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by Sergey
Mon Jun 09, 2025 10:22 pm
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: Accepting a Job at any school just to get your foot in the door.
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Re: Accepting a Job at any school just to get your foot in the door.

Every school has its features in every country. There are good schools and slowly improving schools and even "Dead culture schools". Accepting a job because the school is in the country you would like to visit is not the best strategy. I agree with the comment that "Life is too short to waste a few years working at a school you would not like". Of course, the country is essential and influences the school's culture and atmosphere, but there are particular features you should pay attention to, and the key one is its leadership. We should not expect that leaders would be supportive and polite.
In most cases, leaders are toxic and make teachers' lives hell. There are other factors to pay attention. The most important thing is how to recognise them from home, rather than visiting the school when deciding whether to accept a job. One of them is reading school reviews.