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michaelfehon
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 Posted: Sun Jun 02, 2013 8:30 pm Post subject: Are you a teacher back home? |
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I have been thinking about being a teacher back in Australia as well as here and the pros and cons of both. My experience is that teaching in Australia became too bureacratic, with no time to develop engaging and inspiring lessons and following the Australian version of NCLB which I feel is one of the most ironic statements ever.
Whilst I find the work here a lot easier, even sometimes not really challenging, at least there is joy in teaching here in my experience, something that has been sucked out of teaching in Western cultures. Does anyone else have similar thoughts or experience or even opposing ?? Would love to share. |
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Who's Your Daddy?
Joined: 30 May 2010
Location: Victoria, Canada.
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| Posted: Sun Jun 02, 2013 8:38 pm Post subject: |
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| I'd expect in Australia their is a better long term career path. |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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OBwannabe
Joined: 16 Feb 2008
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| Posted: Sun Jun 02, 2013 11:06 pm Post subject: |
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ttompatz, you don't live in Korea do you?
Thailand perhaps? That's amazing you are opening your own school. Good for you!
You are an invaluable resource on these boards. We are all lucky that you take the time even though you don't live in the ROK. |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2013 12:12 am Post subject: |
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| OBwannabe wrote: |
ttompatz, you don't live in Korea do you?
Thailand perhaps? That's amazing you are opening your own school. Good for you!
You are an invaluable resource on these boards. We are all lucky that you take the time even though you don't live in the ROK. |
I actually work in Korea as well as Thailand and have visas for both countries (E7 and Non-B) although I no longer spend much time in the classroom in either country except as an observer.
I am Korea about 16-20 weeks each year as a consultant to 2 POEs and now have the school in Thailand as well.
It's not a new school. It is just a new building since we outgrew the old school building (happens when you grow from 300 to 900 kids).
I also hold valid teacher's licenses in Canada and Thailand.
Back to the OP...
If you are certified as a teacher in your home country there are lots of viable options (in foreign lands) both in EFL/ESL and in mainstream teaching with plenty of opportunity to move up the career ladder (in the classroom, into administration or into "private enterprise") if that is your desire.
Would I return home to teach?
Probably not. I don't like the politics of teaching or the union policies back home. They are all so interested in protecting their little fiefdoms that the students get lost in the shuffle.
I much prefer an environment where "getting the job done" is actually allowed and I can do whatever is necessary to help the kids to learn rather than just "teach to the test".
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