[nivantj]

Evolution of another chat thread after a while.

[hughb2000]

in fact they are all girls.. i dont know a single guy who teaches english out of about the 15 people i do know that so.. no surprise there imo.

[hughb2000]

erm.. on the bridge thing.. i only started here a few months ago and i work in hong kong not london.. so it doesnt really explain anything at all..

[jimbo]

Originally Posted by nivantj

Evolution of another chat thread after a while.

Just defending my stance on TEFL whilst Hugh is trying to slam the industry and those that work and wish to work in it thats all

Its still the same company though Hugh, It all impacts on the companies reputation.

[hughb2000]

im bored and this is entertaining me that is all..

you actually just made me think about what different jobs my friends have.. and well i came up with 1 girl that was heading down a career path (out of maybe 15) and 1 guy who teaches english (again out of maybe 15 - the rest of whom have started careers).

Now im not by any means trying to turn this into a sexism argument but.. there is a definate trend there..

jimbo - you been to thailand recently ^^

[jimbo]

Originally Posted by hughb2000

you actually just made me think about what different jobs my friends have.. and well i came up with 1 girl that was heading down a career path (out of maybe 15) and 1 guy who teaches english (again out of maybe 15 - the rest of whom have started careers).

hey I made you think, Thats what qualified teachers do for a living, make there Students think! So my jobs done on that front and on this note I won't say anymore unless other people want my 'qualified' opinion and thoughts on TEFL.

[hughb2000]

lol 'qualified' my sentiments exactly

[Ellephant]

Well, thanks for that guys - can't wait to arrive now!

Hugh, you mentioned 'other skills' - I'm a make-up artist here in London - anyone know of ways that I can pursue that? Maybe I could teach make-up in english!?!

[carang]

sorry jimbo... i know that this is being pedantic... but....

on numerous threads you mix up the various spellings of there, their and they're....

if you are teaching English, you may want to be careful of that with your students....(in no way am i being sarcastic, i'm only trying to be helpful....)

[Valencia1]

Originally Posted by carang

when i tutored fulltime, i put up a few ads in the supermarkets in the areas that i wanted to teach in...
from there it was all word-of-mouth...

Yes, the best way to get students. But make sure you've got the right areas.