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by marieh
Thu Jul 07, 2022 2:07 pm
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: Mortgage for overseas
Replies: 7
Views: 8337

Re: Mortgage for overseas

We looked into getting a mortgage a couple of years ago, but the hoops we were going to have to jump through to prove our income were ridiculous (host country lawyer involvement, every pay stub, school registration copies, etc.) and we were going to have to go back to the US to deal with everything. In the end, we just decided to pay cash because it was that much easier.
by marieh
Fri May 27, 2022 10:30 am
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: Salary Expectations 10 years experience Middle East
Replies: 8
Views: 9601

Re: Salary Expectations 10 years experience Middle East

A top tier school isn't going to negotiate much, if at all, since they have set salary scales based on education/experience. You might be able to get an additional step, but I wouldn't get my hopes up.
by marieh
Thu Jan 27, 2022 7:56 am
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: Vaccination Requirements
Replies: 7
Views: 8301

Re: Vaccination Requirements

Pakistan is requiring that all teachers be vaccinated. Our school requires all students 12+ be vaccinated.
by marieh
Wed Dec 15, 2021 6:23 am
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: US Citizen - Retirement Saving...?
Replies: 12
Views: 20030

Re: US Citizen - Retirement Saving...?

Psychometrika wrote:
> I just use a regular taxable brokerage account at Schwab and put my money
> in index funds.
>
> A traditional IRA would be pointless for me as I already don’t pay taxes on
> my income. A Roth has hypothetical advantages, but since I don’t plan on
> withdrawing an amount that would exceed the long term capital gains
> threshold of over $40k annually (80K for married) the effective tax rate on
> my taxable account will be close to zero anyway.

This is the way to do it. Also, for anyone in their 20's/30's reading this, start investing now if you haven't already. So many of my coworkers waited until their 40s/50s to start investing and are now trying to figure out how to stay overseas as they approach their 60s because they can't yet afford to retire.
by marieh
Wed Dec 08, 2021 6:34 am
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: UAE Weekend Change
Replies: 4
Views: 10019

Re: UAE Weekend Change

I don't work there, but for the people that do, I hope they figure out how to adapt to the 4.5 days without extending the teaching hours. We have the same work week in my country and just do a weekly A/B schedule to take care of the half day. It's not perfect, but it's much better than having to work an extra hour a day.
by marieh
Wed Nov 03, 2021 8:16 am
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: Vaccination and other issues.
Replies: 54
Views: 169413

Re: Vaccination and other issues.

angelica1981 wrote:
> marieh wrote:
> > angelica1981 wrote:
> > > > many other highly insecure and feeble-minded people. So while she
> calls
> > others
> > > > selfish and foul names (real classy!), I say it takes one to know one.
> >
> > This is the first statement you've made I've agreed with. I'm glad you were able
> to
> > identify another one of your kind.
>
> Um, I didn't write that.
I am so, so very sorry. I had to edit the quote and got the name wrong. It should have been shawanda. Please forgive me!
by marieh
Mon Nov 01, 2021 7:40 am
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: Vaccination and other issues.
Replies: 54
Views: 169413

Re: Vaccination and other issues.

angelica1981 wrote:
> > many other highly insecure and feeble-minded people. So while she calls others
> > selfish and foul names (real classy!), I say it takes one to know one.

This is the first statement you've made I've agreed with. I'm glad you were able to identify another one of your kind.
by marieh
Sun Aug 08, 2021 6:09 am
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: Delta variant and in-person vs. online openings
Replies: 5
Views: 9837

Re: Delta variant and in-person vs. online openings

IE_sciteacher wrote:
> If we do have to go online, which could realistically happen, it will be a
> very challenging transition as we have only been in person for the past 16
> months.

We're in the opposite situation. We were online for the past 16 months and are going back in person at the end of the month. Mask requirement for all grades and an emphasis on ventilation (outdoor lunches instead of indoor; only outdoor sports). No parents/maids allowed on campus. I agree it will be a challenging transition.
by marieh
Fri Jul 30, 2021 12:46 am
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: Delta variant and in-person vs. online openings
Replies: 5
Views: 9837

Delta variant and in-person vs. online openings

News has come out over the past few days that vaccinated individuals are capable of transmitting the . and that the Delta variant causes a more severe infection in unvaccinated populations, including young children. Has anyone heard from their school about starting school online this year given these recent developments? Or are your schools still planning to open in person?
by marieh
Thu Jul 29, 2021 8:40 pm
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: Health of IT Roundup
Replies: 3
Views: 6438

Re: Health of IT Roundup

(1) Pakistan
(2) We've had no visa issues and everyone will be able to get here.
(3) It's still way too early to tell as students/families leave and others arrive, but it sounds like we'll likely stay flat this year compared to the end of last. Our "big" (in relative terms compared to other years) exodus was at the beginning of last year when we told people we'd be 100% online.
by marieh
Sun Jun 06, 2021 7:34 am
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: US Teacher Certification Change States
Replies: 6
Views: 6780

Re: US Teacher Certification Change States

New Jersey has a reciprocity agreement with Florida and offers permanent licenses that do not need to be renewed. That's what I did.
by marieh
Sat Jun 05, 2021 8:36 am
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: How many class periods per week do you have?
Replies: 29
Views: 39655

Re: How many class periods per week do you have?

I have 16 periods a week, with each period being 50 min longs with 3 preps (2 AP and 1 regular) This is 13.33 teaching hours, which is a little over 40% of the 33 hours a week I spend in school. This doesn't include coaching, but I get a stipend for that (and it's a volunteer position) so I'm not including that in the above. I also have lunch duty (40 min per day) for one week every 2-3 months.

Compared to the 70 hours a week I sometimes worked as an engineer, this is nothing.
by marieh
Thu May 13, 2021 9:00 pm
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: Resume Services and ATS
Replies: 7
Views: 8472

Re: Resume Services and ATS

ATS compliant resumes are extremely important in other fields (specifically, tech), but I cannot imagine a school using an applicant tracking system. There is simply no need to unless you are dealing with thousands of applications. If you choose to have an ATS-compliant resume, you don't need someone to write it for you. Just keep the formatting simple and make sure you're including key words from the job advert.
by marieh
Tue Apr 13, 2021 10:55 pm
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: List of schools that hire without Schrole-ISS or Search?
Replies: 13
Views: 18319

Re: List of schools that hire without Schrole-ISS or Search?

Thames Pirate wrote:
> I guess it depends on if you mean "not host nationals" vs.
> "lots of nationalities." If the former, yeah, most schools would
> have few Emiratis. If the latter, there is likely a range that can
> probably be very dramatic. But of course, that comes back to the question:
> What do you call "international teaching"? Is an American at
> Washington IS or really a host national teaching in any IS an
> "international teacher"? Is an expat teacher in a nominally
> international school with 95%+ host nation students an "international
> teacher"? If you teach kids from your nation who just happen to be
> geographically elsewhere but culturally all host nation, is that
> "international teaching"?
>
> That's my point--without knowing what the definition of what the OP wants
> is, how do we answer the question?

Perhaps I'm jaded, but usually when I hear someone in the ME/SEA/SA talking about an "international" population, they specifically mean white children. If students have Emirati/Indian/Bengali/etc. last names they're "local" regardless of their upbringing and/or passport.