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[voltaire]

Hello. I have 25 years of experience, a TESL certificate (no M.A.), but also a wife and children -in a country that shall remain nameless for now- to support. Is there much of a chance of getting a good university or high school job that pays well enough for me to send money to my family, or -dare I say it- would allow the whole family to live- in Central or South America? (Specifically, Argentina, Brazil, Costa Rica or Chile?) I am not particular about what city or province I would live in.

P.S. I appreciate how unlikely this all is, but if you can offer any useful information, I would be grateful.

[naturegirl321]

How old are your children? Do you want to send them to intl schools? public schools? homeschooling?

Do you have a teaching license? If not, can you get one?

With a teaching license, you're looking at 1500 to 5K and up a month, plus benefits, without one, it might be hard, myabe 500 to 2K a month in Latin America.

I could tell you anyting you want to know about Peru.

wait, I'm re-reading your post, you'd send money to your family and live apart? With your experience, I'd try to get into intl schools even if you don't have a teaching license. It's a long shot, but worth a try.

Try posting on the Latin American forum as well.

[voltaire]

My children will soon be 17, 13 nad 12. All young ladies, well, girls anyway. I suppose they would have to go to public school. Int'l school is prohibitively expensive. However, they don't speak Spanish, at least not yet. So maybe they would need Int'l school.

And you suggest, NG, that I try for a job at one. Do you think it will help or hurt my chances that I am bringing them three new students? What would the salary be like, and would my children get a discount, if I were working there?

I realize this would all depend on the individual schools, but perhaps you can offer some insights and suggestions.

And, yes thanks, do please tell us all about Peru.

[naturegirl321]

For publis school, they'd have to learn Spanish. INtl schools can be expensive, so check it out. Often reglisious schools are cheaper.

About having kids, many places require you to work there for a year or two before they allow the kids in with a discount. The discount maybe a full scholarship, or partial.

Salries, I can speak for Peru, I worked at an intl school that started at 1000 for locals and went up to 2500 for foreign teachers. Other places pay 2K to 5K and up, more for secondary teachers.

AS for Peru, there's heaps of info on the Peru board. I'm not the person to convince you to go to Peru, but I can provide lots of info. See my PM.

[Justin Trullinger]

A lot of countries won't fund public education for foreign children- public schools may not be an option. If they don't speak Spanish...you could set them up for a lot of suffering, anyway.

If you have/can get a teaching license, international schools could be the way to go...


best,
Justin

[Montanaland]

Hey Naturegirl321 and Justin-

Wouldn't it be easier for Voltaire to just do a Master's in Tesol than try and get certified? The U.S. would require him to do a whole different bachelors degree in english to get certified. (no child left behind act)

[fladude]