Chinese Teacher Pay Cut

Yes, I heard the same news. Am asking what happened. Can anybody share what they know?

I heard if ever there is an exodus of HS Chinese teachers, they plan to hire mainlanders, lower pay but with free board and lodging. This is unfair to the old HS Chinese teachers. And a lot of the Mainlanders they hire are not teachers per se, thay are just native Mandarin speakers that have a hard time writing in Traditional Chinese Characters.

St. Jude, wake up. It doesn't mean that if you are a native Mandarin speaker, you are a Chinese teacher. Teaching is a skill. Our curriculum is Taiwan-based. SVD has affiliates in Taiwan like Fu Ren. Why not do something and get better teachers. Yung teachers talaga ang training!

Heard the same thing. They made a HUGE pay cut for Chinese teachers, explaining that their additional hours shouldn't be overload but regular load pay.... Which made the Chinese teachers mad, so they're leaving too. Chinese teacher ranted about this on FB.

Agree to jadedselective. I remember my daughter'a Chinese teacher 陳老師, he is an alumni of SJ and he is a well liked teacher bec he explains his lesson very well to the kids. And to make it interesting, he would add jokes or games during his class. I remember my daughter coming home very happy of her Chinese class. Now, she has a mainland teacher who can't even explain the lesson. She is having difficulty and doesn't like Chinese as she used to .

St jude should not hire mainlanders because students will have a hard time to understand their accents in teaching chinese. Another thing, parents will not be able to approach them if they have concerns about their children.

I heard it affects the H/S Chinese teachers, not the G/S Chinese teachers. Instead of giving the teachers their overload pay, they are going to cut and pay them regular load and hire more teachers from outside. Yun mga mainland teachers or those in the country for exchange, the school saves a lot from these kinds of teachers bec pay is low, no benefits, no separation, no retirement...they just need to provide dorm for these teachers. Ganun daw... so paano yun quality of the Chinese education? Every year or every couple of years, palit teachers, pagkatapos walang head teacher to lead these temps? How will they be guided on what to teach the kids?

一個有經驗的老師,是學校的財富.An experienced teacher is property of school.但現在我們的雇主卻不這麼認為,But now our employer didn't take it.因為他正想盡辦法把我們逼退.because he is trying to quit us.他想要的公平只是一個謊言.The fair he want is just a lie.他從不瞭解我們龐大的工作量-批改考卷和作業-帶給我們多大的壓力.He never understand heavy working load, especially checking test paper and homework,making us so stressful.教學時數從來都不是個問題.Teaching hours never become a problem.我們甚至必須把這些工作帶回家去做.We even bring these test papers and notes to home to check it all night.而我們的學生卻從不在意自己在試卷上或作業中,他們犯了那些錯.But our students didn't care what kind of mistakes they have on the test paper or homework.他們只在意自己拿了多少分.他們在意的是考卷或作業上的那個數字.They only care the score they got,only the number they care.然而不巧的是,這個科目並不是數學,而是華語,是一種語言.however unfortunately this subject is not math but Mandarin, one kind of language.老師們必須逐字逐句地檢查他們的錯字和錯誤的文法.Teachers need to correct their wrong words and grammar in every sentence.我們的工作並不只是批改ABCD或甲乙丙丁的簡單選擇題.Our job is not only checking ABCD that kind of multiple choice.批改一份寫滿了中文的考卷或是筆記,將會花掉我們多少時間,你知道嗎? Do you know it will spend how much time to check a test paper with full of Chinese characters.一天多花一個小時上課,這沒什麼大不了.Its not a big deal if we need to spend one more hour to teach in the classroom.但是如果我們必須多改四十多個學生的考卷,這簡直是要將我們打入十八層地獄.But if we need to check 40 plus student's test paper,it must strikes me into the hell.我們可能必須多花兩到三天的時間來批改.We need to spend 2 to 3 days to check it maybe.即使我們的學生一點也不在意他們犯的語法錯誤,但我們可以只給學生一個分數而不認真批改試卷嗎?Even our students didnt care their mistakes,but may we just give them only a score? 這才是上三個班或兩個班的差別所在.Its the difference a teacher handle 2 or 3 sections.我們所領的加班費是來自於此.Our overload came from here:heavy working load to check test paper and homework days and nights.如果雇主認為考試和作業並非學生學習的重點.if our employer think test paper and homework are not key points to students' learning.為什麼不取消呢?Why dont you cancel them? 也許取消這間學校的華文科是最佳的選擇.maybe cancel Chinese subject of this school is the bast way.學生可以永遠免除中文考試的壓力.Students will be free from stressful Chinese test forever.他們不必再讀書讀到三更半夜.They no need to study until mid-night anymore.且學校可以減少聘請中文老師的人事開銷.And our employer no need to pay extra salary to Chinese teacher anymore.或許中文老師上課時數沒英文老師這麼長,是一件不公平的事.maybe its unfair Chinese teacher didnt teach as long time as English teacher.但是中文老師如此龐大批改作業的工作量,就是一件公平的事嗎?But is it fair Chinese teacher need to check so many test papers even at home days and nights? 一個有經驗的老師是學校最珍貴的財產.An experienced teacher is the most important property of a school.每年都換新的老師對學生是一件好事嗎? Is it really a good thing a school chang teachers every year? 我們可以接受一周15個小時的教學時數.We can accept 15 teaching hours every week.但我們絕不接受120個學生,卻只有基本薪資這件事.But we never accept a teacher need to handle 3 sections but only basic salary.一天三個小時的教學時數和一天三個不同班別的學生是完完全全地不一樣的事.3 teaching hours per day is totally different from 3 sections per day.為什麼不能拉長上課時數?why dont you extend class time in each section.對那些今年帶了三個班華文課的老師來說.For those teachers handle 3 sections this year.明年他們一樣帶三個班,薪水卻少了三分之一.Next year they handle 3 sections but their salary reduce 1/3.有任何人會接受這樣的方案嗎?is anyone will accept that kind of salary? 如果一間學校不重視老師.if a school didnt see teachers as important property.我們還有甚麼理由留下來教書呢?Do we have any reason to teach here? 辭職對我們來說是最好的選擇.Quit is the best chioce for us!也是唯一的選擇.Also the only choice.