well most schools I don't think would like you to lie to your students especially if they were trying to bring in international perspectives (as I know this school is). I am afraid they may want me to talk about America..which could get interesting.
Why wouldn't the school let me do that?? I don't know if they had a problem with it, and I never asked...so maybe that's a good thing. Hmmm...
Saudi was interesting. The first city I was in was really nice, people were great, students were fantastic (I taught ESL) -- they came because many of them wanted to learn English.
THen we moved to Riyad (aka, a prison without bars) and I was transferred to a technical school. There, the students came to learn computers/programming (I don't really care what) but they HAD to take an English course. Major difference between students who want to learn and students who have to.
I had students attempt to bribe me.
I had students attempt to threaten me (with my job, not my life).
I had students completely ignore me.
The first instance, I laughed and said No.
The second instance, I told her "I don't need my job, and you'll fail anyway, so go for it."
and the third, I had a complete flip out and went down to the principal's office and told her that I refused to teach the class again until they had respect. And I didn't go back for 10 days...I got an apology letter from the students and the principal sat in for the first few classes that I was back. Never had a problem again!
Saudi was interesting. The first city I was in was really nice, people were great, students were fantastic (I taught ESL) -- they came because many of them wanted to learn English.
THen we moved to Riyad (aka, a prison without bars) and I was transferred to a technical school. There, the students came to learn computers/programming (I don't really care what) but they HAD to take an English course. Major difference between students who want to learn and students who have to.
I had students attempt to bribe me.
I had students attempt to threaten me (with my job, not my life).
I had students completely ignore me.
The first instance, I laughed and said No.
The second instance, I told her "I don't need my job, and you'll fail anyway, so go for it."
and the third, I had a complete flip out and went down to the principal's office and told her that I refused to teach the class again until they had respect. And I didn't go back for 10 days...I got an apology letter from the students and the principal sat in for the first few classes that I was back. Never had a problem again!
King's Academy-Jordan working there as an American
- 10/07/2010 07:32:51 PM
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It might look better if you removed the typo from your subject line. *NM*
- 10/07/2010 07:44:43 PM
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Number one cause of anti-American lynch mobs is grammatical errors
- 10/07/2010 07:48:18 PM
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Re: Kings Academy-Jordan working their as an American
- 10/07/2010 07:59:10 PM
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- 10/07/2010 10:13:13 PM
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- 11/07/2010 05:55:44 AM
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- 11/07/2010 10:54:42 PM
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- 11/07/2010 08:44:45 AM
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This would help...no joke
- 11/07/2010 06:04:56 PM
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Re: This would help...no joke
- 11/07/2010 10:56:07 PM
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Re: This would help...no joke
- 12/07/2010 12:10:38 AM
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Re: This would help...no joke
- 13/07/2010 10:04:32 AM
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You can try that, but just make sure you know what you're talking a-boat, buddy.
- 12/07/2010 02:45:30 AM
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Right...
- 12/07/2010 01:20:19 AM
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Too bad we're talking about a SCHOOL in JORDAN and not a war in Afganistan. *NM*
- 12/07/2010 01:19:03 PM
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Canada's presence in Afghanistan has made traveling with Canadian documents dangerous.
- 12/07/2010 03:36:52 PM
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Angry Muslims 
- 12/07/2010 04:00:38 PM
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- 12/07/2010 04:00:38 PM
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Jordan is both civilized and not anti-American, for the most part.
- 12/07/2010 02:09:11 PM
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Ok thanks guys! I feel much better now...
- 13/07/2010 10:08:29 AM
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