> It's absolutely worth it to teach overseas. I posted a few complaints
> about teaching and was subsequently adviced to seek a new
> school/profession but decided to stick it out.

> I think that was a good decision,and I feel much more positive about
> my job and my fellow teachers than I did a few weeks ago. Looking
> back, my post was entirely too negative and gave the wrong impression
> to people (perhaps like you).

> I enjoy helping students, but that alone probably wouldn't have
> gotten me to come to China. The opportunity to live in another
> country for an extended period of time, meet people, and earning
> enough money to get by and still having enough free time to enjoy
> yourself.

> Recently, though, I wonder if it's worth it for the students. Some of
> my students are motivated and interested in English, but a lot are
> forced to attend my class and will probably not continue studying
> English when I finish teaching them. (A lot of my students are
> undergraduate engineering students, not English majors.) I've heard
> other teachers voice similar concerns.

> ---

> What do you think? Is too much emphasis put on teaching English to
> everyone regardless of who the students are?

I GUESS ITS HARD TO SAY REALY. ONE WAY TO LOOK AT IT IS THAT ITS CONSIDERED A UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE AND CAN BE USED JUST ABOUT ANYWHERE, IN ANY BUSINESS. YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN THE PERSON MIGHT NEED IT IN THIER LIFETIME, FOR SIMPLE COMMUNICATION, OR TO MIGRATE TO A NEW COUNTRY. THE THING I DONT LIKE IS IF PEOPLE ARE BEING MADE TO SPEAK IT, IF THAT IS THE CASE. IF IT IS THEN WE SHOULD BE FORCED TO TAKE CLASSES OF THE COUNTRY WE HAVE A JOB IN AS WELL, AFTER ALL, THAT WOULD ONLY BE FAIR. IF IT ISNT CONTINUED OR GOING TO BE CONTINUED IT MIGHT BE CONSIDERED A WATSE OF TIME, AND A SHAME TO.