Hark at me! I meant 'hear'and not 'here' in my below post of course. Ahem. (Admin: You need a 'blush' smiley!)

Physician heal thyself / Pot calling the kettle black .. and so forth.

> I would like to know where you get your numbers from. 95% of
> positions go through recruiters? I don't think so. Please back up
> your numbers.

> I also think your basic premise is flawed. Teachers have *lots* of
> places to go. Just look at any ESL job site.

> That's not to say that the ESL world is perfect and these problems
> are not out there, but what people write on bulletin boards tends to
> be the 'darker side' stuff. You dont *here* about the thousands of
> teachers who are fine and dandy because they simply dont log on and
> say Yep, everythings great here!

> I would have to comment on your English as well. It is riddled with
> grammatical and other errors. Doesnt look very good coming from a
> supposed English teacher. Dont you check your texts?

> As for recruiters. Yes, there are a lot of dodgy ones out there.
> However, my advise would be: Dont use them! If you have the gumption
> to do a bit of work yourself you can find a decent job without much
> effort, and the risk is no greater (likely less) than if you go
> through a recruiter.