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Info about specific schools HERE

(list of links below)

MAKE A NEW THREAD FOR EACH DIFFERENT SCHOOL
but LOOK AT THE LIST HERE FIRST to see if there already is one.

If you are looking for other people's experiences/opinions regarding a specific school, or wanting to tell your experience (good or bad) about a particular school, please do the following:

1.) Search the name of the school and any variants (abbreviations, etc), and check the list below.
......A.) If you find a thread with that name in the title, please continue using that thread.
......B.) If you don't find anything, please start a new thread with the name of the school in the title.


2.) When sharing your experiences, please:
......A.) Name the school you are talking about, and the location. Even within a chain, schools can vary enormously depending on who their staff is.
......B.) Tell approximately when your experience occurred(ex. "spring 2008"). Again, staff changes frequently in some places and potential teachers would want to know if the boss hiring them is actually the same one who hired you.
......C.) Give your actual experiences, with as much detail as you're comfortable providing. Change names if it makes you feel better. But to simply say "don't work there! they'll cheat you!" isn't much help. What's intolerable for one person may be tolerable for another, so please be specific.

If you know of any serious, reliable "blacklisting" sites (with a database of schools, researched, real facts, etc) please recommend them in this thread or in a PM to me. I will check them out and if they look reasonable, we'll keep them neatly in this thread.

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PS:
Are you a regular here and hesitant or afraid to tell your story because people might know you?

PM it to me and I'll copy & paste it and no one will ever know. It will help others - please don't hold back info, you can remain anonymous.

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there's a list of schools here, http://www.mykindachina.com/news/info.php?id=356&pid=2

though not necessarily Beijing-based

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I am re-building our list of schools over at my other site: http://www.ChinaSchoolReview.com

A couple years ago, we had reviews of over 140 schools. However, our database got hacked twice, and I kind of gave up on it, as the software it was using was no longer being supported. I'm re-launching it now using a new system, and reviewing schools to study at as well as schools to teach at. Hopefully I can keep it going a little better this time.

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Excellent thread.

Sham English teacher 'brokers' and 'training schools' are a major problem everywhere in the EFL market to be sure. Best advice is to avoid brokers completely and approach 'training schools' with caution. Deal directly with expat teacher legitimized/referenced licensed schools. Hopefully the Beijinger will start to realize how 'brokers' operate 'without licenses or certified contracts' and how they scam teachers here on this very site with endless B.S. ads. Avoid sending your resumes. photos, and personal info to those without references from other teachers.

Here's a new 'blacklist' site specifically focused on the Beijing market:

truth4you

http://truth4you.ownforum.org

Share your TRUE stories and help other teachers learn the TRUTH. This is the unbiased EFL forum for expats designed by expats you've been waiting for. The truth will set you free.

Us expats need to bond together to get things cleared up or this scourge will never go away.

"The EFL teaching industry in China is like Chinglish"

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The Guy who moderates on here Huang Chu, is Johnson Zhang, alias **EDITED - Once again, show proof, before you show names. HuanChu**. I have been to the office, its located in an FAO office of a public school just 5 minutes from the Beijing South station, south west ring where they operate out of.
He has everyone fooled on here that he is fighting this battle against zhang and his crew, when he is the one who is behind it....he had you all fooled. Says he graduated fro m Glasgow University, they have never heard of him. They have this hair brained idea of bringing nurses from sichuan to Beijing to study for the NYCLEX American Nursing exam....dream on, dream on..this english guy, disguised as whoever he is, gets the teachers for Johnson, and this guy is actually Johnson himself, and works with a woman called angela. As for Danny Liu, he does send abusive mails and makes abusive obscene calls, as well as his girl friend, I was receiving anything from up to 50 in one day, just non stop abuse.
Many posters have said never to send zhang anything as he uses/misuses the information.
Have you never ever thought it strange how johnson zhang has direct contact with Huang chu on here? its because they are one and the same person, and hes not chinese, but hes from the UK, AND HE HAS HAD YOU ALL FOOLED, THEY ARE ALL INVOLVED IN ONE VERY BIG ELEABORATE SCAM...............If they were genuine and bonified, they would never need to use a whole variety of telephone numbers and email addresses, this guy wants to make money, and then disappear, vaporize and not get caught.

The editor, J white, the beijinger editor will be sought for questioning on this scam, and how one of his staff was using this very forum to do it in....very clever, very well sought out device and scam....but its over.
j.white@truerun.com

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Bravo...the game is afoot.

"The EFL teaching industry in China is like Chinglish"

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He deleted his profile at chinasemester, but it can still be googled, I have his mails, telephone number, these cant be deleted, and he is deleting these posts.
His editor will be contacted, and it was him that posted my details on this forum, yet he says details cant be posted so as to protect others, yet he did it with me, because his interests are going to be hurt..........the police in the uk have been informed.

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Quote:
He deleted his profile at chinasemester, but it can still be googled

Which name? A link?

"The EFL teaching industry in China is like Chinglish"

Re: Muffy's - Beilin International Education

Like some other small private schools, Muffy's has decided to respect whatever happens in a specific teacher's classroom on the condition that certain outcomes are evident. Parents need to know that there is much happening in educational research that indicate that what happens with/to a group of children should NOT be left up to the discretion of the individual teacher, no matter how experienced, particularly if only academic outcomes are considered.
As a semi-retired teacher with many years of specialized training and experience, I find it unspeakably sad that Chinese parents must allow their children to be educated in such careless situations. There is now a move by Beilin to import an untested new foreign program. This change of direction by the owner has edged out my two years of herculean effort on his behalf to develop a program built on very recent Harvard research and grounded in the Chinese reality. Along with my hard-working Chinese Translator, we developed the program, taught the kids, produced materials, and trained teachers. Our quite remarkable comprehension results appear at:
thoughts.com/anedu/blog under: "ESL REsults using Total English"
Many foreign teachers are made promises by, and function at the whims of, these non-professional owners. I am obviously very disappointed both personally and professionally, but feel even more sorry for the good parents and wonderful young students I was forced to abandon. Sincere apologies to them.

Ann Thompson "Miss Ann"

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Research a school or broker thoroughly and get teacher referrals before working with them. Better yet avoid every broker out there. Weigh your options and remember they need you more than you need them.

For more scoops abut who to avoid check out truth4you.

"The EFL teaching industry in China is like Chinglish"

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Freakyi keep up the good work of helping foreigners in China avoid getting cheated,used and abused.

Satisfaction is the death of desire

I never ask people for ANYTHING because they always have NOTHING worth asking for.

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Isis wrote:
Freakyi keep up the good work of helping foreigners in China avoid getting cheated,used and abused.

Isis freakyqi has headed to greener pastures. She currently resides in New Jersey. She is a victim of the expulsion of laowai teachers just prior to the 2008 BEIJING OLYMPICS.

美国鬼子

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zhenlai wrote:
Isis wrote:
Freakyi keep up the good work of helping foreigners in China avoid getting cheated,used and abused.

Isis freakyqi has headed to greener pastures. She currently resides in New Jersey. She is a victim of the expulsion of laowai teachers just prior to the 2008 BEIJING OLYMPICS.

No, she wasn't.

She left, but not because of the Olympic Visa thing.

A very smart man wrote:

Remember, the courage to be wrong is paramount in importance to the ability to be right.

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HuanChu wrote:
zhenlai wrote:
Isis wrote:
Freakyi keep up the good work of helping foreigners in China avoid getting cheated,used and abused.

Isis freakyqi has headed to greener pastures. She currently resides in New Jersey. She is a victim of the expulsion of laowai teachers just prior to the 2008 BEIJING OLYMPICS.

No, she wasn't.

She left, but not because of the Olympic Visa thing.

That's right now I remember. Didn't the primary reason have something to do with her son? Thanks for correcting me.

美国鬼子

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She was one of the most annoying posters, ever.

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sici zhang and huacen international education company beijing

Attention Attention Attention.
The two thieves, Mr liu wei yi and Mrs, zhang shao yan.他们是奸贼,以能让学生出国留学为谎来欺骗许多学生和家长,希望所有的家长学生一定要小心,千万别上了奸贼的当!
Please don’t do any business with mrs. Zhang of Huacen international company Beijing (Dabenzhong international education Beijing)i was introduce to this woman by an agent in beijing last october\,after my interview,she was supposed to pay this woman, she didnt, but told me to stop communicating with her,i kept my mouth crossed wondering why.she promised to do my visa and that my salary will be up to 7500 atleast.but when we arrived jinan city where i was to work in jinan university,she changed everything ,she wants me to pay my house and that the university doesnt need a teacher now ,so i will work with her in a special training programme for preparing students to study abroad, now i was to be paid a hundred yuan per hour.but at the end of each month my salary was late and with a tax deduction of about a 1000yuan from 5000,she kept on doing this ,finally at the end of last term she didnt give my salary ,but told me she will use it to do my visa,later she couldnt do my visa, i asked her for the money,amazingly, the answer was," i used it trying to find someone to do your visa",how can she do my visa when my passport is with me?how can u make calls to inquire about visa and it cost u 5000 yuan? she has totally refuse to give me the money ,i have tried everything ,even the police and the labour office doesnt want to help ,they asked my chinese friend why is she trying to help a foreigner?that she should know that it is difficult and not good to help against your chinese sister.so, i want you guys to be aware and stay away from this woman ,she is doing this programme in many universities around,her english name is sicily,very ugly bitch , i will use my hands on her where or when ever god will permit me to meet her. my pain and sweat will not be in vain.,Is this how a responsible china is going to lead the world?

sici zhang and huacen international education company beijing

Attention Attention Attention.
The two thieves, Mr liu wei yi and Mrs, zhang shao yan.他们是奸贼,以能让学生出国留学为谎来欺骗许多学生和家长,希望所有的家长学生一定要小心,千万别上了奸贼的当!
Please don’t do any business with mrs. Zhang of Huacen international company Beijing (Dabenzhong international education Beijing)i was introduce to this woman by an agent in beijing last october\,after my interview,she was supposed to pay this woman, she didnt, but told me to stop communicating with her,i kept my mouth crossed wondering why.she promised to do my visa and that my salary will be up to 7500 atleast.but when we arrived jinan city where i was to work in jinan university,she changed everything ,she wants me to pay my house and that the university doesnt need a teacher now ,so i will work with her in a special training programme for preparing students to study abroad, now i was to be paid a hundred yuan per hour.but at the end of each month my salary was late and with a tax deduction of about a 1000yuan from 5000,she kept on doing this ,finally at the end of last term she didnt give my salary ,but told me she will use it to do my visa,later she couldnt do my visa, i asked her for the money,amazingly, the answer was," i used it trying to find someone to do your visa",how can she do my visa when my passport is with me?how can u make calls to inquire about visa and it cost u 5000 yuan? she has totally refuse to give me the money ,i have tried everything ,even the police and the labour office doesnt want to help ,they asked my chinese friend why is she trying to help a foreigner?that she should know that it is difficult and not good to help against your chinese sister.so what i want you guys to do is to be aware and stay away from this woman ,they are doing these programmes in many universities around,her english name is sicily,very ugly bitch , i will use my hands on her where or when ever god will permit me to meet her. my pain and sweat will not be in vain.,Is this how a responsible china is going to lead the world?

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Dood, you're an English teacher?

Sorry, i'm sure what you're saying is important, but it's impossible to read.

Please repost, with proper punctuation and writing style.

This one's hurting my eyes!! Surprise

A very smart man wrote:

Remember, the courage to be wrong is paramount in importance to the ability to be right.

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Hahaha

Anyone who writes like that deserves to be fired.

Here's where you really failed:

"her english name is sicily,very ugly bitch , i will use my hands on her where or when ever god will permit me to meet her. my pain and sweat will not be in vain.,Is this how a responsible china is going to lead the world?
"

Is this how a responsible or sane person behaves?

Chimp.

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Speaking of wayward agents out there:

Here's one to keep on the radar:

Amy aka user name 'richmother'

http://www.thebeijinger.com/classifieds/2010/04/27/pay-every-2-weeks-tea...

AVOID HER AND SAVE LOTS OF TROUBLE. SPREAD THE WORD.

"The EFL teaching industry in China is like Chinglish"

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This thread must have the most lopsided post-to-view ratio on the forum, by the way.

20 to 2100+.

I guess that means people think the topic is interesting, but have nothing to say about it.

Happy New Year 2Bi! I hereby grant you early release for a month of good behavior.
Don't violate your parole though, naughty naughty!

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hi guys,i need to be fired cos i m insane,she made me insane,if u r in my shoes u wont say this.that's funny though.the post simply shows the state of my mind.china is driving me crazy, sorry for my poor writing .

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I totally agree with you. Amy is a crazy bitch. Sick

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Matty:

Your English is crap.

Where are you from? Serbia?

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New Oriental School has been the best school I have worked for in China thus far! On The Phone

Reasons:

1. They give you direct pay on time and pay you the correct amt.
2. They have programs set up to help students succeed.
3. The staff I worked with was really terrific.
4. They are not discriminate but outcomes and results are key.
5. They have the nicest facility I have been to here or anywhere.
6. The employer is very friendly, honest and kind.
7. It is fun to work at a good honest reputable school.
8. They actually take the time out to treat employers to lunch.
9. They have programs and also books published at bookstores.
10. New Oriental is a big name school see the news lately?? Not Talking

They pay good wages, they are an honest company, school and business to work for. The employees and staff are all friendly and nice. They take the time out to think of the individuals and get to know the individuals as a whole. Call Me

Reputable places I have worked for in the past, USAF(UNITED STATES AIR FORCE), CUTCO, KOREA HERALD SCHOOL, CAPE FEAR REGIONAL VALLEY HOSPITAL, NHSAC(National Highschool Atheletic Commision), Hardees, Miyabi's/& Church & other schools. Cowboy

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