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Joy English Schools Taiwan
The first Joy School opened in 1981 in Taipei's Hsin-Yi district. The guiding belief of Sam Chen and Peggy Huang, the schools' founders, is that learning English should be an enriching experience for children. They were particularly concerned with the increasing globalization and the need for a common language and envisioned a school that would teach English to children in Taiwan. Today, there are more than 200 schools across the island and 12 schools in China. Most of these schools are franchise or owner-operated. Since 1992, Joy has also opened several highly successful preschools. Graduates of this program now continue studying with the Joy American After School.
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The Joy School Was a Joy!
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JOY English what a s@#%hole
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I arrived in Taiwan bright eyed and bushy tailed having taught at home and was hired by JOY English. The school is whats known as a Bushiban (night school).
It's full of kids from a lower income bracket who just don't want to be there. The parents taking what little they have to try to improve their children's lives and they are robbed. I worked there for three point two weeks before i couldn't take it anymore. The students are not required to learn but rather memorize like parrots.
You are given no support and the school couldn't care less if the kids learn as long as they're there and the parents are paying. It's such a scam its disgusting. You don't teach at JOY you drill and repeat and when the kids walk out the door they are as clueless as when they walked in. There are no facilities to speak of and always remember money, money, money that's all they care about.
If you have no experience in teaching and well are ignorant as all hell then by all means go for it, but if you want to impart knowledge and actually give a damn then AT ALL COSTS AVOID JOY!!!
I know that headline is a little corny, but it's absolutely true. I traveled to Taiwan to teach English at an English speaking camp. Not only was it my first time in Asia, it was my first time leaving the North America. I honestly didn’t know what to expect. I was mostly excited, but the minimal apprehension was easily quelled when I met the staff members of the camp. Everyone was warm and friendly and very welcoming. I was the only westerner, but since it was an English speaking camp, the rule was that everyone (adults and campers) had to speak English. That definitely helped me acclimate more quickly.
Overall, my experience with the kids was amazing. The camp was only two weeks long, but everyone (including me) was very emotional when it was time to go. It was an amazing thing to see after such a short period of time.
Working in Taiwan with the Joy School gave me such a great life experience and allowed to have such wonderful memories. By the way, the trip was few years ago, but I’m happy that Go Overseas! has provided a forum for me to write about my experience for others to read about.