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pnolan
Joined: 19 Jul 2010
Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
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 Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 9:16 am Post subject: Age Limit for Teaching in Korea? |
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Hello! After a number of years out of the profession and missing it and not being able to find a suitable teaching position here in the U.S. AND wanting to go abroad again, I am thinking about trying Korea. I have a friend working there and he says the top age accepted for foreign teachers is 55. Is this true? Are their exceptions that you know of?
If it is true (I'm 60), do you know of any country where I could get hired? My creds are good and I taught in Japan for 18 months. |
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ontheway
Joined: 24 Aug 2005
Location: Somewhere under the rainbow...
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| Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 9:21 am Post subject: Re: Age Limit for Teaching in Korea? |
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| pnolan wrote: |
Hello! After a number of years out of the profession and missing it and not being able to find a suitable teaching position here in the U.S. AND wanting to go abroad again, I am thinking about trying Korea. I have a friend working there and he says the top age accepted for foreign teachers is 55. Is this true? Are their exceptions that you know of?
If it is true (I'm 60), do you know of any country where I could get hired? My creds are good and I taught in Japan for 18 months. |
There are many teachers over 60. It's a fun, easy, retirement gig for former professionals and a chance to give back and help kids. It's harder to get hired if you're older, but if you go outside the popular party cities and persist you can get something. |
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Troglodyte
Joined: 06 Dec 2009
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| Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 9:30 am Post subject: |
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| If you aren't in it for the money, then China is a good place to go. There are some really nice places to work there. The only problem is that the salary isn't very good outside the country, so you can't really save up much. While you're there though, you can live like a king. |
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pnolan
Joined: 19 Jul 2010
Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
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| Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 9:33 am Post subject: Older teachers |
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thanks! that was quick!
Any suggestions? I'm a newbie when it comes to Korea. I don't know the party cities (not something I'm interested in).
My friend lives in Sacheon, near Jinju and I'd like to be close enough to have a friend there already. |
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Milwaukiedave
Joined: 02 Oct 2004
Location: Goseong
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| Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 4:15 pm Post subject: |
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| Jinju is a nice place if you can get a job there. It's hot during the summer though. |
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JustTurtle
Joined: 05 Jul 2010
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| Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 7:04 pm Post subject: |
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| Milwaukiedave wrote: |
| Jinju is a nice place if you can get a job there. It's hot during the summer though. |
korea or just Jinju? 0.0 |
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pnolan
Joined: 19 Jul 2010
Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
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| Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 7:12 pm Post subject: |
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| Any specific hogwans or government placement agencies you can recommend to contact? |
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questionmark
Joined: 11 May 2010
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| Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 7:21 pm Post subject: |
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| JustTurtle wrote: |
| Milwaukiedave wrote: |
| Jinju is a nice place if you can get a job there. It's hot during the summer though. |
korea or just Jinju? 0.0 |
Korea's weather is similar to the USA's mid-Atlantic coast, with the exception of the monsoon season, though, there are cooler and hotter regions here.
Daegu is probably one of the hottest areas in Korea because it sits in a valley. Seoul of course to the North is much colder than the southern coast. In Busan, to the South, temps are milder compared to Seoul. The best weather can be found in Jeju-do, an island off the coast of Korea. Milder winters and summers., it's called the "Hawaii" of Korea because of it's extinct volcano and beaches.
For more information on Korea, see the national tourists's office website: tour2korea.com. |
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