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Missing the point Mr. C. The locals can't even be arsed to check whether a degree is genuine or from the Uni of KSR. I mean, some of these KSR "degrees" are so obviously fake it makes one laugh that nobody (the school, Immigration or the WP people) has noticed it. Bottom line is they don't give a rat's arse who teaches their kids. Sad, but true.Originally Posted by Mr. Computer
"But the proles, if only they could somehow become conscious of their own strength, would have no need to conspire. They needed only to rise up and shake themselves like a horse shaking off flies. If they chose they could blow the Party to pieces tomorrow morning. Surely sooner or later it must occur to them to do it?"
Orwell, "1984"
i'm a pedant.
And sometimes I can't spell...i'm a pedant.Corrected!
"But the proles, if only they could somehow become conscious of their own strength, would have no need to conspire. They needed only to rise up and shake themselves like a horse shaking off flies. If they chose they could blow the Party to pieces tomorrow morning. Surely sooner or later it must occur to them to do it?"
Orwell, "1984"
Does anyone know whether Thai schools do a backgrounk check on Thai teachers?
“Everyone carries a part of society on his shoulders; no one is relieved of his share of responsibility by others. And no one can find a safe way for himself if society is sweeping towards destruction. . . . What is needed to stop the trend towards socialism and despotism is common sense and moral courage.” Ludwig von Mises
er, the fisticuffs at the disco boys, the teenage twoc lads.. how about caught with a spliff in blackpool? that counts me out. the ones i know with such qualifications are usually ok teachers
i'm betting the captain already has it nailed down. hence the inactivity.. and i'm still unsure about the motivation behind letting him get out of los before 'e was knicked
look, you really shouldn't say stuff like this on a teacher's site, mate. you're blowing your cover ..so to speak
that's a good question humbert
see my point above regarding the capt
well i was going to step in here, but then
noonbert posted this
which is one of the best posts that i have ever seen from my bald welsh forum chum
that's because most of the contact you had with "the Educational professional populace Ive met in the UK" was when you were a tear arsed gangsta' student who didn't go on the pish with his teachers
ok. you're forgiven
you're idea was great btw, but why anyone would be arsed to help this well known language school, despite it's corrupt and self important management structure, is beyond mewon't make a scrap of difference to 't staff, mate
BTW, if you lived here (in Canada), you would have known that background checks are never done on prospective employees. My GF, who now works with Canadian government officials had to pass one with CSIS (a laughable version of American CIA). I think she is the only one that had a background check passed in the entire company, which is a huge real estate co. in Canada. BTW, just a little trivia. CSIS will let you pass if you
Ah but I never miss me chance - old habits me bendy glasses mate, old habits.
Maybe the Captain employed that skinny detective......'she reminds me of my mum', to get the skinny on the fiddler?
WFT has an estate agent got to do with it? Whats their MO? Lure Itty Bitty titty to look at their luxury apartments?
Last edited by Desertexile; 31st December 2008 at 01:44. Reason: Automerged Doublepost
I want to live like a poor man,but with a lot of money
Who mentioned real estate?
Ok. I'll make it very simple. There are no background checks if you are employed as an elementary school teacher in Canada, period.
You are not required to have a background check if you want to open your own kindergarden. As a matter of fact, in some provinces you are not even required to get licensed. A peado can open a kindergarden.
I reckon thats bollocks
I want to live like a poor man,but with a lot of money
but lovebucket me old china, it's not necessarily the case that ANY record will count you out, but if people do have sex and violence on their record, and arguably maybe some other things as well, there is a good argument they shouldn't be employed as teachers, no?
somehow i don't think a playground fight at middle school would count you out, although buggering a 14 year boy when one was a scout leader certainly ought to.
checks won't catch everyone with a record, as teaching and TEFLing are very international, but they will catch some, and deter others, and that has to be a good thing.
start with the govt schools and get a system working, then introduce it elsewhere.
Sur votre bicyclette, mate.
surely it would be easier to refer to an international fiddler's register
they are the ones who just can't seem to stop themselves
But that doesn't exist at the moment. We have to work with what is there now, but currently teachers in Thailand don't need to worry about that. Thai authorities could do a lot more than they do to vet teachers with systems that are already in place, but they don't, and that doesn't give me much confidence they will work with any other 'system'. Besides, I don't think it's a good idea to just have tunnel vision about one type of crime when there are other crimes which should also preclude one from teaching, ie sex crimes regardless of age of victim, violent crimes of a certain seriousness, depending on punishment received, and arguably others too.
Sur votre bicyclette, mate.
AUA isn't interested in conducting background checks on applicants or managers or even asking job applicants if they've ever been convicted of a serious crime or have a 'real' college degree. By hiring some 'dodgy characters' (I won't say more because my previous post on a similar thread was pulled by the admin of this website), AUA keeps costs down, as the dodgy guys (yes, they're guys) don't mind the low wages.
During the early 2000s, Wrenshall (at that time a teacher, not a manager) was selling sex for $200 to $400 a boy according to the US Attorney's press release. So he didn't object to the below market wages AUA was paying him, as his AUA employment was providing an excellent cover for his criminal conduct.
Unless and until AUA cleans house of the dodgy element, the dedicated, legitimate AUA teachers -- those with clean records and nothing to hide -- will continue to be disadvantaged by AUA's policy of turning a blind eye to the past history of those it hires. I don't see their shameful conduct changing, but I'd certainly be glad to sign a petition, join a demonstration, or whatever else might bring the hard headed administration to its senses, as it was no mystery to many of us who worked with John Wrenshall in the early 2000s that he had a penchant for young boys.
Amen.
That's right. Because of this policy, it casts doubt on others who work at the same place, or more generally, as has already been said, on the whole Thailand teaching scene.
Sur votre bicyclette, mate.
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