Bilkent College, Erbil, Kurdistan, Iraq.

Is it 70k or 80k? There's a problem for a start. Make their mind up for them with your own arbitrary figure - they seem confused. Whatever it is will be minus tax.

Some good points made already but agree with 'Chadekni': it's better to choose an area and then research the place yourself - no need for an agent. If you need to check online before arriving look at Mr.Roomfinder Bangkok. Remember you'll need the equivalent of three months' rent to check in to most places. Easy to find accommo in the area and price range you're talking about.

“Private education is not fair… Those who provide it know it. Those who pay for it know it. Those who have to sacrifice in order to purchase it know it. And those who receive it know it, or should.” (Alan Bennett)

No-one mentioned the extortionate rents you'll be paying near major centers of employment...

Jockboiox: yes - there is snobbery. Remember - a Tier 1 school is a school where you're content - or even (the ultimate prize) happy! It's pointless working at a supposedly top notch school - top notch by everyone else's criteria; if you're feeling miserable. My suggestion is that you choose the country/places you're interested in and start from there. Once you've defined that, just keep pumping out the applications. With maths - and no trailing spouses/dependents, you're employable believe me. Too bad you've not a Physics background - that would be even better.

S.America will be the easiest but will pay the lowest. Singapore: you'll need to be at one of the top paying deals to make any money at all. Thailand is now immensely popular and flooded with dicey, locally owned schools. Vietnam? Cambodia? Burma? I'd be looking at the Philippines - all the fun but with good English. Cebu springs to mind for some reason.

" ...where any question or observation is perceived as dissent...". Spot on.

Never risk questions or comments which could be perceived - accurately or not - as criticism. Many managers are so fragile that they will punish you, sooner or later, for disagreeing with them.

Just avoid them where possible, or do the nodding head routine when avoidance is impractical. Managers are out of the classroom for a simple reason: they didn't want to do it anymore. Those claiming that they 'miss the classroom' are liars: they could, but won't, return at a moment's notice.

PsyGuy: the question was:

"Am I employable material for a good IS in Thailand?"

He/she didn't ask about upper tier, tier one, outstanding, established, beacon, or ...whatever. It could be the Tipsy Topsy International School of Nakhorn Nowhere - and it might be 'good' for him/her. The point is; he/she is employable with a math background and currently less than the career deathzone of late 50's years...

No fair needed. Snapped up long before the fair, if you're experienced.

Be very careful, especially when asking former/present colleagues for references/testimonials. Some people have had nasty surprises with references from people that they thought were known and trusted.

Yes; preferment. The essential component to be understood by any serious international educator.

With those quals (especially the Math - so highlight it at every opportunity) you're definitely employable. Lots of other countries near Thailand, too!

Approaching zero.

Reviews for both schools on the paid section of this site.
Bromsgrove will be better pay, but obviously it's in Bkk - more expensive and more to spend your money on.
APIS is on a scenic road about 30 mins drive out of C.M. You should be able to get some accommodation off campus, especially in the low tourist season, as there are a lot of Thai style 'resorts' near APIS. CM is much cheaper than Bkk.
I'd be thinking less about money and more about which lifestyle you'd prefer - they'd be very different.

Tried Burma - sorry - Myanmar?
A 'tier 1' school is a school where you're content.
PYP?
"...PYP is not about inquiry its a cult with its own dogma, and doctrine ... You can do a UI around a theme and have all kinds of concepts and IB learner profile labels, and still not tell the differnece between that and a traditional literacy/numeracy approach."
Unfortunately, it's true.

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