My rant: the new people who come on these threads and judge people based off one post which is part of a situation that has been going on for months
Quote from: kimchiyum on January 07, 2017, 10:37:33 amLol, I'm assuming you've met him?Lol, no, I'm assuming you have?Seriously, stop being tacky and "move on with your life."
Lol, I'm assuming you've met him?
It starts young, today at camp:A 6th grade girl was pleading with me to show her how to put 2 pieces of paper together using a paper clip... She spent more time pleading than actually attempting the task. Whenshe saw I was going to help her, she attempted it and gave up.
Quote from: Chinguetti on January 07, 2017, 11:37:03 amQuote from: kimchiyum on January 07, 2017, 10:37:33 amLol, I'm assuming you've met him?Lol, no, I'm assuming you have?Seriously, stop being tacky and "move on with your life."Maybe kimchiyum is the creepy guy.
What I really don't understand is why people double down when you point out that they were in the wrong, or misunderstood something. Like once Chinguetti exhaustively explained the situation he could've been like "Oh wow, I'm sorry. That was inappropriate and not cool of me to say." instead of the standard "WELL, we can't REALLY know because we haven't heard HIS side of the story" The other day one of my friends back home posted a thing on facebook asking people not to support her ex's band because he's abusive and manipulative and actively seeks out younger girls. Some guy snarkily said like "Pretty sure I've seen you dancing to Chris Brown songs before" because he didn't realize that this was someone who had personally hurt her. After that misunderstanding was cleared up for some reason he... continued hassling her???Men
Quote from: moonbrie on January 09, 2017, 01:23:54 pmWhat I really don't understand is why people double down when you point out that they were in the wrong, or misunderstood something. Like once Chinguetti exhaustively explained the situation he could've been like "Oh wow, I'm sorry. That was inappropriate and not cool of me to say." instead of the standard "WELL, we can't REALLY know because we haven't heard HIS side of the story" The other day one of my friends back home posted a thing on facebook asking people not to support her ex's band because he's abusive and manipulative and actively seeks out younger girls. Some guy snarkily said like "Pretty sure I've seen you dancing to Chris Brown songs before" because he didn't realize that this was someone who had personally hurt her. After that misunderstanding was cleared up for some reason he... continued hassling her???Men The sad thing is that it's not just men. Women tear each other down all the time and it's sickening.
Quote from: yirgacheffe on January 09, 2017, 01:31:04 pmQuote from: moonbrie on January 09, 2017, 01:23:54 pmWhat I really don't understand is why people double down when you point out that they were in the wrong, or misunderstood something. Like once Chinguetti exhaustively explained the situation he could've been like "Oh wow, I'm sorry. That was inappropriate and not cool of me to say." instead of the standard "WELL, we can't REALLY know because we haven't heard HIS side of the story" The other day one of my friends back home posted a thing on facebook asking people not to support her ex's band because he's abusive and manipulative and actively seeks out younger girls. Some guy snarkily said like "Pretty sure I've seen you dancing to Chris Brown songs before" because he didn't realize that this was someone who had personally hurt her. After that misunderstanding was cleared up for some reason he... continued hassling her???Men The sad thing is that it's not just men. Women tear each other down all the time and it's sickening.Shh, let me hate men in peace
I wanted to renew for 2nd year here.However, my open class back in September was supposed to get moved to December, but the school forgot and didn't do it.Today I got told that I can't renew, because no one knows what to do if an employee misses their open class. When I asked for more clarification, I just got told: "it's a mix of when you started is a strange time, problems between city hall / education board, and teacher / student / principal's feelings towards you." or something. I had a good rapport with all my co-teachers, students, and principals.I guess, I'll talk with my recruiter and see if I can get this sorted out, I'd love to stay in my area for 1 more year.If not, I'll go back to NZ for a small break and try find something with an August start in Japan. :D
I honestly feel like it shouldn't matter if your open class just didn't even happen. Hardly anyone showed up to mine (one other teacher and a random parent dropped by for hardly a minute) so it's not like that's what was really evaluated, in my case. Guess it just depends on how your sitch is perceived by those in power! Best of luck with that At any rate, Japan is lovely so I hope you end up there at some point :)
Quote from: Kayos on January 09, 2017, 02:29:03 pmI wanted to renew for 2nd year here.However, my open class back in September was supposed to get moved to December, but the school forgot and didn't do it.Today I got told that I can't renew, because no one knows what to do if an employee misses their open class. When I asked for more clarification, I just got told: "it's a mix of when you started is a strange time, problems between city hall / education board, and teacher / student / principal's feelings towards you." or something. I had a good rapport with all my co-teachers, students, and principals.I guess, I'll talk with my recruiter and see if I can get this sorted out, I'd love to stay in my area for 1 more year.If not, I'll go back to NZ for a small break and try find something with an August start in Japan. :DWTF? I would be so pissed off. You're paying the price for their mistake, but then again, it's all about saving face here. I hope everything works out for you and if it doesn't work out here, then I hope NZ and Japan prove to be far better for you.
Quote from: Kayos on January 09, 2017, 02:29:03 pmI wanted to renew for 2nd year here.However, my open class back in September was supposed to get moved to December, but the school forgot and didn't do it.Today I got told that I can't renew, because no one knows what to do if an employee misses their open class. When I asked for more clarification, I just got told: "it's a mix of when you started is a strange time, problems between city hall / education board, and teacher / student / principal's feelings towards you." or something. I had a good rapport with all my co-teachers, students, and principals.I guess, I'll talk with my recruiter and see if I can get this sorted out, I'd love to stay in my area for 1 more year.If not, I'll go back to NZ for a small break and try find something with an August start in Japan. :DSounds like the school screwed up & you got the fallout. Sorry to hear that. I hope things work out for you.