A little better than chain schools, and not as demanding.

Classes: Students have four English classes per week and are from nearby elementary schools. The curriculum includes one main textbook; everything else is supplementary and not tested. In principle, there are a lot of classes, but there actually aren't many exams. For teachers, teaching is relatively low-pressure.

Atmosphere: So why did I give it a negative review? Because the students' abilities are actually not very good. Only those who started studying there in kindergarten have truly improved. Many classes are not at a very good level. Overall, the students are passive and not very interested. Strict teachers may be more suitable, because the students need pressure before they will cooperate in class.

Management: On the surface, they say they hope teachers will do interesting things, but in fact, if you teach that way, you will bring trouble upon yourself. As soon as the students get excited, you will be targeted. What they actually want is serious, boring English classes, and the scores had better not be low; otherwise, classes will be reassigned repeatedly. If management thinks you are not up to standard, your hours will be reduced or your classes changed, and you may even be fired.

Compensation: The hours are also unstable—you may suddenly be given time off or suddenly have no classes. Management will only smile and tell you, without the slightest apology. There have also been cases of salaries being calculated incorrectly and paid late. Firing people without warning is their usual tactic. If you are under financial pressure, I don't really recommend going.

Only experienced teachers can stay there comfortably; other teachers have a high turnover rate. It is normal for two or three people to be replaced every year. Don't imagine that staying longer will get you more classes—this applies to both local and foreign teachers.

Other: Not suitable for staying long-term.

If you don't mind unstable income and frequently having your classes cut,

if you don't mind management having a bad attitude and often yelling at people,

if you don't mind sixth-graders not even knowing the verb “be,”

if you don't mind the high turnover rate and teaching a lot of classes without seeing students improve,

if you don't recommend exam results, and the promotion and retention system is very unclear, with students at widely varying levels,

then you can go.