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[justcolleen]

Education:

B.A., English, decently swanky U.S. university, magnificent English program.
A.A., Microcomputer Information Systems

Experience:

I've tutored just about every general education subject (except for the hard sciences) as well as ESL/EFL and standardized tests, for 15 years, consistently. By that, I mean I just love it and do it regularly, regardless of my other work obligations.

And I've also taught from nursery school through senior citizens, college (for credit), and enrichment courses, as well as manage and teach in private schools.

I've been living and working in Egypt for most of the past five years, skipping the revolution. As conditions there deteriorated, it was no longer safe so I came back to the U.S.

Well, the U.S. is not where I intend to be as it doesn't fit into my career aspirations. What I would like to do, though, is give Russia a go, preferring to combine tutoring and teaching with an administrative position.

What do you think?

Please, before you answer, know that I've learned teething children and grades 11 and 12 aren't situations where I shine and I refuse to teach those age groups.

Thanks in advance.

[teacher X]

Administrative work? Admin work gets paid 50 cents per hour (an exaggeration of course, but not far off the truth) so don't even bother.
You'll be a teacher and a teacher is what you will be. Seriously, it's extremely had to break out of that pigeon hole (unless you have great Russian) and even then, why would you want to? ESL teaching gets paid relatively well.

If you work for a chain school you wont have much say in what you do and do not teach. If they have classes for grades 11 and 12 then you'll end up teaching them.

Other than that, I'm not entirely sure what you want us to tell you. You clearly know that you have the qualifications to teach most places. Do you want us to praise your amazing experience and qualifications?

[justcolleen]

[Sashadroogie]

Apply for a higher position at a McSchool in Moscow. Be a DoS or ADoS. You'll still teach a lot of classes too.

Forget recruiters for Russia, though. Do not know if there even are any...