It’s all down to us, guys
If I heard correctly, last week’s edition of Law in Action included the statistic that 43 of 44 police authorities in the UK do not investigate or prosecute fraud. There are other bodies that do, but they focus very much on the bigger ones. As an industry that has its fair share of con artists, even in the UK, something has to be done, and Guardian TEFL sure as hell ain’t doing it. Here are some ideas for what we can do, in approximate order of goodness:
- Write for the EL Gazette (and they even pay you for doing so)
- Continue and expand TEFL blacklists
- Post on TEFL forums that still allow free speech
- Post on Dave Sperling’s even though he doesn’t, until the constant deletions and bannings makes him change his ways or discredits him with the few who aren’t yet disillusioned
March 8th, 2009 at 2:22 pm
Don’t waste the fingerwork of writing a message on the Sperling censorfest. there are better places with decent audiences.
March 9th, 2009 at 1:01 pm
I have to agree I’m surprised that Sperling’s site still has so much traffic. I find it old-fashioned despite the superficial makeover.
I agree that the blacklists on the internet are probably the best way, although it does mean that you’re not always sure to believe what you read. However, if I were looking at a job at a school I would run a google check on it and if it appeared on Sandy’s blog for example I’d be thinking twice about my application, for sure!