Robert, too many foreign applicants for teaching jobs are misled by recruiters, local employers, and the contracts with unclear wording that at times have contradictory clauses to the local regulations or to the SAFEA contract that so many teachers have to sign on top of their employer contracts. Then, most of local contracts look out for the party A, the employer, and there's little room for negotiations as the current trend on mainland suggests. One can sure decline a contract, but if there's little choice in the area where the one has been working ...

As a recruiter and one that "evaluates" Resumes only, you do not seem to have much of an authority, if a hard working teacher gets incorrectly evaluated for his/her work. However, and as it appears you do get paid, don't you? You didn't follow up well on my inquiry, and then you conveniently avoided your status in the country. If you are on a legal work permit, there may be yet a few reasons for you to be so thrilled on teachers forums and that with all due respect to you.

Forums such as this one are for foreign teachers to share their experiences as well as their views, if you like it or not. Many choose phony names to protect themselves from the recruiters and local employers that may also read or participate on. I have even heard of some local authorities peaking in for whatever reasons. But you bet your arse my name is as real as it gets and I don't give a flyin' shhh.

Cheers and beers