You will need Form 2555 (Foreign Earned Income Exclusion)

https://www.irs.gov/Individuals/Interna ... -Exclusion

You get to exclude the first $100,800 of your foreign income. Anything on top of that is taxed.

Things become trickier if you own/rent property (I think)
When I lived abroad I did all mine with e-file

Do you have an overall review of the fair?

candidate/school ratio

were schools hiring?

I will be interested in hearing about life in Montevideo as well

I was wondering if anyone uses linkedin to help in the job search (connecting with others, etc.)

If so, how?

Qingdao Amerasia

Can anyone tell me about this city?

Pollution, quality of the IB school there, etc?

Thanks in advanced

PsyGuy wrote:
> @speedracer
>
> I know a lot of career ITs who cant return domestically to a municipal school, I
> cant. They havent kept up with SPED law, or other regulatory changes. They havent
> kept up on current assessments, or behavior/classroom management.
>
> I also know a lot of entry ITs (mostly from the municipal sector) who are unprepared
> for the workload and expectations an IS imposes.

I agree wholeheartedly! I tell my colleagues now that I once taught 7 different preps at a small British-curriculum international school (all secondary) and they looked at me like I was crazy.

Don't worry, you're not missing much with all of this Common Core Goodness and standardized testing!

Psyguy,

I agree that when schools see that they can take an inch, they will take a mile. As a teacher, I also want to do right by my students. It is a balancing act.


This whole conversation started with my response to senator that somehow IS teachers couldn't hack it in the American public school setting. And in my experiences (for as little as they count), I find public school teachers not any better than the counterparts in ISs. I would say that most public school teachers couldn't hack it at international schools! (at least not in the secondary level)

That's all

chimath wrote:

> Why is it that the teaching profession is one where we are supposed to work without
> pay? My peers in other professions stop working when off the clock and get paid
> more than I do. I understand that I signed up for this career but I didn't sign
> up to be a slave either. I want to help children but not at the expense of my mental
> health.


Sorry for the confusion, I also would not do extra work without pay (like coaching a varsity sport).

But I have teachers at my school who will refuse to stay after school for 10-15 minutes or take a bit of time out of their lunch to help a student out. I find that exasperating.

I think there is a fine line between getting paid adequate compensation for added work/responsibility and taking a bit of time to do what is best for you students.

This has definitely gotten a bit off topic. Sorry for adding to that!

senator wrote:
> Now I am beginning to see why so many of you cannot hack it in public schools.
>
> Sounds callous, I know, but come on. You either act like a professional or you don't
> and the FIRST step in being professional is to show up for work.
>
> How can any intelligent educator argue with that?!

I agree with you, but your generalizing is definitely in error. Now of course I am going to generalize so I am the pot, but I now am back in the states at a public high school after working overseas, I don't think that I've seen a lazier bunch of teachers. Not willing to do anything extra without being paid and doing the bare minimum. Now that being said, I work with many great, hard-working teachers who have to make up for the slack of others. But I would say it is like 50/50 good to bad.

I can't wait to go back overseas!

My wife and I did the long distance part at the beginning of our relationship (long story ... we met when I was home for Christmas while overseas)


I think the key is whether or not there is a fixed time. You say that this is a one year contract job. Is there a chance to renew or is this something like a maternity cover? IF you know for sure that you will be going back (or he coming to you) after the year then it is a lot easier then, "we'll wait and see what happens after this year"

also it really depends on your relationship. you will know best

Hello all,

I am not new to the international circuit; however, after 5 years in the states, I'm looking to get back. This time with my wife (we are a teaching couple).

I won't be applying until next year, but I wanted to get an early start at thinking about the best way to go about it.

My question is, if we decide to apply directly to schools, should we send one cover letter or two? My first inclination is to send one (since we are a package and we won't take the job if it is only one of us offered)

What do other teaching couples do?

I'm interested in hearing more about International School of Dakar in Senegal. Anyone have info?

Everyone here seems to argue extremes.

I can see both sides of the issue.

Is there a worry about air quality, discrimination and pension in overseas schools --- yes

But after a short international career, I'm teaching at a public school in Florida. I haven't has a pay rise in years! The FRS is terrible here and the amount of paperwork is crushing.

Also students take three rounds of tests per year. We have pre-diagnostics, mid-diagnostics, and final exams. Plus every course now has to have an End of Course exam. Students are testing a solid 2 months out of the school year

I long to go back overseas (hoepfully in a few years)

HOWEVER, I too worry about the retirement of many international teachers, especially with scams like SCI and Friends Provident out there. but it you do it yourself you might be better off


everything is a trade off

Quite awhile back I lived in Uganda. Good social opportunities and lots of expats. You won't save much but you will live comfortably and travel it good. Also relatively safe