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sheisaeval · Joined: 22 Jun 2008 Posts: 5

Hey, I was just wondering, for those of you who have taught abroad in the past and is currently in a non-teaching career/profession (maybe in the sciences, business, finance, arts, technology, etc), how has teaching abroad helped/hindered/had no effect on your current career goals/path?

Thanks.

Glenski · Joined: 15 Jan 2003 Posts: 12844 Location: Hokkaido, JAPAN

Considering this is a board for teaching, I don't think you're going to find a heckuva lot of non-teachers here. Some may have gotten out of the business and linger here, but not many.

naturegirl321 · Joined: 04 May 2003 Posts: 9041 Location: home sweet home

Yep, agree. Might help if you stay in the education field.

BUt really, I think that teafching teaches you patience, organisation, management.

denise · Joined: 23 Apr 2003 Posts: 3419 Location: finally home-ish

BobbyTeenager · Joined: 24 Aug 2006 Posts: 1 Location: Arizona

Well I am one of those individuals who would say that doing a stint of teaching in Korea has helped me in my post-teaching career (public accounting) greatly. I believe teaching in a foreign country is a great way to set yourself apart from the pack in the hunt for suitable employment and everyone I have ever talked to about my teaching has thought it was a wonderful idea (Tons of hands of experience to relate to the whole �Tell me a time�� interview questions). On a personal level, the time I spent in Korea really allowed me to gain some perspective on what exactly I am looking for out of a career and what my personal goals really.

The only negative side I believe in the whole teaching for a few years somewhere in the boonies is that it can set you a few years back compared to your contemporaries. A lot of my friends have preceded with their careers/grad school/certifications. Just means that I have to work a little harder now to catch up�

Any which way, in my case, I would say that teaching has been a great benefit to my non teaching career.