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[skc1957]

Hi folks,
I need some feedback, but I guess first you need some background. My husband received his CELTA certificate this summer and by next summer we hope to be in CUernavaca where he will be searching for a job, preferably at a university. We've each been teaching more than 20 years at community colleges in the US, holding masters' degrees plus hours above. We have a 13-year-old son who we hope to place in a private bilingual school. He has a reading disability, but seems to think Spanish is much more logical than English. We've seen an educational psychologist in Cuernavaca who has counseled us that Mexican educational systems, private and public, seem to expect boys to do poorly in school. She also said that private, after-school tutoring or "therapy" would be the way to address our son's educational needs.

While living in Cuernavaca, I expect to do some marketing for a Spanish language school. Since I know the US educational system, I can smooth the waters for the Spanish school as it attempts to broaden its markets.

So now you know the situation. What's my question? Does anyone have any caveats or advice to give us regarding job searches or culture shock or our son's education?

muchimas gracias por la ayuda,
s

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