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jtomstone
Joined: 12 Nov 2008 Posts: 14
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Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 10:00 pm Post subject: Newbie Teacher and International Schools |
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Hi, I'm graduating from a Canadian University in Ontario this May. I should be getting my teaching certificate in June. From the little bit of research I've done, it seems most international schools require at least two years of teaching experience. The only experience I have is my 10 week practicum. I have a couple of questions:
Is it possible to get a job at a international school without any experience?
If I took an TEFL job overseas, would international schools count this experience?
I was thinking of taking a job in the UK and teaching their curriculum. Would international schools count this experience?
Thanks in advance for answering my questions. |
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Glenski

Joined: 15 Jan 2003 Posts: 12844 Location: Hokkaido, JAPAN
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Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 10:08 pm Post subject: |
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From what I've heard in Japan, the experience must have been in your home country.
Can you still get a job at an IS? Maybe, but be very careful about who they are. Here, some places call themselves "international school", but it's in name only. |
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natsume
Joined: 24 Apr 2006 Posts: 409 Location: Chongqing, China
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Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 11:38 pm Post subject: |
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I am extremely interested in this question as well. I intend to go back to California and get a credential and masters, but the prospect of actually getting a job there afterwards is looking increasingly dire, if not outright impossible.
(I know I can go to another state, Texas actually looks like they have a healthy secondary schools job market these days, but it would kind of defeat the purpose of returning "home", albeit for just a few years, since that is California, with family, friends, and history.) |
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Chancellor
Joined: 31 Oct 2005 Posts: 1337 Location: Ji'an, China - if you're willing to send me cigars, I accept donations :)
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Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 4:39 pm Post subject: |
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natsume wrote: |
I am extremely interested in this question as well. I intend to go back to California and get a credential and masters, but the prospect of actually getting a job there afterwards is looking increasingly dire, if not outright impossible.
(I know I can go to another state, Texas actually looks like they have a healthy secondary schools job market these days, but it would kind of defeat the purpose of returning "home", albeit for just a few years, since that is California, with family, friends, and history.) |
San Antonio ISD is having a job fair June 15-16 (15th for elementary, 16th for secondary). Would you really want to return to the land of the Californicators giving its current state of affairs? |
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natsume
Joined: 24 Apr 2006 Posts: 409 Location: Chongqing, China
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Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 10:10 pm Post subject: |
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Chancellor wrote: |
Would you really want to return to the land of the Californicators giving its current state of affairs? |
I know, I know, that's my dilemma, and I am doing some serious processing these days. As I said, I spent the first 37 years of my life there, there is kind of a pull. |
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