
Originally Posted by
miles
Actually, I was being a bit harsh there anyway. If there is a demand for teachers and not enough qualified teachers to do the job then they've got to get what they can I suppose. Does Thailand have a lot of native instructors? Ive never been to Thailand, and would never consider working in most South East Asian countries. The money just isnt good enough.
I live and work in Korea and the conditions are somewhat stricter regarding illegal teaching. Many illegal workers are deported every month. Usually for not having VISA's or being caught doing private lessons. Strangely most of them herald from Canada.
You are right, Vietnam is developing but is still some way from being what I would class as a developed nation. Incomes are too low over there to atract a great deal of qualified teachers. Much like China. Much of that should change over the coming decade as they seek more business English. What kind of school are you working at?
Oh and

Wow you work in Korea, I'm really not surprised about all the people getting deported and the lark over there. Its a really developed place, more so than most Western countries. I would never dream of working there unless i had a job set up over there and the chances of that are slim to none without a degree.
You pretty much hit the nail on the head with with the lack of qualified teachers and that over here, that's why its so easy to get a job. It was quite funny actually, I went to go talk to the school and they asked me how old i was, i said 18 (Look more like 21 really). She looked a bit shocked as all Easterners do when i tell them that but then she regained her composure. She said "So your 25 then are you" I was saying no im 18 and she cut me off and said "So your 25 yes". Went along with it and got the job. This was at a private school as well for gods sake, it was a primary school for kids aged 5-11 and was pretty well stocked. All i had to do was one demonstration lesson (which didn't even go that well as i was crapping myself) and i got the job. Amazingly easy only 4 days after I arrived.
A lot more English speakers go to Thailand as they see it as more "Western" but that wasn't really what i was looking for. Know what you mean about the money, not sure how old you are but if your living in Korea and settled down then SEA and for you really. For me however i was earning a whopping $15 US an hour which is more than earn at F****** home. Doing 25 hours a week, paying $150 a month in accommodation in a house me and other teachers rent, and thats a hell of a lot of money for someone my age and a really great life compared to back home. You'd be surprised you know, Vietnam is really up and coming and in 15 years i'd really expect it to be near the level of Korea. Some stuff needs work on like the roads and stuff but this place is a lot lot more developed than i expected it to be especially in the city's.
I would give you a CC but I gotta wait 24 hours, cheers for the interest

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