Category Archives: TEFL villains- Paul Lowe

A fireside chat with Sandy McManus

Posted on 22/09/2009 by alexcase

He’s been the most famous/ notorious online TEFL figure for around five years, and the age of Twitter doesn’t seem to have calmed him down at all. In this exclusive TEFLtastic interview, Sandy shows his sensitive side

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Why you don’t know where I work

Posted on 08/09/2009 by alexcase

…unless you (like Jason Renshaw and possibly Darrrren Ellllliotttt) have worked it out from the clues, in which case I would very much appreciate you not making guesses online. The reason for that radio silence and having to ask ELTJ … Continue reading →

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A bit of TEFL justice

Posted on 08/05/2009 by alexcase

Paul Lowe and his former sidekick Ashley Arnold have been given fines, community service and (for Paul) a suspended sentence for the notorious time when Windsor Schools took money off students for a Trinity TESOL course knowing full well that … Continue reading →

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The greatest TEFL soap opera?

Posted on 02/10/2008 by alexcase

Candidate number one Involves me, and Paul Lowe’s threats to sue me for never mentioning him on my blog (!?) or something, still can’t quite work it out. “Bizarro!” as TESall.com put it. I thought, what the hell if I’m going … Continue reading →

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Is it possible to learn anything from "the teflnet"?

Posted on 19/06/2008 by alexcase

I’d love to believe that the collective efforts of TEFL bloggers and website owners were working towards building a tefl internet where a word or two on Google will be worth more than asking people you know for recommendations for … Continue reading →

Posted in Bruce Veldhuisen, Teaching English in Thailand, TEFL, TEFL blogs, TEFL International, TEFL qualifications, TEFL scams, TEFL villains- Paul Lowe | 1 Comment

Have “alternative” TEFL courses been good for the industry?

Posted on 27/05/2008 by alexcase

Noticing that two of my three nominations for TEFL bad boy of the century have been involved in selling 4 week TEFL courses of limited career worth has made me wonder whether the whole non-CELTA non-Trinity lot of them have … Continue reading →

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The TEFLtastic Blacklist of Shame Guardian Watch 3

Posted on 25/05/2008 by alexcase

You can’t do much reading about TEFL on the Net without coming across stories of dodgy geezers and their nasty little business schemes, and then you can’t read much more without coming across the nasty little TEFL teachers with their … Continue reading →

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A big thank you to TEFLers everywhere

Posted on 09/04/2008 by alexcase

I hope my lack of posts on the whole Paul Lowe saga hasn’t made anyone think I have either been silenced or am ungrateful for all the help I get. In fact, I am overwhelmed by the response my I Am Spartacus … Continue reading →

Posted in TEFL certificate, TEFL villains- Paul Lowe, TEFL working conditions, Windsor TEFL | 4 Comments

TEFL why oh why oh why Part One- Why don’t students do homework?

Posted on 19/03/2008 by alexcase

Now that “Paul Lowe” and “Windsor TEFL” are so many places on the web he can hardly have time to write threatening emails to them all let alone sue them, I can strike up my pipe, put on my tweed jacket with … Continue reading →

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How TEFL taught me not to trust the Guardian

Posted on 17/03/2008 by alexcase

With my recent troubles with Mr Paul Lowe (see below), there were moments when I wondered who I or other troubled TEFLers could turn to for help. The UK government aren’t interested unless it touches on immigration, and the TEFL … Continue reading →

Posted in Cactus TEFL, EL Gazette, Guardian TEFL, links, TEFL blogs, TEFL celebs/ TEFL heroes and villains, TEFL villains- Paul Lowe, Windsor TEFL | 3 Comments