Silverboy:
I am also a teacher at this same school. I have been here for almost 2 years. This school is somewhat typical of many Chinese schools - I don't agree with some of their ideas and ways of doing things, but after all, I made the decision to come China, and I knew what I was doing.

I totally disagree with what Stephanie has written based on my own experiences. No, I was NOT in the classroom with her at the same time; I am telling what I have experienced myself. I have never seen anything like what she describes. I have never seen the behavior she describes by this "manager" (really another foreign teacher, and NOT a manager at all), and I have worked in the same department as him for almost 2 years now. SHE was here for 2 1/2 months. I covered some of her classes after she left. I know what the situation was like when I went to her classroom.

You ask what 'qualified' teachers are: from what I see at this school, qualified teachers are those who try to do the work they are being paid for. Am I a 'qualified' teacher? I hope so. Am I a "real" (certified) teacher? No, but I teach the curriculum that the school pays me to teach. Is this curriculum ludicrous or outrageous? No, typical 2nd grade spelling, phonics, math lessons.

How are 'unqualified' teachers treated? From what I have witnessed, their contracts are simply NOT renewed. At times, I hoped that some of the unqualified teachers (read: those with their own agenda - this is NOT directed at Stephanie at all) would have been asked to leave early, but this never happened. I heard complaints from the students who had to learn under these 'unqualified' teachers. These teachers caused stress and chaos for the students and the other foreign teachers. However if asked to leave, the teachers left behind would carry the weight of the classes (if they agreed) until another teacher could be found. So sometimes keeping these teachers on was the lesser of two evils.

Stephanie's story rings true? Okay, that is your opinion, but now I am telling another story, and I was also at this same school at the same time. I have nothing to gain from writing this. I liked Stephanie when she was here. I don't know where she is now or what she is doing. I have no reason to hurt her or speak ill about her. However, I do feel justified in telling another side of the story from someone who was not involved in the immediate situation.

Raouls has credibility? Okay, then you must know more than I. I am wondering, however, if they investigated this allegation, or simply reprinted the story told to them. If that is the case, do you think they will simply reprint my story too? Will this rectify the situation? Probably not. But just as you said, most who tell lies are caught out, and that goes BOTH ways. If Raouls simply prints any complaint from a poster, then I will NOT trust that site. Thanks for the heads up!

As for your last comment indicating the respondent's reply as 'peddling crap' - then I guess you are NOT interested in fairness at all. Remember there is more than one side to every story!