Dr. Barbara Spilchuk - Advice for International Teachers

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Columns 2008
December	TIE (The International Educator) Adopts New Policy & Reverses Blackballing of Teacher Who Broke Contract in Sudan
November	International School Stuttgart Accused of Unethical Conduct by Educator
October	Teacher Subjected to Incredible Ordeal at Gulf International School Kuwait.
September	I've Been Fired - Can You Help?
August	How Can I Contribute to the Success of International Education
July	My Lebanese School Blackballed Me In The U.S.
June	Dear ISR Readers - A note from Dr. Spilchuk
February - May	Dr. Spilchuk is currently working with situations that will be published once resolved.
January	Should I go to the conference and accept a position while waiting to hear from the school I really want to hear from.
Columns 2007
December	Major recruiting agency offers advice to teachers on breaking contracts.
November	Sudan holds teacher for naming teddy bear "Mohammed".
October	I was unfairly dismissed because of my race. They gave me a 24 hour notice.
September	Director of Al-Bayan Bilingual, Dr. Brian McCauly, Expresses Concerns About ISR Web Site.
August #2	Emotions Flair Over Kuwaiti Schools
August	An Administrator and a Teacher with Opposite Opinions about Kuwait Incident.
July	Should I Be Concerned About My Own Job Safety
June	Is Accepting a Position by eMail Legally Binding?
May	My Kids are Not Happy at Abu Dhabi International School
April	Please Help Me Choose a Good School
February	Should I Reveal My Health Condition?
January	What Happens if You Resign in Kuwait?
Columns 2006
December	Should We Tell Our School We're Breaking Contract?
November	My School Has Been Shafting Foreign Teachers
August	Vicious Gossip, Intolerance, and Clique-Building
July	Blamed for Something I Did Not Do.
June	Teachers that Don't Show Up
May	Picking the Right School from a Distance
April	Short Money on Your Paycheck?
March	A Stalking Situation.
February	Mental Health.
January	Black Balling.
December	Resigning your position.
Major Cases
January - June 2008	Dr. Spilchuk is currently working with situations that will be published once resolved.
June 2007	Detained in Kuwait Katherine Phillips had been barred from leaving Kuwait by a powerful parent who put a retaliatory travel ban on her.
August 2007	School Breaks Verbal Promise. Teacher Looses Job
September 2007	Unfairly Fired in Mexico City Ann Infante, school counselor, barred from school & office by school administration.
Articles
...	Moving On is a Difficult Road to Walk