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Sashadroogie



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PostPosted: Thu Jul 29, 2010 11:21 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
JZer wrote:
How can I talk directly with principles?


Isn't there an English language component in Praxis that needs passing?

Or perhaps you really do mean you need to speak in a very forthright manner and not compromise your ethics?
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JZer



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PostPosted: Thu Jul 29, 2010 12:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Sashadroogie, you are funny! I have passed the PRAXIS test as well as the American Foreign Service test in the last year. I guess my English is up to par!
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Chancellor



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PostPosted: Thu Jul 29, 2010 3:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
JZer wrote:
How can I talk directly with principals?
Find the e-mail and/or telephone number for the schools in question and make use of them.
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Gringo Greg



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PostPosted: Thu Jul 29, 2010 10:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Chancellor, great advice, except that it doesn't work as well. Principals may or may not use email. The phone numbers will get you to the schools, but may not get you in touch with the principals.

A better solution is an in person visit to Saipan to meet principals in person and get their personal numbers.
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JZer



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PostPosted: Fri Jul 30, 2010 1:22 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
I found a list of schools in Saipan. Now, I just need the addresses.

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JZer



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PostPosted: Fri Jul 30, 2010 1:36 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Gringo Greg,

Thanks for your help. What subjects does Saipan most need teachers for?
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Sashadroogie



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PostPosted: Fri Jul 30, 2010 6:12 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Russian joke. 'Optimists learn English. Pessimists learn Chinese.'

I think it's time we all started to open our Chinese books. The Foreign Service isn't going to be able to cut it any more...
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naturegirl321



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PostPosted: Fri Jul 30, 2010 3:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Gringo Greg,
HOw did you get your job in Saipan?
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Chancellor



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PostPosted: Fri Jul 30, 2010 3:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Gringo Greg wrote:
Chancellor, great advice, except that it doesn't work as well. Principals may or may not use email. The phone numbers will get you to the schools, but may not get you in touch with the principals.

A better solution is an in person visit to Saipan to meet principals in person and get their personal numbers.
But if you are not in Saipan and can't (at the moment) arrange a visit to Saipan, then contacting principals through e-mail or the telephone (or even old-fashioned snail mail) is better than nothing. Besides, getting in good with the principal's secretary is always advantageous.
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JZer



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PostPosted: Fri Jul 30, 2010 3:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I think that calling first would probably be best. I am not sure how well just randomly showing up will be perceived?
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Gringo Greg



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PostPosted: Sat Jul 31, 2010 2:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
JZer wrote:
I think that calling first would probably be best. I am not sure how well just randomly showing up will be perceived?


Actually showing up at the schools and asking to speak to the principal is the an ok and effective way. Personal touches work best. It wouldn't hurt to talk on the phone with a principal, but it doesn't replace a personal visit.


naturegirl321 wrote:
Gringo Greg,
HOw did you get your job in Saipan?


I got it by visiting a school directly and speaking with the principal.
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JZer



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PostPosted: Sat Jul 31, 2010 4:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
What subjects are most in need?
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jgmodlin



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PostPosted: Mon Aug 09, 2010 2:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
How has your experience been teaching in Saipan? What percentage of the teachers are originally from the mainland? Are the teachers and students receptive to non-island teachers from the states? Is it possible to have a middle-class lifestyle there with the salary paid?

I have visited Saipan and loved it. My wife is Japanese so it would be a nice mix of east and west and enable us to easily visit the folks in Japan. Since I am certfied (Business, History, English, and ESL), teaching in Saipan is something I should have a good chance at.
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JZer



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PostPosted: Sun Sep 05, 2010 4:19 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
If one teaches in Saipan is there a pension plan that you can qualify for as a teacher?
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Gringo Greg



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PostPosted: Tue Aug 02, 2011 3:27 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Sorry it is a long time no reply, but I got caught up in work and forgot the forum.

JZer, there is 401a plan that you contribute to in lieu of social security. 10% is your contribution and 4% is contributed by the school system.

Many of the teachers are from the mainland and students are used to teachers from the mainland. Some of the teachers flourish here, some of them flounder, it just depends on how they take to living island style.

I like Saipan and the teaching is nice.
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