Re: buxiban teachers

(February 06, 2005) Joy Chou said,
“…of course, if you are willing to improve teaching skill you will a lot of way to know the information. but too busy,and exhausted are the reason to lose opportunities. And who can make up for your class when you are attend the activities…”

My feedback:

I agree that being too busy at work sometimes takes away the opportunities for teachers to achieve improvement in their profession. For example, many buxiban owners in Taiwan are not willing to see their teachers taking time off from work to attend workshops—even when the workshops can actually bring long-term benefits to the buxiban. It’s unfortunate to see some teachers have to work 40 hours a week and still have to find time on the weekend to attend workshops. Without the owners’ support, the desire and passion of buxiban teachers to improve their teaching/languages skills will eventually burn out.