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Dishco55
Joined: 31 Aug 2016 Posts: 5 Location: Kingsport TN
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Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2016 2:36 pm Post subject: Will my work experience with children help me find work? |
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Hello Friends.
I'm new to the forum and was curious about something.
I'm 24 years old and as such I don't really have any strict teaching experience under my belt yet. I know that will hinder my job search but I was wondering if my experience in the field of professional childcare (3 years), and as a youth services librarian (1 year) would be of any extra benefit to finding ESL jobs.
I do have "some" experience teaching English. I was an au pair working for a French family that helped their 2 kids practice English. As someone who spoke very little French it helped me work with them in some creative ways.
Would working as an au pair "up" my resume? |
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santi84
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Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2016 5:10 pm Post subject: |
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From an employer's perspective, probably not. In practice, you will likely find it easier to cope with classroom management compared to the poor souls who step in preschool/elementary without understanding child development. |
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Dishco55
Joined: 31 Aug 2016 Posts: 5 Location: Kingsport TN
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Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2016 5:50 pm Post subject: |
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santi84 wrote: |
From an employer's perspective, probably not. In practice, you will likely find it easier to cope with classroom management compared to the poor souls who step in preschool/elementary without understanding child development. |
Thanks for the reply! I'm aiming to teach Preschool/Elementary. I'm confident that my experience in the field will give me some practical experience but I was hoping that it might just transfer over to helping my resume as well. |
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spiral78
Joined: 05 Apr 2004 Posts: 11534 Location: On a Short Leash
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Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2016 5:52 pm Post subject: |
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Where are you thinking of going?
Basically, in parts of the world where kiddie-teachers are more in demand, your experience matters more. Where the job market is tighter, it will help less-to-not-at-all. |
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nomad soul
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Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2016 5:58 pm Post subject: |
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Dishco55 wrote: |
I'm aiming to teach Preschool/Elementary. I'm confident that my experience in the field will give me some practical experience but I was hoping that it might just transfer over to helping my resume as well. |
You didn't mention if you have at least a BA, and if so, in which major? Since you're interested in early childhood education (ECE), do you plan to pursue teaching licensure/certification as well? |
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santi84
Joined: 14 Mar 2008 Posts: 1317 Location: under da sea
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Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2016 7:32 pm Post subject: |
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I can't speak for all corners of the globe, but schools tend to want either certified teachers (such as early ed/elementary in your home state) or they don't. If they don't, then being a 24 year old female who likes kids is probably good enough.* Most people who pass through this board are not interested in teaching children.
*Assuming, of course, you meet legal requirements for immigration such as a degree in most locations. |
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suphanburi
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Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2016 10:49 pm Post subject: Re: Will my work experience with children help me find work? |
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Dishco55 wrote: |
Hello Friends.
I'm new to the forum and was curious about something.
I'm 24 years old and as such I don't really have any strict teaching experience under my belt yet. I know that will hinder my job search but I was wondering if my experience in the field of professional childcare (3 years), and as a youth services librarian (1 year) would be of any extra benefit to finding ESL jobs.
I do have "some" experience teaching English. I was an au pair working for a French family that helped their 2 kids practice English. As someone who spoke very little French it helped me work with them in some creative ways.
Would working as an au pair "up" my resume? |
If you have a bachelor's degree and a US passport then it won't matter.
Bonus points for being white or female.
Korea and China, beckon with lots of offers for people with no experience. Get a year under your belt and look for better paying opportunities. There are lots of EFL professionals who started out the same as you.
If you do not have a degree then your chances of finding of legal work as a teacher just went down significantly across most of the planet.
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Dishco55
Joined: 31 Aug 2016 Posts: 5 Location: Kingsport TN
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Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2016 5:04 pm Post subject: |
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nomad soul wrote: |
Dishco55 wrote: |
I'm aiming to teach Preschool/Elementary. I'm confident that my experience in the field will give me some practical experience but I was hoping that it might just transfer over to helping my resume as well. |
You didn't mention if you have at least a BA, and if so, in which major? Since you're interested in early childhood education (ECE), do you plan to pursue teaching licensure/certification as well? |
I recently graduated with my BA in history. I plan to go through celta as soon as the dust settles from my recent graduation. As far as any other childcare certifications I'll need I'm ready to jump through all the hoops. |
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Dishco55
Joined: 31 Aug 2016 Posts: 5 Location: Kingsport TN
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Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2016 5:06 pm Post subject: |
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spiral78 wrote: |
Where are you thinking of going?
Basically, in parts of the world where kiddie-teachers are more in demand, your experience matters more. Where the job market is tighter, it will help less-to-not-at-all. |
Asia is my goal. Some people said China would be good to expierence and I'm all for that. My goal however is Thailand |
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Dishco55
Joined: 31 Aug 2016 Posts: 5 Location: Kingsport TN
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Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2016 5:09 pm Post subject: Re: Will my work experience with children help me find work? |
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suphanburi wrote: |
Dishco55 wrote: |
Hello Friends.
I'm new to the forum and was curious about something.
I'm 24 years old and as such I don't really have any strict teaching experience under my belt yet. I know that will hinder my job search but I was wondering if my experience in the field of professional childcare (3 years), and as a youth services librarian (1 year) would be of any extra benefit to finding ESL jobs.
I do have "some" experience teaching English. I was an au pair working for a French family that helped their 2 kids practice English. As someone who spoke very little French it helped me work with them in some creative ways.
Would working as an au pair "up" my resume? |
If you have a bachelor's degree and a US passport then it won't matter.
Bonus points for being white or female.
Korea and China, beckon with lots of offers for people with no experience. Get a year under your belt and look for better paying opportunities. There are lots of EFL professionals who started out the same as you.
If you do not have a degree then your chances of finding of legal work as a teacher just went down significantly across most of the planet.
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Thanks for the advice. I'm aiming for China (mainly for experience) so that I can hopefully land a decent wage somewhere else. |
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mrenglish2nd
Joined: 07 Mar 2016 Posts: 45
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Forget anyplace other than China if money is one of your goals. I worked there for 7 years and had a 1-man private tutoring business for close to 5 years. Specialized in adults, which is a tough market, as I had zero interest in kidlets under the age of 10 or thereabouts, and didn't have a lot of students under high school age. But the demand for teachers of kidlets, especially ages 5 to 12 or thereabouts, is HUGE. Get a business visa and just go there with $10,000 U.S., pick up work through eChinacities.com at after school/weekend private places, and connect with parents where you live. Better, for rapid finding of students, get a job teaching at a kindergarten or primary school and connect with parents there. If you're skilled at and interested in working with kidlets you have a gigantic market in China. |
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