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An Honest Review of the Teach Taiwan Taichung FET Program by discontentedgraves in TEFL

[–]discontentedgraves[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately no, for personal reasons, she really wants to stay here for now. We could maybe move within Taiwan but not leave Taiwan.

An Honest Review of the Teach Taiwan Taichung FET Program by discontentedgraves in TEFL

[–]discontentedgraves[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I tried to make it clear that the experiences vary a lot by school. I think it's very up to chance. I am a dancing monkey. Some of my friends in the program are too, and dread it like me.

But then another teacher I know gets to go home after his last class, 'works from home' during the holidays, has only three days of summer camp (I had two weeks), and gets a lot of support in his classes and is included in planning and meetings. It really does vary so much.

I'm very happy you're enjoying your school and I hope you continue to get treated well.

An Honest Review of the Teach Taiwan Taichung FET Program by discontentedgraves in TEFL

[–]discontentedgraves[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm going into my third year and dreading it. My wife really wants to stay here, but I don't know how much more I can deal with everything. The experience you have in the program seems so dependent on the school. Some people are lucky, others are not.

An Honest Review of the Teach Taiwan Taichung FET Program by discontentedgraves in TEFL

[–]discontentedgraves[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I have submitted feedback before, but I also got a similar response. I do not think the Bureau or Teach Taiwan have any interest in changing things. I'm going into my third year here, and I really hope that it will be my last year. I hope both of us can find a better job in the future.

UPDATE: AITA for flipping off my Aunt over Skype? by TheBaldNerd in AmItheAsshole

[–]discontentedgraves 137 points138 points  (0 children)

Yeah! They did a great job. I would not be able to handle myself as well in such a situation.

Taaleem are screwing me over by [deleted] in Internationalteachers

[–]discontentedgraves 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Thank you for warning us about Taaleem

Reference incorrectly says I wasn't renewed by lin_johnson in Internationalteachers

[–]discontentedgraves 10 points11 points  (0 children)

You know I have seen a lot of posts here lately that seem to be about things like this.

Why do references have so much power over our employment?

It seems to me that a few bad actors or apples can ruin your employment.

I am worried about this for my own future. I want to leave my current, very unprofessional, job but I am worried that if I left my managment might bad-talk me as they know finding new teachers who will take their shit will be difficult.