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Henry_Cowell
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| So our "English professor" does have a chance after all! |
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Mark a Teacher
Joined: 29 Jan 2005
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Location: Chicago Ill USA
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| Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 8:11 pm Post subject: not that difficult |
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| If you have experience its not at all that difficult to find jobs in Italy for non-EU teachers. That is just a bunch of bull put out by European teachers trying to scare off competition...do a search for some of my other older posts here as they still apply today...CIAO! |
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Mark a Teacher
Joined: 29 Jan 2005
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Location: Chicago Ill USA
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| Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 8:44 pm Post subject: Get real guys! |
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| If we continue to let Italy wallow in it and send the right message, than the schools will eventually have to start sharing more of the pie! |
Sorry, but your comments sound totally arrogant and extremely naive! Do you realize just HOW MANY people are willing to live in Italy? And how many there already are?! No, the right approach is to be realistic about the supply and demand of teachers in Italy...Then be prepared. Be a professional. And agree to live up to your and your schools expectations as a professional. That way you can appreciate and be appreciated for what teaching in Italy is really about. Forget that arrogant approach, its a sure way to get you kicked out the door fast...
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| "On another topic, I looked into buying an english school on the coast of Italy and so I've seen the books already, it's sad what "HUGE" profits the owner of the schools are making and how little they are sharing with the teachers!" |
They have shown you the books?! If they were making a fortune in this language school why would they want to sell this school to YOU? In business, the value of a company is a MINIMUM three times total net profit at year end.
Also why are so many of them going out of business? I really doubt the profits are THAT huge. Remember Italy has a taxation rate at about 40%.And don't even begin to talk about what employers pay the government for workers! And tax and legal laws change so often you are dead without good accountants and lawyers on your side.Which ain't cheap either. Further, unless you are charging your clients and arm and a leg ,which I also doubt, (small citites and town dont have the necessity for English schools and larger cities and towns reek with competition)it just doesn't seem like an investment as good as any other business venture. Something simply doesn't seem right in your explanation, however, if you still wish to pursue this idea, before you do, I have a bridge in Florence Im looking to sell on the cheap!LOL |
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Teacher in Rome
Joined: 09 Jul 2003
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| Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 8:29 pm Post subject: |
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| If you have experience its not at all that difficult to find jobs in Italy for non-EU teachers. That is just a bunch of bull put out by European teachers trying to scare off competition... |
No, not "bull", but good advice. The Italian economy right now is pants, and teacher incomes are not much better. Why risk the extra hassle of working in the black, with all the associated risks, for not much financial gain? In over seven years living here, I have never seen such a squeeze on training budgets. Everyone's tightening their belts, and teaching in Italy isn't such a good financial or career move right now. As I've said before, I think you can do well here if you work in the state sector, or if you are sufficiently experienced to do a variety of things. Otherwise, if you give yourself the added hurdle of being non-EU, you are even less employable than European teachers. And most of them are scrabbling around for decent paid work.
FWIW, my money's on China! |
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EnglishProfessor
Joined: 27 Feb 2008
Posts: 6
Location: United States
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| Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 10:09 am Post subject: Hello again |
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Sorry about not responding lately, but I had a small interruption.....surgery! I've never needed surgery in my life and quite suddenly found myself in the Hospital a few weeks ago. This is exactly something that if it had happened in Italy as an illegal, what would I have done? Would they have treated me in Italy or simply looked at my sideways and say "go home"!  -
So, now that this is behind me, I can regain some focus. I did read up on the replies that lead us to the present with not much better news. I am still in contact with this Language School in Italy, they still are very much interested, but they have changed their tune slightly. Now they are suggesting that they can provide enough paperwork to get me a Student Visa for a TOEFL language training program in which once I've completed, they would then try to convert it to a Work Visa to be a teacher trainer of the exact program. So it appears as though they are trying to basically self-generate a position for me and hopefully establishing a demand if they don't already have it for the TOEFL exams in their school. It sounds great, but then they advised me the training program is only 3 months. So, does that mean the Italian Consulate will only issue a Visa for 3 months? That's not much time to be legal. So, I'm not sure about it, any advice from the pro's would be appreciated.
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EnglishProfessor
Joined: 27 Feb 2008
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Location: United States
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| Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 10:14 am Post subject: Re: Get real guys! |
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| Mark a Teacher wrote: |
| EnglishProfessor wrote: |
| If we continue to let Italy wallow in it and send the right message, than the schools will eventually have to start sharing more of the pie! |
Sorry, but your comments sound totally arrogant and extremely naive! Do you realize just HOW MANY people are willing to live in Italy? And how many there already are?! No, the right approach is to be realistic about the supply and demand of teachers in Italy...Then be prepared. Be a professional. And agree to live up to your and your schools expectations as a professional. That way you can appreciate and be appreciated for what teaching in Italy is really about. Forget that arrogant approach, its a sure way to get you kicked out the door fast...
| EnglishProfessor wrote: |
| "On another topic, I looked into buying an english school on the coast of Italy and so I've seen the books already, it's sad what "HUGE" profits the owner of the schools are making and how little they are sharing with the teachers!" |
They have shown you the books?! If they were making a fortune in this language school why would they want to sell this school to YOU? In business, the value of a company is a MINIMUM three times total net profit at year end.
Also why are so many of them going out of business? I really doubt the profits are THAT huge. Remember Italy has a taxation rate at about 40%.And don't even begin to talk about what employers pay the government for workers! And tax and legal laws change so often you are dead without good accountants and lawyers on your side.Which ain't cheap either. Further, unless you are charging your clients and arm and a leg ,which I also doubt, (small citites and town dont have the necessity for English schools and larger cities and towns reek with competition)it just doesn't seem like an investment as good as any other business venture. Something simply doesn't seem right in your explanation, however, if you still wish to pursue this idea, before you do, I have a bridge in Florence Im looking to sell on the cheap!LOL |
They are selling the school because the owner desires to slowly drift into retirement. She has worked the school up to be a very successful school, with not just English language, but a number of other languages, translation services and such. She is looking to still work their P/T, but desires to get out from the legal ownership of it all and start a semi-retired lifestyle. As far as I am concerned, if she can do that, what a great way to enjoy some of the fruits of her labor! |
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Henry_Cowell
Joined: 27 May 2005
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| Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 2:44 pm Post subject: |
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| If you are an English professor, why on earth would you want to teach in a mere language school? |
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EnglishProfessor
Joined: 27 Feb 2008
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Location: United States
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| Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 3:11 pm Post subject: Wow........not so literally folks...... |
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| Wow.......guess I need to change my nickname to English Teacher huh? Sorry, I am not an English Professor in an official capacity. That is just my nickname....LOL...gee wizz folks, do you look at everybody's nick and | | |
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