Interesting reading. I have no position on human caused global warming or GB in general, real or not, I'll be dead before it will affect me, however, I do live by one philosophy, one shouldn't sh!t where one eats.
But regarding the hiatus, I do recall recent developments where scientists have said the hiatus is a data set issue and that the apparent hiatus actually wasn't a hiatus.
This is what we call "The Gravy Train". Language training centers here in China, and for most of Asia, is like crack cocaine, they want it to be addictive enough to hook them in but given them enough hope to stay alive so that they can keep coming back to hand you their money. Can't have repeat customers if they actually get accepted.
You're not talking about the program over at YNU, by any chance, are you?
I think this is the self-fulfilling, negative feedback loop, death-spiral business model at work here.
From the school's perspective, I'm sure they were burned in the past by foreign teachers who justified breaking the contract by blaming the school for not being honest, professional, etc, instead of looking at themselves in the mirror.
The schools, instead of objectively looking at their hiring practices, the quality of the recruit, their own compensation package, etc, simply put the problem squarely on all "laowais" and wrote them off as unprofessional and unreliable to justify their new employment policies.
Such employment policies will only attract lower quality teachers which breeds more distrust as the OP puts it, which further erodes how Chinese organizations view foreign teachers.
Thanks for all the replies. I was mostly thinking out loud earlier today and needed someone to sound off of to get different perspectives.
As I pondered through out the day, I'm slowly narrowing down my wandering train of thought. While university positions are worthwhile discussing, as Haali said, training schools are where the majority of controversies reside so that's what I
am going to focus on.
Just so everyone knows where I'm coming from without giving too much personal details, I've been to Kunming several times prior, mostly for holidays and such, as my wife is originally from Kunming. This is my longest stay however due to her parent's health issues. I am financially secure so money is not an issue for me. But having some free time on my hands and really getting to know the market for the first time, I'm thinking there might be a potential for business opportunities here, the obvious one being a language training school.
Again, it's just something hypothetical at this point as I'm looking at the possibility of staying longer than I plan to in case something really goes south with her parents. Or tomorrow things might be all better and we'll be celebrating New Years back home.
And I agree, I'm not looking to "out" any schools or name names, just trying to get a boots on the ground perspective on the market.
@Geezer, putting aside the politicking of the Chinese government, the oversimplification of the freedoms enjoyed in the US in her speech is very problematic.
What was the point of her analogy? That freedoms blossom in the US while withers in China? Let us not forget that those freedoms were fought for and paid for by the blood of the preceding generations. While she enjoy the labors of those sacrifices, is she ready to make sacrifices of her own? The answer, sadly, is no, as evidence by her insincere non-apology and "commitment" to spread Chinese ideals and culture. Instead of of standing up and defending those freedoms, she cowers at the hint of retribution.
To discover freedom, perhaps you can speak to the minorities that face systematic discrimination everyday, speak to the Muslim communities on how much they enjoyed their freedom, give an opposing view at a MAGA rally to see the freedom of speech at work.
I find nothing at all about her speech or its synthesis to be worth defending other than her rights to make such a speech. But at the same time, I equally defend everyone elses' response to it, CSSA included, those freedom of speech are equally sacred to me.
Granted, the suppression and control of outside the mainstream narrative is more overt in China but government control, or at least the control by the main parties of the narrative exists in America just the same, just more subtle.
The finger pointing, as you say, is the result of the two party system, the discourse and freedom is but an illusion. Outside attacks on each other, their views are nearly identical on almost all issues. Both parties have talked "tough on China", both panders and caters to the Middle East and Israel, the only difference is a matter of degrees and the facade of the institution in which they support.
"As a nation, we began by declaring that 'all men are created equal.' We now practically read it 'all men are created equal, except negroes.' When the Know-Nothings get control, it will read 'all men are created equal, except negroes, and foreigners, and Catholics.'
When it comes to this I should prefer emigrating to some country where they make no pretense of loving liberty – to Russia, for instance, where despotism can be taken pure, and without the base alloy of hypocrisy."
It cuts both ways, how about China as a currency manipulator, China is stealing our jobs, anything Chinese is viewed as suspicious by the Republican party and the American public in general as that was the narrative being pushed. Japanese companies, Korean companies, German companies, even American companies have all recently been involved in massive product recalls that poses a public safety risk and yet I don't see the same fervor as when it was a Chinese made product.
Such is the nature of politics & government and humans. Always pointing fingers and seeing flaws in others when thinking themselves to be perfect and superior.
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Chinese student apologizes after Maryland graduation speech sparks firestorm
发布者@Geezer, putting aside the politicking of the Chinese government, the oversimplification of the freedoms enjoyed in the US in her speech is very problematic.
What was the point of her analogy? That freedoms blossom in the US while withers in China? Let us not forget that those freedoms were fought for and paid for by the blood of the preceding generations. While she enjoy the labors of those sacrifices, is she ready to make sacrifices of her own? The answer, sadly, is no, as evidence by her insincere non-apology and "commitment" to spread Chinese ideals and culture. Instead of of standing up and defending those freedoms, she cowers at the hint of retribution.
To discover freedom, perhaps you can speak to the minorities that face systematic discrimination everyday, speak to the Muslim communities on how much they enjoyed their freedom, give an opposing view at a MAGA rally to see the freedom of speech at work.
I find nothing at all about her speech or its synthesis to be worth defending other than her rights to make such a speech. But at the same time, I equally defend everyone elses' response to it, CSSA included, those freedom of speech are equally sacred to me.
Chinese student apologizes after Maryland graduation speech sparks firestorm
发布者Granted, the suppression and control of outside the mainstream narrative is more overt in China but government control, or at least the control by the main parties of the narrative exists in America just the same, just more subtle.
The finger pointing, as you say, is the result of the two party system, the discourse and freedom is but an illusion. Outside attacks on each other, their views are nearly identical on almost all issues. Both parties have talked "tough on China", both panders and caters to the Middle East and Israel, the only difference is a matter of degrees and the facade of the institution in which they support.
"As a nation, we began by declaring that 'all men are created equal.' We now practically read it 'all men are created equal, except negroes.' When the Know-Nothings get control, it will read 'all men are created equal, except negroes, and foreigners, and Catholics.'
When it comes to this I should prefer emigrating to some country where they make no pretense of loving liberty – to Russia, for instance, where despotism can be taken pure, and without the base alloy of hypocrisy."
― Abraham Lincoln, 1855
Chinese student apologizes after Maryland graduation speech sparks firestorm
发布者It cuts both ways, how about China as a currency manipulator, China is stealing our jobs, anything Chinese is viewed as suspicious by the Republican party and the American public in general as that was the narrative being pushed. Japanese companies, Korean companies, German companies, even American companies have all recently been involved in massive product recalls that poses a public safety risk and yet I don't see the same fervor as when it was a Chinese made product.
Such is the nature of politics & government and humans. Always pointing fingers and seeing flaws in others when thinking themselves to be perfect and superior.