The Druide
- 2011-12-12
it's of my favourite creature, the fox. It's no coincidence that I post as 'foxy', by the way.
Well, I must agree that foxy fox looks quite intelligent on the pic...certainly a bit more intelligent than certain contemporaries on the board here!...LOL
Dragonized
- 2011-12-12
I belive gregmcd tried labeling people as the "famous five". Considering it's not exactly an original term the less we and others mention it the less it will appear on this board until it disappears altogether.
d-roc
- 2011-12-09
Foxy, thanks a bunch for referring me to a reliable recruiter. I'll contact her right away. Hopefully she'll be able to assist me. I'll let you know how it goes.
I'd wished from the beginning of my search to teach in a public school, but when it came to scanning the web for positions, the task of actually finding one of these jobs began to look nearly impossible. I turned away from the idea for two reasons. For one, public schools seem to insist that teachers have an MA or at least two years of experience (then again, private training centers all say they require two years experience as well, yet none could really care less). I recently graduated with a BA (in English even!) and have two years of weekly volunteer experience tutoring elementary schoolers with reading challenges. I've probably just been shortchanging myself...
Secondly, public schools aren't advertising positions like the private centers do, nor do recruiters so aggressively seek out potential teachers for these positions. There's less money for them to make, I'm guessing; and, for a second assumption, I'd bet public schools don't have such rapid turnover rates.
Anyhow, Meten offered a position, but they haven't shown me a contract yet- another cause for serious suspicion. Trust me, I'm not fool enough to commit to a company unless they're open to display, discuss, and negotiate a contract.
Where have y'all ended up working? Nobody is ever moved enough to post their enthusiasm and love for a given position, so I'd love to hear some success stories. Everything else on the web is just so depressing.
foxy
- 2011-12-09
That picture below your post, is that "Anne"? Or is it perhaps the alter ego of my good old fella Bourbon Greg?...LOL
It's neither. Joking apart, and for any readers slow on the uptake or with failing eyesight, it's of my favourite creature, the fox. It's no coincidence that I post as 'foxy', by the way.
Is the 'good old fella Bourbon Greg' the one who coined the expression 'the famous five' in relation to yourself and some other like-minded posters on the board? Or was it that 'Kev fella' who regularly posts crap on that other forum? On there, he even had the gall to imply your username is not your real one, and that you're a mod on here! What a fool he is!
As you know, said expression was meant to be derogatory in the context in which it appeared. So, why wasn't 'the infamous five' used instead? I'm sure you'll agree that whoever coined 'the famous five' on this board has got inferior English. Yet he's full of himself!
