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[onomatopoeia]

I'm looking for a teaching position anywhere in the world where I'll have enough time after classes for studying of my own. I've got five more online graduate level courses that'll require all my free time. Any suggestions on teaching positions that truly finish at the end of the day, requiring little to no preparation?

The hagwon where I worked in Seoul was like this, but I'm looking for something a bit more substantial and less risky. Often private academies have ridiculous hours, or change policies on a whim.

I have a US teacher certification K-8, CELTA and a couple years ESL experience. An international school position without a ton of responsibilities would be ideal, but I'm pretty sure all require hours of after school grading/lesson planning.

[esl_prof]

Tutoring and substitute teaching (I work with adults and university students) are the only things I've really done that require little or no class prep and grading, that and certain types of low-level administrative work where I wasn't expected to put in lots of overtime. With your K-8 experience, you could probably find work as a paraprofessional in the public schools or an after-school tutor for kids as well. Online tutoring through companies like Smarthink, NetTutor, or Brainfuse (where, essentially, you're just providing written feedback on student papers at your own leisure) or through companies like Open English or ISUS (where you'd be working w/ESL students via video chat) might be an option as well.

If you're looking to make a living wage, your best bet is to look for work in your home country or East Asia. Most other places in the world are probably out unless you pick a very inexpensive country in, say, Latin America and try to make a go of it solely via online tutoring and grading.

By the way, how many grad classes are you planning to take each term?

[onomatopoeia]

Thanks ESL_prof. I actually only plan to take one course per semester, but I'm not the most efficient student, and could see myself too wiped out at the end of a day to do both. Perhaps I'm being overly cautious.

I was hoping someone would have an international school in mind where teachers simply deliver pre-made lesson plans. Surely some schools work this way.

The problem with an ed tech/paraprofessional job in the US is that summer is coming. Also, cost of living here would completely eat up $13 an hour. Healthcare is also a big one. In Korea I got my monthly doctor visit and meds for $90. Here that's $450.

I've done online teaching, and I'm not so into it. A private academy position in Taiwan, Korea or China is probably my best option. Now it's a matter of find one that's on the up and up.

[esl_prof]