if you can do better then......shop around - Teacher- Kids and Teens English 1 Employee Review

3.0
Apr 1, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

reliable pay, and maybe alright for getting your first year of experience,- if thats the case then work with adults- kids and teens is way more of a hassle- open doors, extra summer classes that being said- wall street english prob pays more for your first year

Cons

if you aren't that zany corporate cheerleader type you will probably want to projectile vomit within the first week- They promise parents that if they give EF a lot of money that their curriculum and magical foreigner teachers will miraculously make it so the students don't have to take an active role in mastering the hundreds of vocabulary words they will be introduced to. I met so many parents who assumed that the meager homework assignments and once a week classes was enough to guarantee their child would be using all the course language with comprehensive fluency.- It's like sorry folks- you gotta practice with your kids- review- and produce- review- and produce and review

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English 1 Response
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Thank you for sharing your experience with us. We dedicate a lot of resources to ensure new teachers are brought to China with the right support needed for a new and successful career. We understand that the nature of teaching young learners requires a high level of energy and committment to both the students and their parents. Regarding parent expectations, we agree that learning a new language requires hard work, patience and time practicing outside the classroom for any student. We encourage these expectations for students and parents to be set from the beginning of their journey with EF. If you have more specific feedback on this matter or would like to give further input please send us an email to teacher.feedback@ef.com. Thanks again for your time.

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