Your noble sleuth has been a bit off colour of late. A tad bilious shall we say. Bad news I am sorry to report. The Inspector is giving serious consideration to closing the TEFL Blacklist down. Security is everything at Scotland Lard and mine has been compromised.
Sandy seems to have been outed and I'm next in line.
If The TEFL Blacklist does disappear suddenly, at least you'll know why. Hopefully someone will see the bugger (probably PL) off but if he gets any closer then I'll just pull the plug in the ineterests of self preservation.
If that happens I would like to thank everyone who has offered their support and has been spared nasty experiences in rotten schools as a result of The TEL Blacklist.
It may not happen but I'm prepared for the worst.
It will be a great shame if it happens.
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Welcome to the TEFL Blacklist. And, yes - it's black! In fact, this blog is for all you angry EFL teachers out there - and I know there must be a good number of you! If you've suffered at the hands of a rogue employer, a dodgy DOS, or a pain-in-the-arse Principal, then this is your chance to get your own back. If you have a story to tell post it briefly in the section marked NOMINATE A SCHOOL FOR BLACKLISTING. There should be a hyperlink at the bottom of most posts. Add your comments to whichever thread you happen to want to add a contribution and then simply copy and then paste it in the section entitled "Chronological Postings" as well. Don't forget to add a note explaining where the original was posted. That way people can, if they choose, simply read all the postings made to all the threads in chronological order.
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Chronological postings
In response to a request from the redoubtable Alex Case here is your opportunity to hit a double whammy (so to speak). Add your comments to whichever thread you happen to want to add a contribution and then simply copy and then paste it in the section marked "chronological postings" as well. Don't forget to add a note explaining where the original was posted. That way people can, if they choose, simply read all the postings made to all the threads in chronological order.
9 comments:
This is an invaluable service to the ESL community.
I'd volunteer to take it over if you so desire.
Thanks for your good work.
Al
Thanks Al.
My exact whereabouts in Pamplona are not yet known but I have to confess the wind has been put up me like a Bombay Biryani by what has happened to Sandy. If it can happen to him then it can happen to anybody.
I fear that one slip and I'll be for the chop. Ernest Hemingway once said in his book A Dangerous Summer, "Pamplona is no place to bring your wife." I wouldn't want Lady Florence McHammered within 100 miles of me let alone Paul Lowe or Bruce.
I may well be OK but it would be a shame if the TEFL Blacklist were to go.
I'd better stockpile some prizewinning cucumbers just in case he pops up.
Stay firm. Don't wither in the wind - it is, after all, just wind (and we all know whose!). Threats and intimidation are just another variety of lies, after all.
Sandy is alive and kicking, and will make a return in the New Year. E-mail me on teflsandy@yahoo.ie if you need more support and information, my dearest Inspector. Anyway, I would like some info about your particular case, so please do get in touch.
You are, after all, a product of myself, and deserve the support of a loving father. I'm here for you, Inspector!
HI inspector mchammered of the lard.
I'm a journalist student and I saw a post you sent in february 2007 about Dorothy Polley. I'm writing an article about her, and I would love to have your point of view on her. Was she good teacher, some anecdotes etc..
If you do so, could you please answer before Friday as my article should be ready for this day.
Thanks a lot,
Don't worry Inspector. We have copied all your blog entries about Paul Lowe, and will be posting them soon.
We hope you do not decide to pull the plug on this wonderful blog, so ... hasta luego (and not adios).
I'll crack open a bottle of vintage fermented Yaks milk and toast my comrade in arms SM, whose messages were just what the Inspector needed to hear.
The healing powers of this magical drink are legendary if you're feeling Lowe.
Viva la resistencia
I have read this bog with interest as I am looking to do a TEFL course. My question is:- if all these schools are so bad, which ones are good. Lots of advice on what not to do is fine, but doesn't help anyone decide what they should do instead. How about a balanced blog rather than just the negative?
Wise decision, Mr Inspector! More power to your elbow, not to mention your investigative eyeball as well!
We all look forward to many more expository postings soon.
FWIW, if it wasn't for the TEFL Blacklist, I'd have been a nieve and newly qualified teaching in Moscow under the Wall Street Institute.
So thank you, Inspector, for saving my career. And possibly life.
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