International Teacher Status-Arguably the best status to have ass a teacher. I mean, you have some many opportunities! The other side to that conversation is that there is not a place you really call home in most cases. If you are someone who is very family orientated, maybe internationally teaching is not your calling, but why not make it a chapter of your life for a year or two?
I swear by international teaching. I am an English teacher, therefore very biased and a bit crazy but I promise you an unforgettable experience. Good or bad, it will be unforgettable. Usually it depends on the person and the research conducted as well as questions asked before accepting a job internationally. I was very persistent and waited till the absolute last minute to make the acceptance of my opportunity. For that reason I feel my experience has been exactly what I had hoped it became.
It is hard for me to directly speak to my experiences as a benchmark for other teachers who go international because I have met some really miserable individuals who swear they would never return or care to work in China again, yet, here they are completing "x" amount of years at our school or in some cases going to an even more "interesting" location (as if they were not depressing enough to be around already).
You meet many individuals, you see a lot of interesting things but most of all you learn the most you ever could about yourself than you ever have (in my experiences at least).
I recommend using the assistance of "teacher horizons", search associates offers the same assistance except they charge you out the rear end and sometimes have representatives or associates with very poor attitude and work ethic.
Another possible inquiry into potential jobs when job searching is asking if the school has AdvancEd Accreditation "AdvancEd" (American Non-Profit Accreditation Association). This is an organization that tries to categorize schools based on a full inspection of the school's growth plan, facilities and staff. It could be a good way of inquiring about how certain schools are ranked or categorized compared to other schools. It is very difficult information to get unless the school flat out tells you or hands you the report about it.
Things to consider and think about,
CB
I swear by international teaching. I am an English teacher, therefore very biased and a bit crazy but I promise you an unforgettable experience. Good or bad, it will be unforgettable. Usually it depends on the person and the research conducted as well as questions asked before accepting a job internationally. I was very persistent and waited till the absolute last minute to make the acceptance of my opportunity. For that reason I feel my experience has been exactly what I had hoped it became.
It is hard for me to directly speak to my experiences as a benchmark for other teachers who go international because I have met some really miserable individuals who swear they would never return or care to work in China again, yet, here they are completing "x" amount of years at our school or in some cases going to an even more "interesting" location (as if they were not depressing enough to be around already).
You meet many individuals, you see a lot of interesting things but most of all you learn the most you ever could about yourself than you ever have (in my experiences at least).
I recommend using the assistance of "teacher horizons", search associates offers the same assistance except they charge you out the rear end and sometimes have representatives or associates with very poor attitude and work ethic.
Another possible inquiry into potential jobs when job searching is asking if the school has AdvancEd Accreditation "AdvancEd" (American Non-Profit Accreditation Association). This is an organization that tries to categorize schools based on a full inspection of the school's growth plan, facilities and staff. It could be a good way of inquiring about how certain schools are ranked or categorized compared to other schools. It is very difficult information to get unless the school flat out tells you or hands you the report about it.
Things to consider and think about,
CB
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