B: "That’s true, it seems like so-called ‘experts’ are just looking for an easy way out – they aren’t really interested in the art of teaching or improving their skills."
C": “I think many English teachers don't take their jobs seriously because there is no accountability. Teaching qualifications and degree requirements can be quite lax,"
D ": "Teachers who come here to teach, may just get a bachelor’s degree from home university – which isn’t necessarily the best preparation for teaching in China."
E": “It makes sense that teachers with little experience might have an easier time finding work than those who are more experienced and require better qualifications,”
F: “The only ones getting hired were those who could barely speak English themselves, let alone teach others how to speak English – which is a tough thing to swallow if you ask me”
G": “It’s just that there aren’t any real opportunities for someone who isn’t really good at teaching or doesn’t have much experience with China itself."
H: “In many cases it seems like the teachers are more concerned about getting out of their own countries than they are with providing actual education to Chinese students."
I": “There is a perception, perhaps correct that English teacher’s aren’t exactly ‘teaching material’ – but this isn’t to say there aren't some who are genuinely interested in teaching."
J’: "It's just like the rest of us expats: we're not 'Losers' because we can teach and have an interest in China - But our reputations will continue until this problem is resolved."
# Introduction
LBH (Losers Back Home) – a term that has become synonymous with English teachers in China, despite their numbers being the largest of any foreign national group. So why do such negative perceptions exist about these expats? Why are they perceived as ‘loser’s’, and what does it mean to be one anyway?
## First point: The problem lies within
It begins at home – where English teachers aren’t exactly teaching material, but rather a product of the education system that churns out students who feel like they have been "brainwashed" by an ideology. In any case, this may not even matter since many schools and language centers can't be choosy about their staff when it comes to filling positions left empty in short notice – after all if you're on a shoestring budget for your school then maybe getting someone who is barely literate themselves won (or loss) isn’t exactly going to get any work done, nor does the person have much experience with China itself and what these teachers do.
## Second point: The ‘Loser’ factor
English teacher’s aren't exactly teaching material – but that doesn’t mean they don't take their job seriously or are not interested in China. Although it may be hard to find a teacher who is truly dedicated, this has more to do with the fact teachers have no accountability – after all many students (and student-teachers) would rather learn from those whose command of English isn little-to-no existent over someone actually able to teach something constructive - and that can be an even harder problem than finding work for some who are looking at teaching positions.
## Third point: Dongguan Jobs Teaching jobs in China
For many teachers, the idea of "Dongguan Jobs" is a mere pip dream – especially when you consider how difficult it may be to get hired by certain Chinese schools with their own problems and low funds which will not pay them well enough or provide any form of accommodation – no wonder then that they find themselves teaching in conditions where there aren't opportunities for someone who isn’t really good at teaching - if nothing else this becomes an issue when the student's can be more than double what are on the teacher’s plate and that is exactly why Dongguan Jobs, (teaching positions like those) should exist.
## Fourth point: Joke time
Why did the English teacher become LBH? Well, it seems he couldn’t teach his way out of a paper bag – not to mention anything else, which may have contributed to him becoming ‘LBH’ - all because "the best thing about teaching is that you can’t get fired from this line of work – no matter how hard one tries,"
## Fifth point: The Dongguan Jobs pipeline
The joke in many cases isn this pipeline leading straight back home or an even worse fate - where English teachers with ‘less than stellar’ backgrounds aren't exactly making it anywhere near the top - if not completely cut off at the age of their prime – there is no room for those to be 'Losers' like any other group within China and these teaching jobs in
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