I have some excellent South African, Australian and Kiwi colleagues and I absolutely agree that you do not have to be from the U.K. to be a good teacher. However, the fact remains that most schools in Doha would indeed prefer to hire staff from the U.K. In fact, elsewhere on this forum you can read complaints from parents (not from teachers) who have written QL postings to moan about their child's teacher not having a posh English accent, as well as postings complaining about the high number of my antidpodean coleagues. Sad, but true. You can also read my comments in defence of my fellow-professionals. You will find my remarks on the "Park House" thread.
I have some excellent South African, Australian and Kiwi colleagues and I absolutely agree that you do not have to be from the U.K. to be a good teacher. However, the fact remains that most schools in Doha would indeed prefer to hire staff from the U.K. In fact, elsewhere on this forum you can read complaints from parents (not from teachers) who have written QL postings to moan about their child's teacher not having a posh English accent, as well as postings complaining about the high number of my antidpodean coleagues. Sad, but true. You can also read my comments in defence of my fellow-professionals. You will find my remarks on the "Park House" thread.