark bathroom, beautiful young girls, nice funny coworkers, good restaurants/delivery in the area/, unobtrusive mgt (at least for the FTs), fast internet, fast working computer, comfortable off-chairs. mgt doesn't like meathead teachers, so shitty part timers are weeded out ASAP, Every teacher, save for one, has been there for more than a year. (PT-approx 13months, the FTs at 2, 3, 3&1/2 years). Even shitty Chinese employees are let go soon after they arrive, sucks for them but leaves a solid crew behind!

I have thought about leaving MANY times, especially during the hot months, but then i look at the state of other schools/pay and realize, those schools REALLY SUCK!!!!!!!! and although i may complain a bit, it's not bad at all at my specific location of NDI.

And lastly - my location was the first Shanghai location for the company(back when it was Only English) the owner of the company was always in the our office. She knew i used to work professionally in TV production (HUGE SIGH) back home and has given me many opportunities to use my talents by writing, producing, directing and editing the schools television commercials. I don't get paid extra but i get time off work to do what i love. - so if you see an NDI commercial (not the shitty ones, mine look indistinguishable from top dollar TV commercials ) that's the work of mostly happy NDI FT

now, back to your regularly scheduled bashing of every other Eng school in China!

cheers (Forza Italia 2010!!)

What you have said is great news, we can only hope that they go bankrupt soon! Good riddance to rubbish "schools" like that, and also the scumbags that own and operate them!

This is an update for any teachers wanting to work for NDI New Dynamic Institute!
I signed a contract and read every word of it before doing so. The contract said I would be paid on the 26th of every month. I started on the first week of November, and when the 26th came nothing was put in my account. When I ask about it they told me I had to wait 2 months before my first check. This was not mentioned at the signing of the contract. That was a breach of the contract. On a personal note they were late with the money on paydays many times. They treat you Chinese Teachers not Foreigners, and Education is not on their minds! Saving money is at the top for them! Thay ration everything from paper to markers, and you have to bring in your own DVD's if you teach the Movie Class. The Chinese own and run this school system so beware it is not like EF or Wallstreet or Web! How do I know this? I have worked for EF and others before and unless your rich and can hold out for a long time steer clear of NDI!