Posts from — August 2006
Westgate Corporation Japan
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KOREANA Teachers Club Korea
August 22, 2006 Comments Off
NETWORK ESL China
August 22, 2006 2 Comments
Potisarnpittiyakorn School Thailand
August 22, 2006 10 Comments
Teachers, Background Checks and Coverup
I think it is time for at least one TEFL website to make a stand about some of the current events in the TEFL world. John Karr’s recent arrest for the killing of Jon Benet Ramsey has sparked an outcry about just who is teaching TEFL. If you would believe the media hype, you would think that TEFL teachers in Thailand are a sordid bunch and that in depth background checks are the only way to protect the children. This is completely off base with reality.
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August 21, 2006 40 Comments
More about the John Karr Saga
It seems like our Hall of Shame school, BCC, and St Joseph’s Convent, are both publicly saying that they only hire teachers on a two week trial period and then decide whether they want to hire the teacher or not. What a load of crock. For anyone out there curious, Thai schools do not hire on a trial basis. All evidence suggests that John Karr worked long term at both establishments, at least several months.
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August 19, 2006 20 Comments
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