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- Mon Apr 19, 2021 3:44 pm
- Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
- Topic: Situation in Thailand
- Replies: 15
- Views: 25370
- Wed Apr 07, 2021 3:47 pm
- Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
- Topic: Retirement Goal
- Replies: 33
- Views: 51445
Re: Retirement Goal
We're starting our next phase with $1,500,000 and hope that the 4% rule holds true.
- Wed Mar 17, 2021 5:59 am
- Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
- Topic: How long is your commute?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 24924
Re: How long is your commute?
25 minutes in the morning and 35 in the afternoon, am tired of the commute and just figured that I spend roughly 8 entire days/school year sitting in the bus.
- Mon Mar 08, 2021 6:27 am
- Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
- Topic: Should we pull out of China move?
- Replies: 30
- Views: 34865
Re: Should we pull out of China move?
In the end you have to do what is right for you, not the school because they would turn around and do it to you if it fit their agenda. Last summer Shanghai American School dropped a number of teachers who had contracts, including teachers with families. In the fall they then broke contract with all the teachers outside of China by reducing our compensation. Sure, would it suck for the school if you chose to accept the position in Qatar, but at the same time they wouldn't hesitate to drop you like a hot potato if it fit their narrative better.
- Tue Feb 09, 2021 4:03 pm
- Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
- Topic: Should we pull out of China move?
- Replies: 30
- Views: 34865
Re: Should we pull out of China move?
I am one of the staff that got back in the fall, and I agree for the most part that (2019-20) staff are back, but that doesn't mean it was easy, happened in a timely fashion, or for the faint of heart. As for new (2020-21) teachers, we still have teachers sitting in the US and Europe unable to come to China and probably soon to be cut loose. Most of the teachers recruited for the next school year are coming from schools in China, simplifying their travels and the school's worries immensely.
- Tue Feb 09, 2021 7:18 am
- Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
- Topic: Should we pull out of China move?
- Replies: 30
- Views: 34865
Re: Should we pull out of China move?
Actually large schools in Shanghai seem to have very little influence in getting their teachers into China and even if they did have influence there are so many other variables in play that school influence would be negligible anyway. I say this from personal experience. I disagree with other posters and don't see anything wrong with questioning your decision, its not unreasonable in today's ever changing climate for one to sit back and ask themselves what's best for their family.
- Fri Feb 05, 2021 5:08 pm
- Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
- Topic: Teaching in China
- Replies: 9
- Views: 12974
Re: Teaching in China
Its not necessarily how a particular school reacted to the events of the past year but how China is reacting right now. My school recruited almost entirely from within China for the 21-22 school year because of the difficulty bringing new teachers into China, we continue to have teachers hired last year sitting outside unable to get in. To compound the problem even if the teacher was able to obtain a visa and flight, their dependents are unable to join them for the foreseeable future.
- Fri Feb 05, 2021 7:05 am
- Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
- Topic: Should we pull out of China move?
- Replies: 30
- Views: 34865
Re: Should we pull out of China move?
Shanghai is a fabulous city and very safe Covid wise, I highly recommend it, however coming to Shanghai right now is not for the faint of heart. There are all sorts of obstacles involved in traveling here from getting visas, to booking flights, meeting the health requirements to fly, to dealing with the arrival quarantine and you need to decide whether its worth it and how supportive your school will be.
- Tue Jan 26, 2021 3:36 pm
- Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
- Topic: Teaching Abroad and Home Ownership
- Replies: 13
- Views: 25434
Re: Teaching Abroad and Home Ownership
Personally, I would recommend it. We bought a house 12 years ago and have never regretted it. We don't rent it out and its been available to us whenever we have needed it, this was particularly useful this past year when we spent 8 months living there while locked out of China. We have kids, now grown, who appreciated having their own space during the summers and then a space to retreat to while in university. One also lived there for a short time after university. It does come with costs however, you need to keep in mind that it costs money to insure, maintain and to look after when you aren't there.
- Thu Dec 03, 2020 6:41 am
- Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
- Topic: What is your favourite 'thing' to teach and why?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 9577
Re: What is your favourite 'thing' to teach and why?
Particle motion, as we pull out the liquid nitrogen and on one day its raining ping pong balls.
- Sun Nov 15, 2020 3:47 pm
- Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
- Topic: China all benefits taxed from Jan 1 2022 update
- Replies: 30
- Views: 30415
Re: China all benefits taxed from Jan 1 2022 update
@psyguy, we also have a social studies teacher, a LS teacher, a counselor, and a music teacher with multiple dependents
- Wed Nov 11, 2020 3:30 pm
- Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
- Topic: VPN For China
- Replies: 6
- Views: 7767
Re: VPN For China
Astrill works for me and their support has been good as well.
- Fri Nov 06, 2020 1:13 am
- Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
- Topic: Professor Career Changer
- Replies: 16
- Views: 15969
Re: Professor Career Changer
I don't believe you are qualified to teach in China without certification, something I would check into with all your preferred destinations.
- Thu Nov 05, 2020 11:13 pm
- Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
- Topic: China all benefits taxed from Jan 1 2022 update
- Replies: 30
- Views: 30415
Re: China all benefits taxed from Jan 1 2022 update
Kellysensai, they may say that but we have an academic coach with two kids and a dependent husband hired last year. If you are in demand they will change the rules to make it work, it happens all the time.
- Wed Nov 04, 2020 3:47 pm
- Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
- Topic: China all benefits taxed from Jan 1 2022 update
- Replies: 30
- Views: 30415
Re: China all benefits taxed from Jan 1 2022 update
In the past Shanghai American School has professed to hired the best fit possible, regardless of the number of dependents. I"m not sure that policy remains given the current situation but we do have multiple teachers with multiple dependents.