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nancycoates
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 Posted: Sun May 21, 2006 1:03 pm Post subject: Where to live??? I need to teach and he needs to surf |
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Hi all! I've been reading your postings for some time now and have finally ventured one myself. I'm currently a teacher in the Toronto public school system (3 years) and have previously taught English in Japan and Tunisia. My boyfriend and I are hoping to move to Mexico within a year. I'll need to find teaching work and he'll need to find surfing and possibly a house to renovate. A few questions that i'm hoping someone might help with
1. International school teaching or a language school?
2. Any ideas where would be a good place to live that would have surfing?
3. If teaching in a language school, is a TEFL certificate a must? (I don't have one)
Thanks in advance!
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ls650
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Location: British Columbia
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| Posted: Sun May 21, 2006 1:13 pm Post subject: Re: Where to live??? I need to teach and he needs to surf |
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1. There are plenty of jobs in private 'general' schools and in language schools. They tend to work you pretty hard (30+ teaching hours/week) and the salaries are often low (6000-8000 pesos/month).
2. The problem is that any place that has good surf will also have a lot of backpackers drifting through. Your better option might be to go to a place that's a few hours from the beach; you'll likely find better work, and the beach is still close enough to reach on the weekend.
3. It seems to vary from one immigration office to another. In some areas they ask for only a TEFL certificate or a university degree, while other areas will only issue you a work visa to teach if you have both.
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Ben Round de Bloc
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| Posted: Sun May 21, 2006 1:19 pm Post subject: Re: Where to live??? I need to teach and he needs to surf |
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| ls650 wrote: |
| 1. There are plenty of jobs in private 'general' schools and in language schools. They tend to work you pretty hard (30+ teaching hours/week) and the salaries are often low (6000-8000 pesos/week). |
You consider 6000-8000 pesos/week low pay for private schools and language schools in this country?  |
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ls650
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| Posted: Sun May 21, 2006 1:30 pm Post subject: Re: Where to live??? I need to teach and he needs to surf |
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| You consider 6000-8000 pesos/month low pay |
Yes. When I meet new teachers, I find that a typical starting salary for a TEFL teacher with little or no experience varies in this range.
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Ben Round de Bloc
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| Posted: Sun May 21, 2006 1:47 pm Post subject: Re: Where to live??? I need to teach and he needs to surf |
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| ls650 wrote: |
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| You consider 6000-8000 pesos/week low pay |
Yes. When I meet new teachers, I find that a typical starting salary for a TEFL teacher with little or no experience varies in this range. |
In the city where I live, that would be extremely good monthly wages but next to impossible for weekly wages. |
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cwc
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| Posted: Sun May 21, 2006 1:55 pm Post subject: crazy |
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Is650,
Please read your posts. You confused dollars with pesos in a previous post, and now weeks with months. Even after someone points out your errors you can�t, or refuse to, see them.
6000-8000 pesos/WEEK??????????????????? These aren�t typos. They are caused by lack of attention to detail. If you don�t respect the forum enough to post correct info, please don�t post. Think of the harm you cause with these errors. |
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ls650
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Whoops!  You're right, BRdB; I've corrected that - yeah, per month.
Besides, I have to give 'cwc' something to get excited about so he can give his question mark key a workout! |
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cwc
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| Posted: Sun May 21, 2006 2:09 pm Post subject: ITTO |
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Is650,
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Guy Courchesne
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ls650, if they ever put you in charge of payroll at your uni, I'll be applying for a job there, pronto.  |
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cwc
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| Posted: Sun May 21, 2006 3:47 pm Post subject: ITTO |
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[quote="ls650"]Whoops! You're right, BRdB; I've corrected that - yeah, per month.
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ls650
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| Posted: Sun May 21, 2006 9:30 pm Post subject: Re: personality probs |
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| cwc wrote: |
| You corrected your error after I showed it to you. Why not mention me? |
You're right - BRdB mentioned it TWICE, so I should thank him twice.
Thanks again, BRdB!  |
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gordogringo
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Location: Tijuana
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Wow 6-8000 pesos?Good deal for the owners.I was planning on paying a part-time marketing assistant/part-time teacher about 15,500 pesos per month.For about 30 hours per week.Good to know.Can revamp my budget a little.Thanks for saving me some money. 
Out of curiosity,though,are teachers making that much really surviving?At all?I had planned on being able to hire a few teachers hopefully by next year.With a monthly bonus system and free individual apts. they should be able to net about 25,000 pesos per month.It seems smarter to pay better and get better talent.Plus with better people should be able to shut down some of the smaller older schools.Have used this strategy in several other ventures successfully.Maybe I am planning on paying too much. |
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Ben Round de Bloc
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| Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 12:56 am Post subject: |
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| gordogringo wrote: |
| Out of curiosity,though,are teachers making that much really surviving?At all?I had planned on being able to hire a few teachers hopefully by next year.With a monthly bonus system and free individual apts. they should be able to net about 25,000 pesos per month. |
A person can live conservatively with the basic comforts and necessities on 6,000-8,000 pesos per month in the city where I am. I personally don't know of any language schools that pay anything even close to 25,000 pesos per month. I don't believe even tenured profs with nearly 20 years of longevity in the university's EFL deparment earn that much here.
Net pay of 25,000 pesos per month + monthly bonuses and free apartments? It sounds pretty fantastic to me. Then again, maybe that's possible in border cities. I don't know. |
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ls650
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| Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 12:16 pm Post subject: |
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| gordogringo wrote: |
| Wow 6-8000 pesos? Out of curiosity,though,are teachers making that much really surviving? |
Well, sure you can survive on it. In this area, the average local worker makes roughly 4000 pesos/month, so a single teacher with no family should be able to survive handily on that salary.
Where you run into problems is when you start spending money on travel. If you want to fly out of Mexico, say, once or twice a year to visit family and friends, that takes a huge bite out of your savings. |
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Ben Round de Bloc
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| ls650 wrote: |
| Where you run into problems is when you start spending money on travel. If you want to fly out of Mexico, say, once or twice a year to visit family and friends, that takes a huge bite out of your savings. |
I agree, ls650. Teaching English in this country usually doesn't pay all that well. I think that's a given. Not many people with low-paying jobs in their home countries can afford to fly to other countries once or twice a year. So, why would they expect to easily do so while teaching in Mexico? |
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