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Glenski
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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Location: Hokkaido, JAPAN
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| Most international schools require 2 years of teaching experience in one's home country. Not all schools, but most. Keeping his eyes open will be for a very small window at best until he gets the experience necessary. |
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sounion
Joined: 28 Aug 2011
Posts: 30
Location: Bhutan
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| Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2011 11:25 am Post subject: |
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| I haven't heard of DoDEA before. I will look it up! That could be a good option for me because my parents are worried that it's dangerous overseas and want me to be around Americans or at least native English speakers if I go overseas to teach. Maybe something like that would allay their fears a bit |
I can certainly understand their hesistations as I too have parents who felt this way. But I think a more realistic view of populations of native english speakers in foreign cultures is that they can tend to keep you from fully immersing yourself in a different culture (even if you say you won't let this happen).
From your posts you seem like a pretty adventurous dude/dudette who might want some intense cultural experiences. While certainly some places aren't the safest for Americans, the majority of places come with little risk, especially if you have some street smarts (like not walking down sketchy alleys with random strangers).
While DoD (dept. of defense) schools certainly have their advantages, sometimes being viewed as a part of the military presence in a foreign country might not be the stigma you want attached to yourself.
Have you thought about costs of living abroad? Start up costs, insurance, housing, flights (flying back should the deal/place suck), etc., etc.? You will need some wad of cash to do the foreign gig and to ensure you're not accidentally stranding yourself somewhere you don't want to be anymore. So ask yourself some of the logistical questions.
And, being in a somewhat similar place as you - I graduated with an M.Ed. and no one was hiring in the states so I bailed to get some experience - just keep looking. You already have an open mind (a great start!) so you should land on your feet should this be your heart's desire. |
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Gerund
Joined: 09 Feb 2003
Posts: 80
Location: Amerika
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| Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2011 3:13 pm Post subject: |
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Here's some advice for you, and I'm trying to be helpful, not nasty: If you want people to take you seriously as an adult, do not use emoticons. They mark you as either a juvenile or an adult with the maturity of a juvenile. You said you wanted an adult job; then you need to learn to write like an adult.                |
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