Forum: General Chat 
Nov 17th, 2006, 04:48 am
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Views: 10,432  Re: When to say 'no'.
Nice. That's certainly more than most teachers here would get.
It's interesting to hear what yourself, whistleblower and mesmark have to say. I guess it's right that Korea (or Japan) isn't...
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Forum: General Chat
Nov 17th, 2006, 04:40 am
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Replies: 27
Views: 10,432 Re: When to say 'no'.
It's not just where you are - don't worry. Here in Sardinia the number of kids who take private English courses on top of the stuff they do at school is astounding. Astounding in the sense that it's...
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Forum: General Chat
Nov 16th, 2006, 12:21 pm
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Views: 10,432 Re: When to say 'no'.
The current rate is 1 US Dollar = 0.77 Euro
Seems that the pay where you are is higher than here, but what's the cost of living like? How much would you be paying for a one bed appartment in the...
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Forum: General Chat
Nov 16th, 2006, 05:20 am
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Views: 10,432 Re: When to say 'no'.
Just in case anyone is curious, most teachers in private language schools here in Cagliari get between 15 and 19 euros an hour (gross) depending on experience and qualifications.
Work at the...
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Forum: General Chat
Nov 15th, 2006, 01:38 am
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Views: 10,432 Re: When to say 'no'.
That's insane! Have the people who run these institutes ever taught? It seems not. You just end up with tired, grumpy resentful teachers.
As teachers we're lucky in some respects that it's fairly...
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Forum: General Chat
Nov 14th, 2006, 03:49 pm
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Replies: 27
Views: 10,432 Re: When to say 'no'.
That's really heavy. Is that normal for where you are or are you just particularly hard-working?
And where the hell did you get the time to do those pumpkin carvings?????
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Forum: General Chat
Nov 14th, 2006, 03:46 pm
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Replies: 27
Views: 10,432 Re: When to say 'no'.
Indeed. That's why I even 'pick and choose' classes to a certain extent to try and take advantage of this.
Using a coursebook makes life easier too, especially one you know well. It's those other...
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Forum: General Chat
Nov 14th, 2006, 02:27 am
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Views: 10,432 When to say 'no'.
It's often thought that teachers have a pretty easy life - long holidays and few hours in the classroom - but we know different, don't we?
I don't know about where you work, but here in Italy paid...
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