Post: new book on teaching abroad
Posted by John Price on 1/10/09
Notes from the Jungle –
International Education in our time
Published by Bright Pen TODAY
ISBN 978-07552-1111-1
Paperback 328 pages
£10.99 from www.authorsonline.co.uk
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In Notes from the Jungle, John Price, the Principal of
Jerudong International School in Brunei, explores every
aspect of international education. He reflects on the aims
of international schools in a period of global
confrontation. He examines secularism as a feature of
international education. He discusses the challenges of
being a headmaster in the Far East and the trials and
tribulations of expatriate life. He analyses Chinglish and
Minglish, the psychology of globe-trotting teachers, the
practice of diplomacy and even revisits Somerset Maugham.
He takes the reader on journeys around Brunei, but also to
Borobudur, Hanoi, Sabah and the hill stations of Malaysia.
This is the first book ever to show what teaching in an
international school is really like. Notes from the
Jungle is a roller-coaster of adventure, invective and
practical educational philosophy. It takes stock of this
vibrant sector and points the direction for future
development. This is the perfect book for anyone
considering working in an international school. It is also
very funny.
What the critics said:
'I laughed my breeches off.' James Brooke
‘A riveting exposé of headmastering in the outside lane of
education.’ Matthew Arnold
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