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bigdurianthesecond
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| I believe Sgt W is referring to the many quasi "International Schools." These are sometimes even accredited. They teach in English - American or British based curriculum... some doing IB, but the students are mainly locals and a few expats from non-Western countries. There was just a short discussion on ABS in Kuwait which meets this definition. They are private and not related to the government public schools taught in Arabic. They exist in every Gulf country. |
These types of schools also exist for the dependents of native English-speaking expats but carry UK, US, Canadian... government accreditation. But I agree that not all schools are created equal. Plus, experience gained at a pseudo American or British-curriculum school won't help get a foot in the door at the better (real) international schools in the region, which tend to recruit licensed k-12 teachers who have experience teaching in their home countries. Apples-n-oranges.
On a related note, see the news article, Islamic studies neglected at international schools. |
Definitely agree with that. A woman I worked with in KSA was applying to the British school in Riyadh. They wouldn't even look at her Saudi experience in an 'international' school here. They wanted a reference from where she worked before in the UK. She got the job btw. 25k a month plus housing in Al-Hamra. |
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plumpy nut
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| Posted: Sun Jan 24, 2016 2:37 am Post subject: |
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| Perhaps a Top Tier International School that knows about the likes of the other "International Schools" in Saudi Arabia. It's a CIS accredited school |
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plumpy nut
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| They especially dislike people with online qualifications. |
My degree is from the State University of New York. My school is ranked in the top 130 schools in the US. |
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veiledsentiments
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| Posted: Sun Jan 24, 2016 5:52 am Post subject: |
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| They especially dislike people with online qualifications. |
My degree is from the State University of New York. My school is ranked in the top 130 schools in the US. |
The ranking of your university is irrelevant. Online is online... and not recognized.
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scot47
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| Posted: Sun Jan 24, 2016 11:53 am Post subject: |
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| Mr Nut has a grievance about KSA not recognising his piece of paper from New York because he got it online. Let others take warning. Admittance toi the ShangriLa of KSA will be denied to the onliners ! |
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