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The Other Side of the Coin
by Richard Kurtz
Here's a nice, long, Halloween horror story for teachers, directors, and schools. I won't divulge a full name because it would be professionally and morally unconscionable for me to sabotage any person's potential for future repentance, which is ironic, for this individual posted a libelous web page in order to suck the blood from both a school and myself, simply because he was fired(by yours truly). He leaves no name or email for others to reference or seek verification, unfortunately.
I hired this person because he had a decent resume with one year's experience with children in Korea, sound references, and from his phone interview he seemed A-OK. But immediately upon arriving, he began accusing the owners, without due cause, of deceitfulness. He claimed in a 'post-termination' website, created specifically to discredit the school (ref. www.geocities.com/cardensucks), that he was repeatedly "lied to" and "tricked" yet with no specifics. He claimed that the school taxed his airfare reimbursement. He didn't even pay for the ticket, so this is bogus. However, if airfare is reimbursed, according to "new" Taiwanese law, it's considered monies paid under salary and liable to six percent taxation. Not mentioned in original recruitment letter because I didn't even know about it at the time. Deceit? Far from it.
Furthermore, the school actually paid for his airfare up front, but because he was let go after only three weeks, the owners had to "eat" the cost. His complaints in this regard are absurd and simply motivated out of vengeance.
He claims that his return ticket was "held for ransom" (no further details, of course). How this could be is a mystery, considering the school wished nothing more than for him to LEAVE! THE SCHOOL PAID FOR THE TICKET!!!
Lousy apartment? Not great, not bad. T.V., DVD, furnished. He didn't like the linen. BRING YOUR OWN!!! It's not the Hyatt. The school will not provide a maid service. If the bathroom is moldy, it's because the resident teachers don't tend to it. Blaming such trifles on the school is petty.
Overtime pay. He says none. Blatant lie. Any hours taught are paid. No question.
He claims he had to pay for his ARC. This is another blatant lie. The school paid for his ARC and still holds the receipt to prove it. The school pays for apartment, airfare (94%), 80% medical and dental. WOW! Appreciated? No! Every possible aspect of the school is attacked by this individual!
This person took umbrage at the fact that the teacher assistants, some of whom have been doing their job for over six years, would make recommendations about his teaching method! "Beware ALL the teaching assistants!?" he cries. Basically: "Beware EVERYONE connected with the school!"
His own students actually made formal complaints to the administration, claiming they were bored, unchallenged, and treated like morons.
During his brief tenure as a teacher, he continued to vociferously berate the owners of the school, without just cause, in front of both teachers and students alike. On more than one occasion it was deduced that he had fully misunderstood the owners, who were actually trying to assist and make things easier for him! WOW, go figure! Yet he offered no apologies for his quick finger-pointing and slanderous accusations.
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