Messages by Ross

Someone ask a question is it legal to teaching in Brasil on a tourist visa Yess It is illegal to work in Brazil on a tourist visa. It is also illegal to overstay an expired visa.

Tip of the day:
Check ! And ur sure not to bounce LOL

Teachers in Korea get their jobs through the net unlike China or Taiwan and and far more familiar with forums like Daves, For the Chinese its nothing personal, its just about money so they avoid interpersonal conflict and are far more mellow so things don't blow out of proportion with teachers leaving heavily resentful and sending off bitter letters to blacklists.
If you go here take enough money for a rainy day. They can have awful weather.

Alway's ask them to email you with procedures and details and advice on living and working in ur choice of area or choice of country.

How to Get Information

A word When looking for information you should follow these simple rules:

(1) Always ask when the information was last updated and by whom.
(2) Be wary of services which don't give you much hard information on the net,
(3) If there is a guarantee involved, make sure you see that guarantee in writing before you agree to sign or take the job in teaching.
(4) study the contract as if it was a book, look for the flaws.
(5) Never send ur orignal diplomas only photo copies or fax's

More questions you should ask before you sign a contract.

What are the working conditions, contract terms, hours of work, etc.?
How much money do I make?
What is the cost of living there?
What is day to day life like there?
Where do I find accommodation? Is it and travel costs provided and airfare ?
Can I teach other subjects
How to apply, write your resume.
How to get visa / work permit do the school provide?

Tip of the day:
Always remember to take care of our world and yourself. If you show respect for the people and cultures you meet, they will respect you.

When choosing a school, consider the following points carefully.
If an employer demonstrates a reluctance to commit himself to any of the following terms in writing, in English, signed in original ink, on headed paper, and delivered into your hands before you arrive in the target country, ask yourself: why? Remember that there are some employers who love money so much that they will stop at no unscrupulous practice, including threatening violence, to those who challenge them. They will often use native English speakers as servants, who appear to be completely honest and open, to lure you to a country where you will then feel you have no choice but to submit to them. This advice is intended to prevent that from happening. Look after yourselves - and each other!
List of what to look for.


1. Rates of pay

What will you be paid, and what will you be expected to do for it? Where the employer deducts money from your hard-earned wages, is he willing to provide written citations referring to specific legal provisions of the target country as authority for doing so, which you can check independently of what he says? Is your pay accompanied by an honest, itemised wage slip that you don't need to be Einstein to understand?

2. Hours of work

Are you guaranteed minimum and maximum numbers of teaching hours? In my opinion, twenty hours of class contact time is a full-time commitment. Some employers, especially those who have never personally taught in a classroom, will have no qualms about working you into an early grave. Say no before that happens! The only reason you are in that classroom is because they need you more than you need them!

3. Travelling time

If you spend hours travelling between places of work, how much compensation will you receive for this? Who pays for your travel expenses?

4. Legal status

If there are legal formalities you must comply with to be legally resident, will the employer provide you with all reasonable assistance to obtain a visa, for example? Remember that if you are content to put yourself outside the protection of the law, you are at the mercy of some potentially very unscrupulous people.

5. Bank account

Will the employer facilitate the opening of a bank account for you? If not, why not? And if he insists on paying you in cash, will he provide you with a written indemnity, agreeing to reimburse you for any loss of that cash arising if you are the victim of crime?

6. Holidays

Remember that in many countries, you have a legal entitlement to paid holidays (annual leave as well as statutory "bank" holidays). Look on the Internet. Do some basic research.

7. Illness

What happens if you fall ill? Are you paid for time that you may have to take off? Who pays for any medical expenses? If you are expected to use public health services, is it clear to you that the employer is even prepared to pay all of the taxes that he should (and out of your wages!) to play his part in ensuring the quality of those public services? If there are inadequate medical facilities in the target country, will the employer extend to you the benefit of a reputable insurance policy? If so, what will it cost you? Will he furnish you with reliable evidence of this so that you are satisfied that he is not just telling you a story?

8. References

What about if you want to leave? You should try to honour all of the terms of your agreement with your employer, but what happens if, for example, you need to start to look for another job before the end of your contract? Remember that some employers will repay your loyalty and dedication by using tactics designed to keep you in their service. You are a source of money, and that's all some employers care about.
This advice is provided in the hope that it will be widely circulated without being edited, as a simple, single contribution to raising standards in what is one of the noblest professions - teaching.

The profession of a teacher, a doctrine that is taught; "the teachings of religion"; "he believed all the Christian precepts"
education: the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill;

In education, teachers are those who help students or pupils learn, often in a school. The objective is typically a course of study, lesson plan, or a practical skill, including learning and thinking skills. The different ways to teach are often referred to as the teacher's pedagogy.

Direct teaching or co-teaching is conducted by the Challenge Resource Teacher of one or more students in a classroom setting or in a small group setting. Teaching includes the facilitation of learning as well as providing direct instruction.

Good teaching is as much about passion as it is about reason. It's about not only motivating students to learn, but teaching them how to learn,

And i closing there here is another blacklist from china update.

This list of awful schools in China is far to long to list.

Aojing International Ltd, China
Beijing Language and Culture University, China
San Jie Foreign Language School, China
XiSanQi Advanced Language School, FuLaiDe Advanced Language School, AoJing, FanZhiDu, China
Yakup International, China
Yanjing Overseas Chinese University, Oxbridge University Business School, China
Davis Language Training Company, China
Tianjin University of Commerce, China
Tianjin university of Finance and Commerce, China
Tianjin University of Science and Technology, China
E & A College, China
English First Hefei (EF Hefei), China
Hebei New Times International, China
Hengshui High School, China
Jingbei Foreign Language College, China
EF English First Taiyaun, China
John Gao's school, Number 2 foreign language school (AKA number 18 middle/high school), Modern English, People's Number Two Hospital, Shanxi university, China
Luliang Teachers College, China
O'Smart, China
Taiyuan Mercan School, China
Taiyuan Modern English School, China
Taiyuan Teachers' College, China
Tongliao Huanyu Private Exit and Entry Company Limited, aka Tongliao Huanyu Independent Consulting Services Ltd, China
Yingcai School, China
Yingcai School, China
Affiliated High School of Peking University, China
Aojing International Ltd, China
Beijing Language and Culture University, TMC China
XiSanQi Advanced Language School, FuLaiDe Advanced Language School, AoJing, FanZhiDu, China
Yakup International, China
Yanjing Overseas Chinese University, China
Yanjing Overseas Chinese University, Oxbridge University Business School, China
Columbia College, Columbia Kindergarten, China
English First Changchun (EF Changchun), China
Excel-World English Kindergarten, China
Jilin Province Star Education Consulting Co Ltd, China
Tianshuo, Tianyuan, Baidawei, Simon's language school, China
youngji middli school, China
Auqi Private English School, China
Columbia English College, China
Golden Bridge Language school, China
Harbin Joy Children's Language School, China
Harbin Normal University, China
Harbin Star Foreign Language College, China
Hengfeng Foreign Languages School, China
Highbird Internation School, China
Roy English Language Training Center, China
Boston Training Technologies, China
CHEERY ENGLISH, China
English First Shanghai (EF Shanghai), China
Enlighten / Enlightenment Consultants , China
Gold Apple Bilingual School, China
Kongjiang High School, China
Raffles Lasalle Shanghai, China
Shanghai Normal University, English First Shanghai (EF Shanghai), China
TEFL Jobs Consulting Ltd Company (TEFL.CC), China
Tonghu Consulting, Yuzhen Group Shanghai , China
Xuehui Science Kindergarten, China
Yucai Senior High School, China
English First Suzhou (EF Suzhou), China
Huai Yin Teacher College, China
ICON Language Center, China
Jiangsu Huaian Modern English, China
Nanjing Talent Academy,Talent Inc, China
Rayhua Bilingual School, China
Sino-Canada High School, China


Now if some people think this list is a list of doubt, go see this list (check it out) a note explaining where the original was posted. The TEFL Blacklist

Eurolingua in Brno, Czech Republic is best to avoid.
The woman who runs the place has very little in people skills or social graces and said to my face that she refuses to hire people legally, won't help employees with taxes. Basically, she said she gives you the money and the rest is your problem and don't ask her for help.
The bureaucracy in the Czech Republic for foreigners is quite daunting, so you certainly don't need an employer like this
While I have not worked there personally, I have a colleague and a former student who both have done teaching work there (they are both Czech) and neither had much good to say about the owner of the school or her people skills, they also went on to say that many students were not happy at the owner's business practices on one level or another."
Not too sure whether this schools deserves a mention here. Any comments either way (nothing nasty please) would be of help.
In any case a degree of caution never does any harm.
To all that answers this form please dont even try to insult me, if you do then that shows ur wisdom. the purpose of theses note are for new teachers entering the teaching field, They can search out such schools and see for themselves what they will be encountering in such countries. I encourage all persons not to take my word but to search out different job sites and when a job is found contact that school or company for info on their contract and provisions, if you then are not sure you can contact TESOL in edmonton they will give you such info to help you in ur field of teaching or anything else you would want to know.

The TEFL Blacklist anyone can use this site to find out more about Czech replubic in which their site was updated on

Monday, February 04, 2008