I received great evaluations from my LC, principal and principal advisor. Nonetheless, I along with dozens others, received our letters of termination for poor evaluations and reviews.

God help you should you attempt to appeal the termination. By all standards I have a case. Yet it seems to be virtually impossible to have anyone take even one look at you to help.

Many of those still surviving in these appalling conditions are contemplating resignation or desertion!!!!

It is saddening to see the comments that you have posted on this site. A nice young man, who is hired for a teaching position within our organization, yet who doesn’t have any relevant experience nor a valid teaching certificate. Who ultimately chose to come to Torreon to marry one of our ex-students, and then to post negative comments about the school. Let’s be clear here, you are only one of two foreign teachers that have been fired from the school here in the past 7 years. Not knowing how to write a lesson plan, how to do a 6 week plan or even simpler how to follow instructions were the main reasons for the English Director releasing you from the school. How can anyone keep a job when their students are missing between 60-100 pages of a practice book that should be used daily and which the other teacher in the grade has completed with all of her students? Taking care of and valuing your job should be of primary importance when you apply and accept at job at our institution as well as coming to Mexico for the right reasons. Good luck with employment anywhere with your attitude and commitment towards work!

Please remember that when you applied for the job at Colegio Aleman you lied on your application/phone interview. When asked if you had any medical concerns the school should be aware of or chronic illnesses you said no, none. Then upon your arrival (I believe your 4th day here) you had 2 epeleptic attacks. A very scary experience to put your roomates and the school through when nobody knew of this medical concern and the fact that you didnt bring any of your medication with you. Technically you should have paid the entire hospital bill, but the school was nice enough and offered to pay half the bill for you. You weren’t even here long enough to pay the bill and you were well aware that the money you had earned, when YOU made the decision to leave the country, was going to cover the hospital bill. Again with the amount of time you had been here it still only covered about 40 % of the bill.

About being the fourth English teacher. Please state the truth. The first teacher was in her second year with us at the school when she found out her uncle had been diagnosed with cancer and had only been given 2 months to live. For obvious reasons she was forced to leave the country. The second teacher for these students was the Primary English Co-ordinator until the English Director could bring in a new teacher. The third teacher left because of his unhappiness outside the school. How can you anticipate someone being diagnosed with cancer or being unhappy in their own personal life? Two things that are totally uncontrollable by the school. Let’s really consider who these appallingly false comments are coming from? What kind of validity can and should be given to someones comments who only worked at the school for 21 days?

In the event that a teacher falls out of failure at the school, administration and ownership will play dirty–threatening deportation, denial of payment, etc. If they do not threaten a teacher with denial of payment, they will simply not pay you at all as was the case for Sandra, or they will attempt to pay you significantly less than what you are owed as dictates Mexican labor law.

Good luck to those of you who take the plunge at Colegio Aleman.

When I contacted the school to see if there was any problem with the electronic transfer I was told that I was a liar and that I would not be getting paid.

What bothers me is that I was given, on that pay day, the day before I was to leave Torreon, a new bank card speciafically for the reason so that money would not be deposited. I also feel that they are cowards ( and if you look at the coordinator you will see what I mean! Attention all elfs!) as I asked about the pay situation, and felt misled and was not told anything about the fact that I would be docked for an expense that the school had technically covered a couple of weeks before.

I am the fourth english teacher this group of kids have seen this year. I wonder why?!And it is only March.

Just understand that if you come to work here, get proper health coverage because the school doesn’t actually provide proper health care. I would also suggest to get paid in cash.

You get what you pay for.

If you pay peanuts you get Monkeys.

Jim
http://www.jobs123.com

item #6 is a joke isn’t it?