englishgibson
- 2010-05-29
sanitizer, what are the chances of getting hit by lightening? i've got hit a few times on mailand..well, everywhere i landed. yes, many locals in many places around are nice and if i didn't have to work with them, i'd probably wouldn't've gotten hit by any lightening at all and anywhere on mainland. note that i totally enjoyed fujian, guangdong, hainan, guangxi and to some extent chongqing. liuzhou's in guangxi and the local tennis community there is absolutely fantastic. i play semipro tennis and there're yearly tournaments in liuzhou. never mind the local pollution out of the factories, the people there are so nice. the local tennis school grows some fine talents, a hope for this country's future tennis. one of my taiwanees friends that has owned a factory in liuzhou has also been involved in the local tennis school there. he has managed the whole thing there as he is an internationally recognized tennis trainer. bottom line is that local people anywhere are great and hospitable. however, working with them is another cup of tea.
cheers and beers to sanitizer and all the nice places he/she has to offer :)
Sanitizer
- 2010-05-28
If you are living in Liuzhou then I can understand your problems. I have met many people from there, I didn't like them, rude, selfish, and having an entitlement mentality. There are many nice places to live and work in China, Liuzhou ain't one of them!
peter
- 2010-05-27
Absolutely, my situation parrallels yours in some ways but is not as bad. I am the last person to know what in the world is going on and I've just had it with some of the teachers that treat me like an idiot and a five year-old. In particular one teacher whenever she meets me always keeps complaining how much more money I make than her. She well knows that when you add all the teacher perks, not to mention the kids they tutor at their homes for 100 Yuan an hour, they make alot more than I do. Some teachers with BOTH new cars and motorcycles keep complaining about how much less they make than I. When I told one of the teachers how much she earned, she was stunned.
In the case of your language needs, your kids can fill you in on what is going on with school days. Have your kids also help you set up things and help you in other ways. In the end, you work more for the students than the teachers.
At my Senior Middle School I am a one man show in a school of 3,000. I would not give two kuai for most of the teachers, but I think in your school some are more than willing to help. Invite the teachers who do like you for some activities or go with them on some outings. You can develop a social group that will help you. I have developed my social group where I just ignore the teachers I can do without and associate more with the teachers that support me. I have about 5 teachers I enlisted to help me fight my battles with a few more in the works. China works around relationships. Try giving out some small gifts on holidays and the such to neutral teachers who will then feel to help you later. In China you cannot be so direct, so if you off the cuff mention something to one teacher who has befriended you than most likely he or she will say something.
Hello.
I have been teaching Business English at a semi-rural vocational college in Southern China for the past 2 years . Why I stayed for 2 years is another story.
I am the only foreign teacher amongst a student population of 5000. Many of the students come from rural villages and have never met a forign teacher before.
The English skills appear relatively poor.
I was hired by the School President.
The administration has been very kind to us,but there has been a lack of support from the other Chinese English taechers.It is a very small department.
1) Being told that I should not attend teacher meetings.
2) My teaching skills have never been audited during this 2 year period.
3) A poster that students made for weekly English Talk Time was ripped down and I was told not to replace it by the head Chinese English Teacher.
4) I am never informed of any celebrations or recently a talk given by a visiting Professor from the USA.
5) The computers are all in Chinese. I have asked repeatedly for help setting up power point demonstrations....
6) One of my classes went on a 5 day field trip to a nearby tourist resort to meet foreigners. I was told that as a Foreign Teacher my work visa would NOT allow me to
travel with the Class.
As the only Foreigner here at this college my intention is not to nitpick. The School Admin has been very good to me salary, living conditions,
but there seems to be a divide between Admin People and teaching staff. Has anybody else experienced any similar problems? EngChina.
