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by fine dude
Tue Jan 15, 2013 7:09 am
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: Best paying schools
Replies: 18
Views: 49582

All the biggies in Switzerland, Hong Kong, Singapore, BKK, Tokyo, Beijing, Shanghai, Jakarta, Doha, Riyadh, and Dubai.
by fine dude
Tue Jan 15, 2013 5:53 am
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: Why so many vacancies post-BKK fair?
Replies: 8
Views: 10379

Why so many vacancies post-BKK fair?

Having read the previous posts about the recently concluded SEARCH BKK fair, I'm still wondering why some top-tier schools, even after attending this fair, have so many vacancies listed on their school websites. Examples: Vienna IS, NIST, Concordian-BKK

Does this fair not attract superstar-teachers as claimed by the associates and several teachers?
by fine dude
Mon Jan 14, 2013 5:14 am
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: Shanghai United, Shangyin Primary
Replies: 8
Views: 9737

If one is looking for work at Tier 2 and 3 schools, it'd be realistic to not to expect many western expat kids. That's like panning for gold in a swimming pool.
by fine dude
Sat Jan 12, 2013 7:58 am
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: UWCSEA Singapore
Replies: 18
Views: 55608

UWCSEA Singapore

This is a top-tier school in singapore. Is this one of those schools where one can still find a work-life balance? Would you guys accept an offer from here? Thanks.
by fine dude
Fri Jan 11, 2013 10:25 am
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: Job fair reality show?
Replies: 13
Views: 14548

The villain is called 'the choker.' This guy repeatedly refuses interviews to teachers at the fair and goes back to his school empty-handed.

The Board of Governors replace 'the choker' with a new guy named 'Sane' who prefers Skype over fairs and hires all his staff by the end of November.

Fast forward: Year 2018 - no fairs; all associates go back to work as teachers; teachers now interview using their palms as cell phones; teachers read their contracts as 3-d holograms on their iPad-20.

Teachers' teach from the comforts of their living rooms via Teranet, an online collaborative platform and use 'cloud assessment' to grade their students' work and vacation on lunar beaches.
by fine dude
Fri Jan 11, 2013 6:42 am
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: Job fair reality show?
Replies: 13
Views: 14548

I'd also include some rom-com scenes where teachers get hooked up at the fair and eventually get hitched for the envy of those with trailing spouses.
And the title is 'Impossible Hire: Search Protocol.'
by fine dude
Sun Jan 06, 2013 7:11 am
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: Should we take job? opinions?
Replies: 15
Views: 36274

Go for it! That's a solid offer. AD can be a great springboard for Tier 1 schools in Asia and Europe.
by fine dude
Sun Jan 06, 2013 3:50 am
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: What exactly happens?
Replies: 12
Views: 13398

@lennoc
If you are a highly experienced teacher and a workshop leader /an examiner, and if you have glowing references, 30 mins is not bad at all. It all depends on who you are and what your strengths are.
by fine dude
Sun Jan 06, 2013 12:53 am
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: Teaching-Thailand
Replies: 7
Views: 9310

Here is the rule of thumb for any big asian city. Tier 2 and 3 schools with American or British curriculum are your best bet. These schools can't afford to pay older and experienced certified teachers. So, they would go for newbies or those with a couple of years experience or highly experienced but non-certified teachers.
by fine dude
Sun Dec 30, 2012 10:57 am
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: Shanghai American School
Replies: 13
Views: 17277

@PsyGuy
Why does anyone do anything? Some reasons ive been told in the past include:

1) I knew everything there was to know about IB and wanted the challenge of a new school curriculum.
This doesn't make sense. Unlike A levels, IB revises its curriculum every five years and makes significant changes both to the content and the assessment.

2) I wanted to grow myself professionally.
Same as above. How can one grow professionally when you are stuck teaching a curriculum which hasn't been revised for ages?

3) I would like to relocate to the UK or europe.
Some of the finest schools (and also the best paying and more professional) both in the UK and Europe are IB.

4) My daughter wants to go to Oxford.
There are so many variables affecting a student's entry into Oxbridge and the Ivies. If you talk to college advisors (I did), they would say that colleges prefer IB students for they have far better academic (reading, writing, - etc.) and social skills than those from A levels. IB students just don't sit and listen to hours of lecture in teacher-centered classrooms.

5) I want to stay in this city but have to leave my current school for "X" reason and dont want to take a salary cut.
Refer to my answer to #3.

P.S. A levels are outdated in terms of content, learning approach and assessment model, and we both will witness their demise in the years to come.

Happy New Year to you!
by fine dude
Sat Dec 29, 2012 6:28 am
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: Europe questions
Replies: 4
Views: 6245

@Trojan
Your best bet would be Eastern Europe where you can claim some form of housing allowance and you can still get to teach at an accredited AP/ IB school with low taxes and reasonable PD opportunities.
by fine dude
Sat Dec 29, 2012 6:00 am
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: Shanghai American School
Replies: 13
Views: 17277

@PsyGuy
I'm aware of the increase in the number of British schools in Thailand. I'm just wondering why would an experienced IB teacher move to an 'A levels' school, such as Harrow, even if the benefits are similar? It's my personal opinion that IB is more 'current' in terms of rigor, challenge, and even more fun teaching-wise.
by fine dude
Fri Dec 28, 2012 11:20 am
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: Countries in which non-teaching spouse can work.
Replies: 9
Views: 12161

It all depends on the skill set of your spouse. Hong Kong, Tokyo, Shanghai, Singapore are not so bad for a non-teaching spouse. Even the diplomatic missions are not averse to accepting job applications from their citizens living abroad. Having said that, if the non-teaching spouse has certain foreign language (Chinese, Japanese, Spanish etc), computer or accounting skills, finding a job should not be much of a problem.
by fine dude
Thu Dec 27, 2012 9:27 am
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: Shanghai American School
Replies: 13
Views: 17277

I have a similar question. Why so many vacancies at Bangkok Patana School? It is considered to be one of the prestigious IB schools in south-east asia.
by fine dude
Thu Dec 20, 2012 7:04 am
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: Would you quit?
Replies: 25
Views: 31491

The time has come to agree to disagree. Here is another question. How many of you ever had a solid offer from an established and accredited IB school before the BKK job fair or say, before the 3rd of January?