Are you living in Poland?

Glad to see you're wealthy man. It must be great , going out and buying that new suit, driving around in your car, buying that new ipod and going on those long haul holidays each year without needing to go to work:)

Why is this a shock to you? You should realize that most people in the word don't live in Poland. Isn't being easily shocked a sign of imbecility?


Uh oh! Did you wet em' over this second and even bigger shock? That's okay.


Do my opinions seem strong to you? Maybe it's just that you are so paltry and weak.

I've got the full teacher status here, so that's not a problem - but rather that in Poland, "elementary education" (what we know as primary education) only covers the first 3 years - they split into separate subjects after that. So it's pretty unlikely that they'll accept it as being good enough for KS2, unfortunately :(

Already got the science standard grade (as we call them in Scotland at the right level, so that's not a problem :)

Do you think there's really much demand for KS1 teachers who can't legally go further and who don't want to work in a nursery?


Could be the way - I really need to get QTS awarded first, then see what they recommend for getting the KS2 rights too.


Indeed, and it's pretty soul destroying. I don't mind doing it as a 'needs must', but the thought of doing it as a full time job fills me with horror. Even my job in Poland is merely teaching 'in' English, not teaching EAL as such.

Really? Tell that to the schools and the students. The pay is good but that's due to demand and supply, very basic economics.


That's a rather low blow. Teaching English in Poland is more about ability and less about bits of paper. As for England and Wales, who cares...


It's called sarcasm.


Maybe strong's the wrong word. What do you prefer 'misguided', foolish, ignorant...?
You express the strangest opinions about countries and people, you seem to be living in a dream world...

Probably not cos they rotate the teachers to give them the experience teaching all ages (5 to 11 years) and there are so many qualified teachers knocking about.

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It's the truth.


I've done it, taught kids and students taught in Industry gave private lessons some technical stuff etc I know what I'm talking about.


Delph does

You're still talking about material possessions. That's not real wealth. You will understand that one day;) But yeah, maybe you're right. I should go suit shopping tomorrow :)

Exactly, it's a pest. But then - maybe I'd get exempted from much of the PGCE and wouldn't have to do a probation year. We will see :)


From my point of view, QTS is desirable - being qualified in Poland is one thing, but an English qualification counts for far more in the world.

There you have the reason for this thread, F-Stop. Delphiandomine believes that people living abroad have lost their connection to Poland and thus we Polonians have no authority on this forum. It is really quite a childish and silly thread. It is an unfortunate side-effect of some sort of twisted territorialism that delphiandomine feels for this forum and that the moderators unfortunately indulge. The dog has urinated on the fire hydrant.

I wonder how many posters on this forum have never even visited Poland?

create a poll and you'll find out

Also i wonder how many in this forum have visited Poland. I suppose that the number is not too high

Of the very regular posters, most have visited PL, and a fair number live there or have done so. Most of the trolls have generally done neither.

But, it is these trolls who set themselves up as Polish 'experts'. Funnily enough their expert opinions are usually derogatory towards Poland, Polish politics and culture and especially towards Polish women.

I think this thread proves that, and we now know (as if we didn't before), who those people are.

and the ones that have not been to Poland, are probably getting ready to go there.
OK, I concede. The ones currently there should be considered experts on current prices of groceries.

Some posters are so "regular" that they defecate 2400+ times upon this forum in only a few months.


Yeah we Polonians laugh at the British expatriate trolls who do this. Living in Poland for a few years does not make them experts.


Yes. F stop, they may be experts on such mundane matters, but as for understanding the Polish spirit they seem to be incapable of doing this.

You seem to have defecated 2571 times so far... when will it stop? Can't you find a pro-Hamas website to join?


Do you think that you are the embodiment of 'Polish spirit'? If so, you have obviously lived in the States way too long...

Are you living in Poland?

Yes. Warsaw