tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1211010296423657139.post1359390504494693606..comments2023-06-11T14:57:36.704+02:00Comments on l_missbossy's ELT playground: Schools in Poland and Turkey - comparisonlittle_miss_bossyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09423142937875532976noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1211010296423657139.post-25499218738972591112009-12-12T15:32:05.308+01:002009-12-12T15:32:05.308+01:00Alex,
It all depends on the sector. Private prima...Alex,<br /><br />It all depends on the sector. Private primary schools are considered better because e.g. there are fewer students in class, there are more hours of English, the schools are better equipped and hire foreigners.<br /><br />On the other hand, from what I've heard from my colleagues, public high schools are better and all the smart kids want to study there.<br /><br />I don't know what Turkey looked like 13 years ago but people say that Istanbul, at least, changed a lot.little_miss_bossyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09423142937875532976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1211010296423657139.post-56578505865982087172009-12-12T11:04:22.229+01:002009-12-12T11:04:22.229+01:00"Public schools are often considered as ‘wors..."Public schools are often considered as ‘worse’ e.g. there are too many students in a class"<br /><br />The way I remember it in Turkey, the public (i.e. state) grammar schools are considered better than most private schools but the standard public schools are much worse, so if you teach in a private school in Turkey you tend to get rich and not particularly intelligent students- the worst of both worlds! Might've changed though, did teach there 13 years ago...Alex Casehttp://www.tefl.net/alexcasenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1211010296423657139.post-11734234496777468812009-12-02T16:10:25.932+01:002009-12-02T16:10:25.932+01:00Yes, they do!
And they are probably sitting at ho...Yes, they do!<br /><br />And they are probably sitting at home, not in coffee shops :)<br /><br />Actually, although most schools open around 8 a.m. students from a given class (let's say 3A) can start lessons any time. The number of lessons they have every day also varies. So, for example, 3A may start school at 10.05 on Monday and have four lessons that day. On Tuesday, they start at 8.00 but have six lessons and so on.<br /><br />The same idea applies to the teachers. Of course there are occasional parents' meetings and extra curricular activities but generally there always some teachers and some students at school in case of fire :)<br /><br />Does such a solution work? Absolutely!<br /><br />Even if you want to check tests, it's so much easier to do it at home where nobody keeps disturbing you rather than in a crowded staffroom full of gossiping colleagues.<br /><br />Since I've moved to Turkey I have a feeling that I'm constantly wasting time waiting for something.<br /><br />What's it like in the UK?little_miss_bossyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09423142937875532976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1211010296423657139.post-49042343818407921362009-12-02T14:15:34.729+01:002009-12-02T14:15:34.729+01:00Do Polish teachers REALLY leave school when they a...Do Polish teachers REALLY leave school when they aren't teaching? I have this image of them sitting in coffee shops while their school round the corner is burning down!Ken Wilsonhttp://kenwilsonelt.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com