ETEA Local 9

Hello old friends and comrades,
Check your e-mail (the one you gave to the union) - We got an update on our various claims, in the form of a Newsletter.

This might be an interesting show for those of you who like movies. https://tickets.vancouverfringe.com/shows/best%20picture/events

Vancouver Fringe Festival: Best Picture RibbitRePublic Jersey City, USAPlaywright: Kurt Fitzpatrick Tara Travis ('Til Death, The Unfortunate Ruth), Jon Paterson (Hockey Night at the Puck and Pickle Pub), and Kurt Fitzpatrick play a cast of thousands in this epic tour de force in which every Best Picture Oscar winner is lampooned in 60 min...

VEC is getting international press, but not the good kind.

International Education News l The PIE News l VEC closes amid strikes, salary negotiations News and business analysis for Professionals in International Education

Meet Your Teacher: Joy

"Teaching found me. I was originally a marketing specialist and worked in a multinational company as a brand manager for many years. When I moved to Oman, I decided to teach in High school. I did for 10 years while teaching at The British Council too. I was the only Indian, colored teacher there. I find teaching very satisfying. I always push my students to discover their potential and when they do, it gives me the greatest satisfacion. I have taught different classes but the one I have taught for 13 years now is IELTS. This is a course I enjoy the most because when my students get their required band score, they are elated and can start working on their other career goals. I just love seeing them succeed. My class is my stage, my students are my captive audience, I create my own dialogues and when they pass and succeed it is for me a box office hit. I am the actor, director and producer of my own show. That is what I love the most. Teaching is my life and if I don't teach I know I will die. I learn from my students, they learn from me. I sing, dance, tell jokes and when I teach I am in a different world. What else can I say?"