I did not criticize ESL teachers at all. I do not have an ESL certificate but sometimes Chinese schools assume you are good at ESL if you have a PhD. That is not logical at all. That in Jiangxi thought that way or actually a you administrator did, even when I told her I was not an ESL teacher.

That is why I do not venture into your area of expertise. As for the JPE, the Journal of Political Economy, they are peer reviewed, blind refereed. These forums are not and I wish I had not posted anything on this place to begin with. I told the truth....another person in this thread had unhappy experiences in Jiangxi. Yet no matter where I have taught in China, I remember the good times and got a good rec.

I am not as smart as you. ESL is not my bag .
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