UK, Ireland / Polish passport - Can I apply from the UK? [51]

@Muhammad Adil

it is hard to get through to anyone in polish Embassy in UK.

Can't you wife contact passport office in Poland and ask for more information ?

Life / Equivalent of American televangelists in Poland? [11]

I don't think so but I think American ones visit Europe.

Is Tony Robins televangelist? or life coach. I think he visited UK.

Life / Equivalent of American televangelists in Poland? [11]

We are too cynical for these sort of mad televangelists...

Love / Polish girls and their big butts [5]


??? I would advise you visit to specsavers :-)

News / Schools in Poland to strike tomorrow [235]

I don't think this guy who taught us had university degree but with sure he was very good. I think if he never had gone to Poland to teach he would not have discovered his talent.

I think probably 30-40 years ago when Poland was behind iron curtain any 'English native speaker' was a treasure. Not now.I think it is not easy to get job in these private language schools in Krakow.

News / Schools in Poland to strike tomorrow [235]

@Dougpol1

I think some of them just go abroad for a year or longer for some experience, excitement, travel...... When I still lived in Krakow we got British guy who was coming to my Company and had lessons of English with us ( different groups, different levels Company paid for it). He worked in England as a restaurant manager - he passed this TEFL exam in UK and he came to Krakow to teach. I think he was really very good teacher....not teacher as such but no doubts he was much better than lots of my teachers I had at school.

News / LGBT hate speech to be banned in Poland [208]

@Miloslaw
No I don't remember sixties but I think it was different in UK than in 'socialist' Poland.Not only homosexuality was not criminalised but also women situation was different. I think it relates more to fifties but in Poland women were encouraged to do any job in UK to get married ,stay home and look after husband.

Ha,ha not sure how it would work in Poland :-)

realhonestmom.com/happened-lived-life-according-1955-good-wifes-guide/

I quite like this one :

>>>>Don't ask him questions about his actions or question his judgment or integrity. Remember, he is the master of the house and as such will always exercise his will with fairness and truthfulness. You have no right to question him.>>>>

News / LGBT hate speech to be banned in Poland [208]

Still very late....

Feedback / What makes an excellent forum? [119]

I was on this forum few years ago and I remember there were some nasty sometimes personal posts here. I think it is much better now.

It is difficult to find fine line between hate speech and some blunt statements. I don't think there is hate speech now but some statements are blunt and not always thought through.

News / LGBT hate speech to be banned in Poland [208]

gay- also mean - cheerful, happy.....they can think you are happy guy ;-)

News / LGBT hate speech to be banned in Poland [208]

There are gay bars in Krakow. I don't think it is so bad...I think it depends what sort of people you mix with....lots are just indifferent.

Thinking about it - for anyone who is 'different' if someone is black, guy, disabled- life is easier in bigger cities.

To be honest I live in UK - all guy rights and everything but just imagine group of guys on Saturday night entering pub in rural Scotland or Wales.....can't imagine they would receive warm welcome.

News / LGBT hate speech to be banned in Poland [208]

@dolnoslask

I don't live in Poland now but I think that polish society is very divided now. There are obsessive PIS supporters who don't tolerate gays and the rest of society who acknowledge them and tolerates.I think in bigger cities you have guy bars and it is quite normal now.

News / LGBT hate speech to be banned in Poland [208]

@dolnoslask
Strange as from legal point of view it has never been illegal in Poland contrary to these 'very tolerant' countries in Europe when it was illegal 30-40 year ago.

Did you really research it in every country in Europe or it is your another anti-polish statement?

News / Schools in Poland to strike tomorrow [235]

@Joker

There are private language schools in Poland where English native speakers teach. These schools are quite popular in Poland and it is not so easy to get job there.

I ma sure they are not full of British paedophiles and murderers.:-)

News / Schools in Poland to strike tomorrow [235]

No I have never been a teacher but I have been a student- If material needs to be tailored to the group that is why teachers need additional hours to do it and to be paid for it. It is customer service/service for which tax payers pay so they want to know what they pay for. I don't understand why it is the problem? Do it ,stay at school and be paid for it.

Average person on the street says: 'O teachers have just few hours, lots holidays wants lots money but we spend in office 40 hours a week'.....that is why I think it is very logical to create extra time at school it is transparent , honest and maybe needs introducing.

Thta is what is on the most Universities. Professors/Doctors have their rooms where they work between lectures.

Another option flexible hours/work from home but again it should be more defined.

>>>>and grading written work is often best done not in an office setting but in two or three rounds with time between them>>>> I don't quite understand what you mean by this?

I don't think that going cheap is just Polish problem. Look at British NHS- disaster - lot's tax payers money just wasted. Schools...all social class division good school are really private schools which are not free.

News / Schools in Poland to strike tomorrow [235]


I am not sure what you mean about specific tasks? Big part of teaching is ...'teaching'- I think that the big satisfaction for teacher is to see result.

-teacher of polish language ...:result: students read lots, are well spoken, good at interpreting literature.
- math teacher...students are good at any calculations, logical thinking.....,
- foreign language teacher - student are able to communicate fluently.

It is not like office or factory job but more like customer service job- you teach, interact with students - give example by your behaviour, rules, ethics.

I am not sure but maybe on this forum you interpret things differently. I think that people in Poland respect education. I would say that University attendance is still quite high comparing to other European countries.

I am not sure what is wrong with standardizing hours- maybe just to make it clear that they do much more like preparation, checking tests....I don't think anyone has problem to pay for this time. This just should be done at school not at home. And it would be 20 hours lessons....20 hours preparation so they are paid for 40 hours. What is wrong with it?

News / Schools in Poland to strike tomorrow [235]

I think everything needs some balance. I would believe some young ,dedicated teachers spend lots time on preparations/checking tests but there are also lots teachers doing bare minimum. How does PE teacher spend these 40 hours, exactly??

I don't want to offend you but I have impression that you are dedicated Guardian reader and Trade Unions supporter....lots of exaggerating and dramas and want, want....should be....

I can't compare it to UK - how many hours teachers work a week but I believe more than in Poland and classes are much bigger ( I guess that is why it is need for teachers' assistants). Plus it is like everywhere in budget salaries- 22.5 K start salary in London it is starving salary but in poor north town it is good salary.

News / Schools in Poland to strike tomorrow [235]

I think these are catastrophic versions when our teachers leave !!!:-(

Not sure children would pick accent from teacher? I guess they pick it from parents , friends when growing up.

News / Schools in Poland to strike tomorrow [235]

@mafketis

I agree- not good idea.

So we will end up with Ukrainian teachers - they can relatively quickly learn polish.

News / Schools in Poland to strike tomorrow [235]

Idea is good but I think language could be the barrier.....In small towns, villages not big chance for lessons in English.

News / Schools in Poland to strike tomorrow [235]

I saw this survey :
gratka.pl/regiopraca/portal/porady/prawa-pracownika/ile-godzin-tygodniowo-pracuja-nauczyciele

I think that like in any other job some teacher are quick and well organised some not. I think that this 47 hours is bit exaggerated.

News / Schools in Poland to strike tomorrow [235]

I think that no one denies that education is important.

It is just my opinion but I think that there are too many teachers now they struggle to have enough hours but at the same time they expect increase at their salary. It is a bit like working part time and expecting salary for full time job. Something has gone wrong somewhere. There are too many forms, bureaucracy for teachers to fill.... just waste of time. I think there should be certain amount of lessons and then allocated time for preparation, checking test- time spent at school as working time for which they should be paid.

News / Schools in Poland to strike tomorrow [235]

It appears that for today there are too many teachers . Just market rules - surplus in any industry is not easy to utilise.

News / Schools in Poland to strike tomorrow [235]

@jon357
I suppose it depends how you define 'educated' and 'highly educated'.? We bought house last year and we had quite a few people doing some work ( plumber, electrician, painters, someone putting floor) - They were all British and they have done very good job but I would describe them as with normal basic education- which in UK it would be leaving school at 16 and learning trade. There is not only school education but general intelligence , interest about world , reading books, papers....it is very personal so we should not stereotype it.

News / Schools in Poland to strike tomorrow [235]

You get quite extreme. Of course they can read and write but.... probably can't discuss modern art or Einstein theory :-)

News / Schools in Poland to strike tomorrow [235]

Don't you exaggerate a bit? Exactly - how many plumbers or electricians in UK are so highly educated? I would not say that there were any more under Labour.

News / Schools in Poland to strike tomorrow [235]

Of course there is not - but let's be honest they don't tend to have masters degree....Unless some starving sculptor or philosopher would retrain :-)

News / Schools in Poland to strike tomorrow [235]

You sound very snobbish here but to be honest there is more use for good trader like plumber, electrician.... than of philosopher or sculptor.

News / Schools in Poland to strike tomorrow [235]

Some will some will not....I would not say that this strike is so much supported in 100% by society.

UK, Ireland / No Poles Allowed! - Latest Polonophobic Outrage Out of Britain [660]

To be honest -from my experience- there are 2 kind of Brits.

Normal, open-minded people ( usually educated and well travelled) and narrow-minded 'little Englanders' who feel superior to to anyone foreign.