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by secondplace
Wed Mar 13, 2024 12:47 pm
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: Family Living Locations
Replies: 5
Views: 762

Re: Family Living Locations

If you're looking for something not compound based then Europe:

Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Netherlands.

And there must be others that people can recommend.
by secondplace
Tue Jan 23, 2024 1:11 pm
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: Using PayPal from Pakistan or North Korea
Replies: 9
Views: 1722

Re: Response

PsyGuy wrote:
> How would you even get on the internet in Pakistan?

I'd try Chrome. Or Firefox. Or Safari. Maybe Internet Explorer?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_ ... %20country.

https://www.zong.com.pk/

But yes, there is this:

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles ... an-s-party
by secondplace
Fri Aug 18, 2023 3:27 pm
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: 'Normal' full time teaching load in Secondary
Replies: 17
Views: 107963

Re: 'Normal' full time teaching load in Secondary

So for us t's 18 periods out of 24, each being 65 minutes long.

Or to put it another way - 75% of the available teaching time.
by secondplace
Fri Aug 11, 2023 12:22 pm
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: Internationally-minded American school districts/systems?
Replies: 16
Views: 98280

Re: Internationally-minded American school districts/systems?

Consistently aspects of international education you describe are what US colleagues have said they like.

And that they can't find at 'home'.

So maybe that says something?
by secondplace
Tue Jun 27, 2023 2:12 pm
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: 'Normal' full time teaching load in Secondary
Replies: 17
Views: 107963

'Normal' full time teaching load in Secondary

I am wondering what people consider a 'normal' full time teaching load in Secondary schools?

For example, for us it's 18/24 periods.

But how is it viewed in other schools?

Thanks.
by secondplace
Wed May 17, 2023 4:23 pm
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: Teaching in Indonesia without a bachelor's degree
Replies: 15
Views: 44855

Re: Response

@psyguy:

- That you can train a monkey to play Chopin doesnt make them a pianist.

If you could prove to me you've done this you would go up 12.5 points, out of 1 million, in my estimation...
by secondplace
Sat Apr 15, 2023 2:56 am
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: New Hobbies/Languages/Ways of Spending Time
Replies: 3
Views: 12536

Re: New Hobbies/Languages/Ways of Spending Time

Oh, and skiing!

An easy train ride to great slopes. Plus with the school as well.
by secondplace
Sat Apr 15, 2023 2:54 am
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: New Hobbies/Languages/Ways of Spending Time
Replies: 3
Views: 12536

Re: New Hobbies/Languages/Ways of Spending Time

I have taken the opportunity to really get into running.

I was always a runner, but the safety, infrastructure, beauty and variety of where I live now means I can really indulge myself in a way that other locations didn't allow for.

This is both in personal training and also in mass organised events.
by secondplace
Fri Apr 07, 2023 9:22 am
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: Student Behaviour
Replies: 4
Views: 19484

Re: Student Behaviour

We are an ELC to G12 through school. We have school wide expectations of students that are shared with them, and their parents. These are based our 3 overarching agreements on respect, and also implicitly the IB Learner Profile (as we are an IB school).

These are supported by our Behaviour Policy which has a matrix of levels to support teachers and leaders with implementation, and for students and parents to understand.

Everyone is responsible for holding students accountable and for modelling the behaviours and actions we wish to see. E.g. picking up rubbish, being courteous and polite etc.

We have shared supervision duties - so a Secondary teacher may be on duty in the Primary playground - and we expect everyone to be vigilant and proactive.

It's always a work in progress and our leadership team has to be visible in implementing and supporting our teachers in holding students to these expectations.
by secondplace
Fri Mar 24, 2023 3:58 pm
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: Stories of Success
Replies: 14
Views: 69911

Re: Response

@psyguy

> Somedays I have to ask myself what my job is, and more often than not the
> answer is my role is a total resource leech in a bloated system.

Finally, something we can agree on - you're a leech!
by secondplace
Mon Mar 13, 2023 12:42 pm
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: IB vs The Rest
Replies: 39
Views: 110761

Re: Reply

PsyGuy wrote:
> @secondplace
>
> So you agree with me. So there is no immigration checklist or any other
> guidance stipulating that IB experience is a requirement for a visa.
>
> @Coimbra
>
> No there isnt. There is no prior IB experience requirement for any EFTA or
> EU visa maintained by any immigration department or MOE for EU or non-EU
> visa. Not for your IS or any IS.

Yes. Sorry. I dreamt it all. None of what I said is real. I was just making stuff up for likes and clicks and attention.

I wish I could be helpful and share my experiences with others. But I am just too obsessed with my own ego and desire to start arguments in an empty room...

Why do you insist on being a mentalist?
by secondplace
Sun Mar 12, 2023 4:29 am
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: IB vs The Rest
Replies: 39
Views: 110761

Re: Reply

PsyGuy wrote:
> @secondplace
>
> So you agree with me its not a requirement. IB experience isnt required for
> a visa, its only likely that they might need it for you and your IS. Even
> for those who are not from the EU its only unlikely. Its not even EU or
> non-EU status, and its not IB experience, its you, youre IS is the common
> factor. If it was a requirement it would be impossible for everyone, thats
> how requirements work, theyre required.
> The only simple fact is you dont know what facts are.

As I said before:

'Sometimes it can be that work permit requirements come into play, depending on the country and the passport of the teacher.
So it may be necessary for a teacher to have prior (in this case) IB experience in order for the school to obtain a work permit.'

This is still true. No, there is a not an immigration checklist that I know of, but the reality is that we can't hire non EU teachers without IB experience. I wish it was different. It's not.

Also, please do learn how to use apostrophes.

xxx
by secondplace
Sat Mar 11, 2023 5:26 am
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: IB vs The Rest
Replies: 39
Views: 110761

Re: Reply

popgirl wrote:

> It could also be a matter of which member state you're going to. The different 27
> countries do have different requirements, so that could also be it ?

Yes.

We're not EU, but EFTA. So our country rules apply.

Also, yes, different EU countries may have different rules/requirements.

I just get grumpy when my reality is questioned. Particularly when it's done without apostrophes...
by secondplace
Sat Mar 11, 2023 2:06 am
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: IB vs The Rest
Replies: 39
Views: 110761

Re: Reply

PsyGuy wrote:
> @secondplace
>
> So you agree with me its not a requirement. Even for those who are not from
> the EU its only unlikely. Its not even EU or non-EU status, and its not IB
> experience, its you, youre IS is the common factor. If it was a requirement
> it would be impossible for everyone, thats how requirements work, theyre
> required.
> The only simple fact is you dont know what facts are.

Again, for those at the back, for us to get permits for non-EU teachers we would need them to have IB experience. This isn't our school decision, it's the decision of the place our school is in.

As in, the people awarding the permits want it, need it, dare I say require it...

This may not be widespread, but it is true for where we are.

Hugs. xx


PS - The apostrophe (' or ’) is a punctuation mark, and sometimes a diacritical mark, in languages that use the Latin alphabet and some other alphabets. In English, the apostrophe is used for two basic purposes:

The marking of the omission of one or more letters, e.g. the contraction of "do not" to "don't".
by secondplace
Fri Mar 10, 2023 3:02 pm
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: IB vs The Rest
Replies: 39
Views: 110761

Re: Discussion

> @secondplace
>
> Yes, it is. The issue is the candidates not being from the EU. Remove the
> EU/non-EU variable and the lack of IB experience issue vanishes. There is
> no checklist or mandate for any immigration mandating IB experience.
>
> Only data matters. I dont believe you, I dont trust you, and its not a
> thing, because youre wrong.

If a candidate is from the EU then we don't have to worry about IB experience for permits.

If a teacher is non-EU and has IB experience then we can most likely get them a permit to work at our school.

If a teacher is non-EU and has no IB experience we are unlikely to be able to get them a permit.

Those are simple facts my apostrophe phobic bête noire.

Kisses. xx