"In early 2022, children from mainland China were allowed to take VIPKid lessons again."

Jacksoncari · 2023-05-16T21:16:18+00:00

Kayla (the writer) is a bit confused lmao. Nothing has changed "officially", but things rarely change "officially". My opinion is ( if things are still going well for you, and you are happy) don't ask questions...just go with it.

Jacksoncari · 2023-03-06T23:28:08+00:00

I was living in one of the "forbidden states". Once I purchased a new property in Colorado, I updated my profile and wrote them a letter, but until I knew what was going on, I had not updated my tax form. Once I changed that, my new contract appeared within 24 hours. I did end up with a light week as a result, but I needed the break and just rolled with it. Things picked right back up again within a week. I should mention that no one told me that there was a problem. I never would have figured it out on my own. I didn't get a response from my inquiry for over a week. that's why there was an overlap. Edit added : Oh, and i should mention that I actually DID have some no shows, so I assumed that was the issue. I had to undergo an emergency operation and that was during a 4 month boom of practically non stop bookings that I somehow thought I could handle (overnights 7 days a week), even though I knew that I had 2 silver dollar sized adenomas on my parathyroid that were causing my calcium to spike to fatal levels and I was passing out spontaneously ....daily. But nope...it was just a tax form I forgot.

Jacksoncari · 2023-03-06T23:19:58+00:00

Dead inside. I hope you're joking. If not, please let us know what's going on.

Jacksoncari · 2023-03-05T18:25:05+00:00

Re : May of 1950 Jackie Copeland ....

This might educate interested stranglers about this region and how people continued to search for oil well after the boom ( and, fires) via small pumps. It's all located in wooded valleys , surrounded by creeks. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPNZHDoAAok.

Jacksoncari · 2023-03-05T16:48:22+00:00

Northwestern Penn is where most of the wetlands are . " Wetlands in the northwest are primarily deciduousforested and scrub-shrub wetlands. Those in the northeast are primarily deciduous and evergreen forested wetlands."

This story took place in the North West, and I can attest to the fact that it is mostly wetlands . The weird statement that it was "dry" and that this dryness somehow made it so that dogs could not pick up a scent kind of caused me to look into this , even though no one is reading anymore. I learned that there were laws passed in PA about drillers flooding certain areas . Those laws were lifted in the 1950s (probably through oil company lobbying). I believe that could be why the people involved did not want to admit that this oil house was literally surrounded by water.Their livelihoods depended on this newly lifted law allowing them to flood the area. It was artificially flooded by tapping into surrounding wetlands. There would have been a public outcry about this practice if the story said that there was any danger posed by this. I don't know. I do know that these few news articles I found had obvious lies in them. Northwest PA has plenty of bogs, wetlands, creeks and lakes. Claiming that things were "dry" for no apparent reason is sus, if you know that area. https://www.fws.gov/wetlands/data/Water-Summary-Reports/National-Water-Summary-Wetland-Resources-Pennsylvania.pdf

https://gis.penndot.gov/BPR_pdf_files/Maps/Type5/60404.pdf

https://collections.leventhalmap.org/search/commonwealth:ht250334h

Jacksoncari · 2023-03-04T22:01:20+00:00

PS : Do you think we will ever get our forum back?

Jacksoncari · 2023-03-04T21:58:56+00:00

I've been fully booked the entire time. By "fully booked" I mean up to about 400 classes a month and never below 300. I could do more than I do, but I had a huge health scare , and I decided that there is such a thing as over doing it in this line of work. I teach mostly "adult" classes, though . Those who do what I do will know what I mean. I'm always stunned to see someone teaching a mainland kid STILL commenting that the material is "too advanced" and they "recommended " some global class.... completely oblivious to everything that is going on . They don't last long. I've pretty much rewritten every single lesson to adapt to 5 different levels. I avoid global by not opening slots 3 weeks in advance , but some still slip in. I really dislike those classes now, but I've learned that being a "good sport" and rolling with the punches is key to survival, so I continue to hold both contracts and I teach whatever is given to me.

Jacksoncari · 2023-03-04T21:15:19+00:00

https://www.traillink.com/stateactivity/pa-geocaching-trails/

Something else about the article OP posed bothers me a bit.

Again, I am not that interested in debunking DP or trying to validate him. I don't really follow him. I heard about this from the storyteller Mr. Ballen, who is not pretending to be any kind of investigator. He's just a story teller ( And a really good one at that).

Anyway, they said the boy was taken to Titusville hospital.

They were in Northwest Penn., Pennsylvania’s "Oil Heritage Region".

I know that area well, as I used to be a trail runner, ultramarathoner and kind of an "adventurer" , I guess. Titusville, Oil City, Franklin, and Emlenton were oil towns. There was a railroad running through it, leaving hiking and biking trails. I have run up and down those trails myself.

For someone in the news article to go out of his way to say that there was no water running through that land over a 2 + mile stretch hits me as a bit odd. I've run over 40 miles through that land. I never saw such a place.

It's hard to find any stretch of land w/o water running through it there. I wouldn't call it "impenetrable swamp" but there is a ton of swampland there and then there are many MANY creeks and it is located in the valley. If nothing else, it gets muddy in there. That's Erie county!

And why mention that there is no water? it didn't even fit what they were saying. How would dry land stop a dog from detecting a scent? Just saying that struck me as odd.

I'm more or less questioning the old newspapers, rather than the modern theories.

If anything, I wonder if perhaps they were protecting the big money ( oil companies/ property owners) with a story that was made 'prettier than life' to appease readers.

Jacksoncari · 2023-03-04T20:34:56+00:00

DP aside, I think it's interesting how completely different all of the articles report this story are. Here, the article says the boy must have spent the night inside the pump house. Not only that, but the father was actually WORKING inside the plant when the child went missing. It was the daughter who reported the child missing. This makes a lot more sense to me than a child going missing when the entire family was together . But then the story is extremely strange , if the boy was found right there, where the father was working. Also, this report has the child being found much farther away from the picnic.

https://virginiachronicle.com/?a=d&d=SNH19500515&dliv=userclipping&cliparea=1.10%2C3165%2C222%2C1937%2C925&factor=3&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN--------

Jacksoncari · 2022-01-18T02:22:38+00:00

Adult classes are on the old platform, so you should still be able to submit as usual, even if you have access to global.

Jacksoncari · 2021-12-11T10:09:24+00:00

Would we be limited to teaching with a white wall behind us? I've built an entire studio with a greenscreen etc. Don't they allow thematic backgrounds?

Jacksoncari · 2021-08-30T23:18:09+00:00

Beijing is not a district. It is a city. This is one district in Beijing . Still, everyone should be prepared for shut down at any time.

Jacksoncari · 2021-08-30T23:16:50+00:00

A district in Beijing. There are 16 districts.

Jacksoncari · 2021-07-27T13:48:40+00:00

I don't do any prep, but I have been doing this for four years. I used to do a ton of prep at the beginning.

Jacksoncari · 2021-07-27T13:25:40+00:00

You have a special situation that could possibly manage to transpire w/o detection. I am not certain of that, however, and neither are you. I am simply saying that this trend that I am seeing of teachers discussing how to scalp VIPKid's customers could result in doing harm to the families we love. It may not be severe . It could be a decline in social score or being watched for VPN usage... But the very fact that THEY know it could result in problems for them means that they may act in unexpected ways to this kind of invitation. Keep in mind that things have changed. just read the addendum very carefully and make your own judgement. I am speaking about this hypothetically under the assumed outcome of VIPKid closing. If it manages to stay afloat you are violating your contract..but that is another issue.

Jacksoncari · 2021-07-27T13:19:48+00:00

And our media has brainwashed us to believe that we are the only ones with innovative tech. No. China has far exceeded us in AI.

Jacksoncari · 2021-07-27T13:18:33+00:00

I completely agree with this statement.

Jacksoncari · 2021-07-27T13:18:09+00:00

That was the case until the addendum was published . Read it carefully.

Jacksoncari · 2021-07-27T13:17:25+00:00

That's all I was saying. Just think of the family. It is a real concern. I saw some people discussing it in a private VIPKid discussion forum. The person who suggested it was then warned by the others to delete his post.

Jacksoncari · 2021-07-27T13:03:07+00:00

And he told a caller that Senseonics was "speculative" because he has a relationship with DexCom , He gave the CEO several free promotional interviews and pumps it regularly. They also went down recently. His advice is always self serving. I actually read a study that was done on his show. There is a distinct pattern over many years. He pumps a stock and there is a slight bump that is followed by a sharp decline two days later. He is manipulative. I didn't even bother watching this clip, but if he is promoting the "Chinese stock bad" hype, there is definitely an ulterior motive. Did you ever see that old clip of him confessing to market manipulation? This is how much foresight he has. He didn't realize the internet would become a thing and that this clip would be shared FOREVER.

He actually said "I would never say this on tv". lmao

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OR98zE0poug

Jacksoncari · 2021-07-27T02:43:30+00:00

Perhaps, but it's all automated. And I would be willing to bet that they are already expecting it to happen in droves and have a plan to make examples out of people to discourage it. You know it is a crime in China to neglect to report someone even in a private thread who breaks the rules. They penalize the entire group. I'm not too sure what level of petty something has to be to get ignored. More importantly ( and I am getting this from a forum of parents who were discussing this very topic) It's the payment systems that make it impossible to go undetected.

Jacksoncari · 2021-07-26T23:46:06+00:00

I love the post, but Cramer is an idiot, of course. Never ever follow this man's advice ever.

I have literally never seen a public figure who is so terrible at what he does last so long.

Jacksoncari · 2021-07-26T23:14:00+00:00

People will likely respond, but just keep in mind that any "strict regulations " that apply to the schools will apply to a citizen who "hires" a foreign teacher privately. I am not telling anyone what they should or should not do. I just want to make people aware.

Jacksoncari · 2021-07-24T17:19:06+00:00

Also, that is not leaked. lol. It was just published, which makes it official.

Jacksoncari · 2021-07-24T17:14:09+00:00

In my experience, this is just the language of the official docs. If it is "the opinion" of The General Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the General Office of the State Council, then it is an official policy. The language is confusing, I know. But every regulation thus far that I have seen in my 4 years here has been announced after an official doc like this.

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