Very well structured.

Sounds just like an advertisement. However, I think that somebody is defending themselves from forthcoming bad publicity!

Let's dissect and analyse this a little:

On Saturday and Sunday we teach from 8AM until 8PM with a maximum of 5 classes each day. Most teachers get at least one break a day (with new teachers usually having more breaks while they accumulate new classes), but not everyone does.

Sounds like that means you have to do unpaid office hours! F**k that, lol.

Students range in age from 3 – 12. 3 year olds are very uncommon, I don’t teach any myself… perhaps my colleagues do, but at my center I don’t think we have any. Even 4 year olds are pretty few and far between for me. Out of about 70 students I have perhaps 3 or 4 kids that are 4. 10 months ago that number was probably around 10. Each class contains anywhere from 3 kids (usually older S’s in smaller classes) and 12 kids, with rare “classes” going over that number for a special event like a birthday party. In the younger classes we take two 5 minute breaks, in the older ones we take one 10 minute break.

Sounds like you are trying to deny that most of your students are too young for a real classroom environment!

If you teach demo classes (classes to showcase your teaching ability and the schools equipment to get kids signed up) any old kid can turn up. For those classes you might get a 2 year old showing up, however, when this happens our boss asks them to return in a few months when the child is old enough. Demo kids are tough, you get awesome kids, and awful kids but they are just kids and more often than not dead nice! (I don’t teach any demo’s… some teachers do 3 a week, just depends on your schedule).

Sounds like you actually get judged on your sales ability, rather than teaching then.

The equipment at the school is generally in good condition. The computers sometime run quite slowly or break down. Every now and again it is difficult to get a hold of the materials for a class. For example there may not be enough large sheets of paper etc. This is one of the more frustrating things about the job.

Sounds like your equipment is in bad condition then, doesn't it?

We also have teaching assistants. Like everything else, they vary. Be nice to your TA and you are going to find things easier. There English is good. Sometimes it’s good enough and sometimes it’s outstanding. They help relay any messages too complicated for the kids to understand in English, gather flash cards and generally make life easier. I always lesson plan with my TA’s. Having worked before without a TA at a different school I have seen how much difference having someone else in the class helps.

Sounds like your English is not quite as good as your TA's then.

No one I know has ever been paid less than they are owed, failed to receive reimbursements offered to them (medical bills use to apply for the visa for example), or not received a bonus. EVERYONE always gets their money. Back around December 2012 we received our pay late… perhaps around a week late. The following month we received late payment again by a few days. At the time this was a real worry. I hadn’t been here too long by then and I was concerned about the company (I should say, a couple of teachers at the time that had run out of cash and complained so school paid them on time… everyone else waited the week. No one went hungry). However, since March we really haven’t had a problem. All the foreign staff get their pay. Last month we got paid a day late; not due to financial ruin, but instead because of poor accounting. Mistakes happen… but they get fixed.

Sounds like if I was a teacher at your school, I'd be complaining to the Labour bureau!

Living here can be tough. China can be a difficult place to live; it’s a very different culture. Some days you will find yourself getting stressed or tired with the job or even frustrated with the behavior or some of your students. However, overall I would be happy to recommend this job to my friends.

Sounds like somebody got paid to write this.

Conclusion:

Sounds like this school is rather scared about potential negative reviews that are coming to this board, in the very near future!