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by Overhere
Mon Jan 16, 2017 3:50 pm
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: Shanghai: Which District is better
Replies: 22
Views: 39511

Re: Shanghai: Which District is better

The Former French Concession is very interesting with its tree lined streets, quaint row houses, parks and numerous and ever-changing restaurants, but if you work at SAS Puxi, the British School, the French or German School, WISS, or SISS its going to be 45-60 minutes on a bus each way on a good day. Personally, that works for me but if I had kids I wouldn't subject them to that and if my kids were involved in after school sports or activities I definitely wouldn't subject them to that trip. The metro does extend out into that part of Minhang district but the station is located more for access to the new Convention Center than easy access to any of those schools, at least until they get the tunnel built in a couple of years.

Also, I have heard but don't have the data to back it up that it isn't any farther from SAS Pudong to live in the FFC than Jinqaio which is a 30-40 minute bus ride.
by Overhere
Thu Jan 12, 2017 5:53 pm
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: Hong Kong- Comfortable Salary
Replies: 4
Views: 8193

Re: Hong Kong- Comfortable Salary

Be prepared for not only expensive housing but small housing.
by Overhere
Tue Jan 10, 2017 7:25 am
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: Shanghai: Which District is better
Replies: 22
Views: 39511

Re: Shanghai: Which District is better

shadowjack wrote:
" And if you leave school
> housing at SAS, you will never get back in.

Not always true, but they do make it difficult. Future families have gotten back in, but I don't know of any singles being successful.

If you are destined to live in Pudong then Jinqiao is probably where you want to be. It certainly seems to be the focus of expat life on the Pudong side of the river. Concordia, Dulwich and other schools are located there, as well as the housing for SAS teachers.

Jing An district is very central and apparently is the up and coming district for expats. There is certainly a great deal going on there. The Huangpu district makes up most of the former French Concession and I think would be a great place to live. Hongkou is north of Suzhou creek, the former International Concession. It is also developing rapidly but is farther from the amenities and attractions an expat might be interested in. Minhang district is huge and this is where many ISs are located. It includes Hongqiao and Gubei, both expat heavy neighborhoods. SCIS and YCIS Puxi are both located farther east in Minhang while SAS, SSIS, the British School and the French German School are located closer to the western boundary of the district, which is currently booming (but then again where in Shanghai isn't it booming?)
by Overhere
Mon Jan 09, 2017 4:00 pm
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: Shanghai: Which District is better
Replies: 22
Views: 39511

Re: Shanghai: Which District is better

Pudong (East) and Puxi (West) refer to which side of the Huangpu river you find yourself on. As for livable districts, they are big and varied and I would say you could find comfortable neighborhoods in all the central districts but Pudong New, Huangpu,Minhang, JingAn Changning and to some extent Qingpu would be your best bets. Again several of them are quite large and you need to be more neighborhood focused.
by Overhere
Mon Jan 09, 2017 12:32 am
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: Fair Prep Bangkok/London/Boston
Replies: 32
Views: 42716

Re: Fair Prep Bangkok/London/Boston

You may be right, but personally I can't think of many things less enjoyable than what I envision recruiting to be like.
by Overhere
Thu Jan 05, 2017 8:03 am
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: Cameroon and Ethiopa
Replies: 68
Views: 169628

Re: Cameroon and Ethiopa

I agree, and if you read my previous post I didn't say don't post.
by Overhere
Wed Jan 04, 2017 3:36 pm
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: Cameroon and Ethiopa
Replies: 68
Views: 169628

Re: Cameroon and Ethiopa

PsyGuy wrote:
> @nathan61
>
> Yes, of all the locations in the African region, Capetown and JBurg are the only
> ones worth going too, it offers the best quality of life in the region, safety aside.

Perhaps other readers of this thread don't share your value system and would find "worth" teaching in other African countries. Rather than placing your subjective values on a topic why don't you try to be more objective and leave the decision to the decision makers.
by Overhere
Tue Jan 03, 2017 10:09 pm
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: Chinese food quality/safety
Replies: 8
Views: 14807

Re: Chinese food quality/safety

You need to have an awareness but I feel that there are so many choices that quality and safety isn't any more of an issue than it is in North America. I live in Shanghai so I probably have more choices than those living in smaller centers.
by Overhere
Sat Dec 24, 2016 11:53 pm
Forum: Forum 2. Ask Recruiting Questions, Share Information. What's on Your Mind?
Topic: Dependents
Replies: 3
Views: 7690

Re: Dependents

For some schools the # of dependents is a deal breaker and sometimes its out of their control. At one point we were interviewing in the Grand Caymans, at least the 2nd in person interview after a long email exchange, and the recruiter got around to asking us about our kids. When we said we had three, the interview was over because at the time the Grand Caymans only allowed 2 per couple. Of course that policy could be different now but it just goes to show you might as well be upfront.
by Overhere
Thu Dec 15, 2016 8:49 pm
Forum: Forum 2. Ask Recruiting Questions, Share Information. What's on Your Mind?
Topic: Teaching in China
Replies: 14
Views: 27782

Re: Teaching in China

Sorry again, I'm living the dream and am impacted by the change. You are blowing smoke
by Overhere
Wed Dec 14, 2016 3:32 pm
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: Google Suite for Education and China
Replies: 4
Views: 8972

Re: Google Suite for Education and China

I work at one of those upper Tier schools with a strong VPN linked to HK and I wouldn't recommend using Google for anything you want to share with your students outside of school. There is no guarantee they will have a VPN at home and in the end it is just an exercise in frustration.
by Overhere
Tue Dec 13, 2016 5:19 am
Forum: Forum 2. Ask Recruiting Questions, Share Information. What's on Your Mind?
Topic: Canada - foreign teacher
Replies: 39
Views: 58431

Re: Canada - foreign teacher

If I say it long and hard enough it must be true, I think the president elect has been on this forum and we didn't realize it.
by Overhere
Mon Dec 12, 2016 4:08 pm
Forum: Forum 2. Ask Recruiting Questions, Share Information. What's on Your Mind?
Topic: Canada - foreign teacher
Replies: 39
Views: 58431

Re: Canada - foreign teacher

PsyGuy wrote:
> @SJ
>
> Yes there is, I could pick a Uni B.Ed student from any province ask them what they
> teach, how and why, and would get comparable responses across the provinces. St
> George's School uses the CEGEP and the others are IB.
>
> I know what you mean though.

uh, no there isn't
by Overhere
Mon Dec 05, 2016 1:51 pm
Forum: Forum 2. Ask Recruiting Questions, Share Information. What's on Your Mind?
Topic: Teaching in China
Replies: 14
Views: 27782

Re: Teaching in China

Sorry Psyguy, what Basmad 6 states was true at the time, teachers 60 and above and even teachers turning 60 during the 2017-18 school year were told they could not be offered a contract for next year. Its all based on a points system and luckily our school was able to justify a higher number of points for teacher, making them eligible for a contract next year. Whether this applied to other schools I don't know.