This is a great question. I'm going to be going to my second international school (in a completely different culture, lifestyle, climate than where I am in now) in August and I've always wondered the same thing. While searching for a job this year I saw so many IB / PYP requirements and it was a bit discouraging.

The San Fran fair is the earliest of the three. okay one more question...
I haven't heard back from any schools yet except for the standard "thank you, we received your app, we'll be reviewing apps over winter break..." If I don't get any schools to respond, should I even risk spending money to go to SF from Asia and try to get a job without going to a fair?

I'm located in Asia and already teaching internationally for two years.

So the Bangkok fair has been full since before I registered for Search (October). I have opted to go to the Dubai, San Francisco, OR Spring Bangkok fair. Which one would be the best? I am open to pretty much any region.

Thanks for the replies.

This is not an IB school but is considered one of the top four international schools in the country. It's tier two.

My friend definitely enjoys the culture, students, pay, people of the country that they are in.

The awful parent situation thing was expected but the principal's initial reactions to it weren't supportive, and they did not really ask the teacher what really happened. Oh trust me there are tons of stories about crazy parents at this school in other classes and how the admin and business office handled things unprofessionally.

My friend does have very thick skin, just seeking advice. Many other people at the school (friends) have said that they would've left or taken action against the P. Especially since the P has bullied and yelled at this teacher.

I will mention the advice about being positive and continue doing their best. It seems like the P wants to set them up for failure. I personally think it's a personal vendetta. We'll see. Friend was also wanting to find another international job elsewhere but knew that this school would have to be left off the resume.

A friend asked for advice but I'm new to international teaching so I thought it would be best to post here. Friend is a newbie as well, first year working at an international school, 3 years back in the U.S. Unfortunately the school they thought was a dream turned into a nightmare with psychotic parents, and unsupportive admin. Admin is a nice person but makes haste decisions without all the facts. Basically, based on the false accusations of parents, demoted (but still gets paid the correct salary) the friend to teaching something they aren't qualified or interested in teaching for the second year of the contract. Didn't give any reason when asked by the teacher, just said, "You're not a good fit." Keep in mind, before the parent incident, teacher was getting stellar reviews and comments from the P. Friend is a very hard worker, knows their stuff, and absolutely loves teaching. The whole thing was shocking to several people at the school. When asked again, P made up a bunch of unrelated incidents just to justify the move. Seems like a bunch of lies.

Anyway, friend is worried because they believe that working in an area they have no plans of teaching in after leaving the school will negatively affect chances of getting a job anywhere. Plus based on the evidence (and lack thereof) there's the startling realization that principal just might not write a favorable recommendation letter. What would you do? I'm trying to provide some good advice and comfort to friend.

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