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by Jangja4ever
Mon Jun 26, 2017 6:51 am
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: DDESS to DODDS vs. International School, is it worth it?
Replies: 18
Views: 27468

Re: DDESS to DODDS vs. International School, is it worth it?

Thank you guys for posting. Yes, the principal is selling hard, which has me worried. I mentioned safety issue, as a female living alone and he said base housing is possible. Spoke with a couple of people who said they are phasing out the base housing and I have not been able to get a hold the base housing office. I did go the website PsyGuy recommended and they confirmed what was already said here. Under pressure, I may have committed career suicide, PsyGuy or WT123 may I PM you both or one of you since you've been/are in the DoDDS system? Or email me username at gmail.
by Jangja4ever
Thu Jun 22, 2017 6:23 pm
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: DODDS Hiring Question
Replies: 289
Views: 519410

Re: DODDS Hiring Question

How depressing! What are the consequences of pulling out of an offer you accepted two days ago. After speaking with many people, and fearing that not accepting a DDESS position looks bad, I accepted an offer. Now I'm worried I'll get stuck in a location I don't like. I spoke with someone after sending in the paperwork who has been there three years because she passed up for overseas transfer. Also, does being Korea increase my odds at being a local hire?
by Jangja4ever
Wed Jun 21, 2017 8:34 am
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: DDESS to DODDS vs. International School, is it worth it?
Replies: 18
Views: 27468

Re: DDESS to DODDS vs. International School, is it worth it?

What have you heard about PR? I'm completely clueless and going off what the principal tells me. There is very little information about PR, trust me I have looked. You can email me if it's easier, my email is my username at gmail. The final goal is DoDDS, but it seems that it's shot in the dark even I'm in DDESS.
by Jangja4ever
Wed Jun 21, 2017 6:28 am
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: DDESS to DODDS vs. International School, is it worth it?
Replies: 18
Views: 27468

Re: DDESS to DODDS vs. International School, is it worth it?

Sorry forgot to answer the other questions. The SK school does not provide shipping for household goods. Santacruiz1, are you teaching in Seoul?
by Jangja4ever
Wed Jun 21, 2017 5:59 am
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: DDESS to DODDS vs. International School, is it worth it?
Replies: 18
Views: 27468

Re: DDESS to DODDS vs. International School, is it worth it?

Santacruzin1 and PsyGuy thank you for responding. Santacruzin1, I have heard reports about the Chihuahua theory. And I agree we tend to go bigger with everything here-even the news. @PsyGuy, thanks for sharing the teacher.net website, I’m going share my indecision with them as well. But to answer the questions posed:

What are your goals? If you're looking to make it into leadership, it would be much more difficult in DDESS/DoDDS than in IE.

Here are the reasons I’m leaving an extremely well-paying teaching job in the U.S.
I got tired of the bureaucracy, there will tremendous budget cuts to education, the inability to save money because everything is expensive in New York.
I would love to eventually work for DoDDS, that is the final goal, as I don’t want to go back into the DOE system and DoDEA would provide me a better opportunity for retirement.
I’m licensed to teach ESL and Elementary classroom so nothing DoDDS will be fighting for.

I’m glad as I found you guys because I had originally chosen Korea, but the people I spoke with, including the principal, made seem that one year in DDESS PR is all I need and I’d have “foot in the door”. I was worried I would not be granted another opportunity,or at least not DoDDS since all my offer came from the states. Am I to understanding that going PR, does significantly up chances of getting into DoDDS?
by Jangja4ever
Tue Jun 20, 2017 11:12 pm
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: DDESS to DODDS vs. International School, is it worth it?
Replies: 18
Views: 27468

DDESS to DODDS vs. International School, is it worth it?

Hello,

I'm extremely grateful to have stumbled on this page. It has always been my dream, since leaving the military, to teach at a DoDDS school. I was placed on the referral list for a few stateside positions, got one offer, which I turned down in 2014. This year, I was made an offer to work in DDESS PR and I was also made an offer to work for an international school in South Korea. I’m having an extremely hard time deciding which position to take because I’m wondering if I should: a) take the DDESS position to get my foot in the door, the principal seems to really like me and says after a year I can transfer to an overseas post since preference is given to internal applicants or b) take the International Korean school and apply again in the hopes of getting hired as a local hire?

I should mention the specs for both:

Korea
Free apartment
Free meals
$45,000 U.S. (I have to pay Korean taxes and 8% health insurance and national pension)
$1000 Xmas bonus
$2000-5000 yearly (afterschool activity bonus)
$2000 yearly round trip tickets
13th month bonus pay

The biggest con for this is the political climate in the region right now but the benefits seem decent.


DDESS PR
$64,000 (I pay federal and NYS taxes)
$18,000 pounds household goods shipped
$Cola 3.6%
RAT
Government storage
Federal retirement system

The biggest con is that I do not get housing provided for me and I would need to purchase a vehicle to get by, I currently don’t drive. I’m tempted to take DDESS just to get IN the system if it means I get to transfer to an overseas location. For those of you who are in the system can you please chime in?

Jangja4ever
by Jangja4ever
Tue Jun 20, 2017 11:08 pm
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: DODDS Hiring Question
Replies: 289
Views: 519410

Re: DODDS Hiring Question

Hello,

I'm extremely grateful to have stumbled on this page. It has always been my dream, since leaving the military, to teach at a DoDDS school. I was placed on the referral list for a few stateside positions, got one offer, which I turned down in 2014. This year, I was made an offer to work in DDESS PR and I was also made an offer to work for an international school in South Korea. I’m having an extremely hard time deciding which position to take because I’m wondering if I should: a) take the DDESS position to get my foot in the door, the principal seems to really like me and says after a year I can transfer to an overseas post since preference is given to internal applicants or b) take the International Korean school and apply again in the hopes of getting hired as a local hire?

I should mention the specs for both:

Korea
Free apartment
Free meals
$45,000 U.S. (I have to pay Korean taxes and 8% health insurance and national pension)
$1000 Xmas bonus
$2000-5000 yearly (afterschool activity bonus)
$2000 yearly round trip tickets
13th month bonus pay

The biggest con for this is the political climate in the region right now but the benefits seem decent.


DDESS PR
$64,000 (I pay federal and NYS taxes)
$18,000 pounds household goods shipped
$Cola 3.6%
RAT
Government storage
Federal retirement system

The biggest con is that I do not get housing provided for me and I would need to purchase a vehicle to get by, I currently don’t drive. I’m tempted to take DDESS just to get IN the system if it means I get to transfer to an overseas location. For those of you who are in the system can you please chime in?