I don't think you've been in China very long.Yuncheng is at least an average county seat.Ther're far worse urban centres in China than Yuncheng.And not all of the foreign teachers in China like the bright lights,the crowds and the immense sprawl of the likes of Beijing.OK,you are not a friend of Yuncheng IELTS,but at least Mr River treats foreigners well despite never having been abroad.I think that you should avoid criticizing Yuncheng city and the like in future.
Yuncheng IELTS pushed me to change my style of teaching,though I'm a native speaker from Scotland.I've no problem whatsoever with that.
But I defy you to give me an example of any FT who is capable of teaching oral English effectively to a mixed ability class of middle school students of size > or = to 50.Imho,it's impossible.
Let's face it,the Chinese education system,whether private or public is all about making as much money as possible.The no. of students/class will always be,and always should be a convenient scapegoat for a FT,and,what's even worse the rubbishy textbook used in Yuncheng has many bad grammatical mistakes,and mistakes in the intended exact meanings of the sentences.But that doesn't matter,its publishing house is famous,and sb with clout who's Chinese is making a mint by selling rubbish in a monopolistic situation.GIVE ME THE TOOLS,AND I'LL DO THE JOB!That book is a blunt tool. Good teacher,excellent teacher,incompetent teacher - so what?If you're making RMB,and out of the Western rat race where you'd have been working much harder for a lower standard of living,that's the point!What's more,I'd never denegrate myself and Western culture by negotiating with Chinese bosses.Dead simple,they offer,either I decline or accept.If the former,I look elsewhere for a job.They'll never look down on me!