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Here are some regrettably true stories from the dark underbelly of English teaching, as experienced by English Teacher X over his eight-year career. The names have all been changed to protect the innocent. Although few of the people mentioned are innocent by any definition whatsoever. |
New material will be posted on or about the first of each month, or as my schedule and fits of drunken debauchery allow it. Just click on a title. . .
TITLE | LOCATION AND YEAR HAPPENED -- DATE POSTED |
THE ORIGIN OF ENGLISH TEACHER X | --Bangkok, Thailand, 1995 (posted Feb 1, 2003) |
MY FIRST JOB | --Bangkok, Thailand, 1995 (posted Feb 15, 2003) |
WORKING ON ACID | --Bangkok, Thailand, 1995 (posted Mar 1, 2003) |
WORKING IN DISNEYLAND | --Prague, Czech Republic, 2000 (posted Mar 13, 2003) |
DARK NIGHT OF THE SEOUL | --Seoul, Korea, 1996 (posted April 1, 2003) |
ENGLISH TEACHER: SUPERSTAR! | --Seoul, Korea, 1996-1997 (posted April 15, 2003) |
TWO GOOD REASONS NOT TO TEACH ENGLISH | --posted May 2, 2003 |
BRIGHT LIGHTS, BIG SHITTY | -- New York, NY 1997 (posted May 15, 2003) |
I GUESS I CAN MAKE IT ANYWHERE | -- New York, NY 1997-98 (posted June 2, 2003) |
BITCHES SUCK OUT MY SOUL | -- New York, NY 1998 (posted June 18, 2003) |
A REALLY FUCKED-UP TEACHER | -- Bangkok, Thailand, 1995 (posted July 2, 2003) |
THREE MORE GOOD REASONS NOT TO TEACH ENGLISH | -- posted July 16, 2003 |
PORTRAIT OF AN ENGLISH GROUPIE | --Seoul, Korea, 1996 (posted Aug 1, 2003) |
LEAVING PRAGUE | -- Prague to Russia, 2000 (posted Aug 14, 2003) |
WORST CASE SCENARIO | -- provincial Russia, 2000 (posted Sept 7, 2003) |
X STRIKES BACK | -- provincial Russia, 2000 (posted Oct 4, 2003) |
OVERINDULGENCE | -- Bangkok, Thailand, 1995 (posted Nov 1, 2003) |
MY FIRST BAR FIGHT | -- provincial Russia, 2003 (posted Dec 1, 2003) |