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Sashadroogie · Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2012 6:39 pm Post subject:

Sounds like a creepy reprobate type of thing to do. I mean, he could have been hosting Marx reading lessons!!!

naturegirl321 · Joined: 04 May 2003 Posts: 9041 Location: home sweet home

For Latin America, it's often the work visa that's hard to get for TEFL teachers. Since you are an experienced PS teacher. You might want to look into teaching or getting an admin job at international schools, but age is also an issue there.

Here are two really good articles.

http://www.internationalschoolsreview.com/nonmembers/age-article.htm

http://internationalschoolsreviewdiscuss.wordpress.com/2009/09/09/the-over-60option-ask-a-question-share-experiences-advice-and-support/

www.ibo.org and www.tes.co.uk are also good and have lots of info.

Like people say, at 68 it might be hard to get a job. You might have it easier at 57. Just try to stay at that job as long as possible.

Concepcion780 · Joined: 10 Aug 2011 Posts: 32 Location: United States

If you are a public school teacher, you could look into international/ American schools. Going to an international school would also probably be easier on your granddaughter.

Last year I moved with a five year old to a new country to teach English, she went to the bilingual school that I was working at, but it was so much harder on her than I expected (just school, she made friends in the neighborhood and generally had a good time). So I would say that even if your husband can't find work being older and not a certified teacher, maybe he could be a stay-at-home-grandpa/ devote time to writing or any other portable hobbies/ interests he has. If he is available to home-school your grandchild for a few months to a year as she settles in you might find that to really be a godsend. And if it turns out there is no need for him to do that, he might find it easier to get a job with a language school or do private tutoring once you are there.

Ixchel · Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2012 10:05 pm Post subject:

lauriebroome · Joined: 21 Nov 2012 Posts: 2 Location: Wisconsin, USA

I do appreciate all the comments. Thanks to each of you for your experience and opinions.

52skidoo · Joined: 12 Mar 2012 Posts: 32 Location: Taiwan

Try TEALIT.com, teaching English and living in Taiwan. There are a few jobs that require a teacher to hold a state license to teach that pay 80,000NT, $2,750 usd a month. At age 57 you could probably get one of those jobs working in a High School. Basic outlay for living in Taiwan is roughly a thousand dollars a month. Your husband could stay home and take care of your 5 year old, try for a year and see what developers from there.