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by chemteacher101
Wed Oct 13, 2021 7:56 pm
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: HTSB is no longer the "easy" route for internationally-trained teachers
Replies: 16
Views: 18538

Re: HTSB is no longer the "easy" route for internationally-trained teachers

I'm glad you agree I am free to believe your message had a clear racist connotation.

I also agree with you; you are not responsible for my interpretation (or that of anyone else who might be quietly nodding and simply don't want to keep feeding the troll).
by chemteacher101
Tue Oct 12, 2021 11:32 am
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: HTSB is no longer the "easy" route for internationally-trained teachers
Replies: 16
Views: 18538

Re: HTSB is no longer the "easy" route for internationally-trained teachers

Nope, I didn't understand it as an alphabetical example, but you knew that already. Pretending to not understand sarcasm to shift the attention away from getting caught displaying a racist attitude is a bit lame IMHO.

I still think your view on how "they get demanding", with "they" being people from "Africa, etc" reflects a discriminatory and racist attitude. You can continue to disagree on this, it won't change what your message reflected.
by chemteacher101
Sat Oct 09, 2021 11:19 pm
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: L2 Visa + Degree/PGCE -> USA License
Replies: 2
Views: 5665

Re: L2 Visa + Degree/PGCE -> USA License

If there's any chance they require additional courses, it might be better to first get a license through HI, particularly if you have experience and can manage to get a standard license, and then request one from IL through reciprocity...
by chemteacher101
Fri Oct 01, 2021 8:06 am
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: Vaccination and other issues.
Replies: 54
Views: 169602

Re: Vaccination and other issues.

I've only been asked for expected salary s couple of times in over 15 years. Every single time it's been either a 3rd tier international school or a private IB school in Europe (the mediocre kind).

It's a red flag for me.

Digital copies of everything from the very beginning, only once, prior to a SA fair (a school in Qatar).

Vaccination details, so far not. But I see no reason why it's not going to become a pretty standard requirement.
by chemteacher101
Thu Sep 30, 2021 8:18 pm
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: HTSB is no longer the "easy" route for internationally-trained teachers
Replies: 16
Views: 18538

Re: HTSB is no longer the "easy" route for internationally-trained teachers

@Psyguy
Sure, you were just providing a random example in alphabetical order, as one does. Also unsure on why you feel that foreign trained teachers are "demanding" US credentials. Anything else you feel foreigners from "Africa, etc" are out there "demanding" and which should definitely be harder for them given they're from "Africa, etc"?

Back the the original topic ; is now less easy to get it than before. It used to be sending scans of credentials to SpanTran, waiting for 2 weeks and then applying to HSB. Now it's not, therefore it's less convenient than before; nothing extraordinary about this statement (I'll let you go into the semantics on how less convenient is not the same as less desirable, as I'm sure you will have the last word -as you do-).
by chemteacher101
Thu Sep 30, 2021 8:42 am
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: HTSB is no longer the "easy" route for internationally-trained teachers
Replies: 16
Views: 18538

Re: HTSB is no longer the "easy" route for internationally-trained teachers

@Psyguy: I love how you just grouped every single teacher trained in every single country from one continent into one big "probably not properly qualified" group. Any other judgmental, ignorant, racist or otherwise discriminatory generalized statements you wish to make?

@inmortus: I agree with you. That's how I got my license. Although I could take those tests and pass them, I would see this as an additional hurdle in terms of time and money. Personally, I would not see the MA Provisional option as an easy one, as it involves flying into the US and I would need a visa for that, plus a very long flight... I'm happy I already have it and hope they don't start requiring only US-based experience for renewal.
by chemteacher101
Wed Sep 29, 2021 12:39 pm
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: Apply for QTS using a DC standard license
Replies: 7
Views: 11227

Re: Apply for QTS using a DC standard license

Just out of curiosity: how would someone with QTS add a new field to their TRA profile?
by chemteacher101
Mon Sep 13, 2021 10:19 am
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: Countries/Cities with 100K savings
Replies: 47
Views: 59104

Re: Countries/Cities with 100K savings

If PsyGuy was a South Park character, he'd be Cartman. He'll always have the last word simply because he's so exhausting and toxic that at some point everyone ends up looking the other way while he continues to try and shift the narrative to his one and only point of view 🤷‍♂️
by chemteacher101
Tue Sep 07, 2021 6:43 am
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: Any way to transfer SA reference2 to ISS?
Replies: 4
Views: 6469

Re: Any way to transfer SA reference2 to ISS?

Not gonna happen. That's one way they get you to continue using their "service"...
by chemteacher101
Sun Aug 08, 2021 9:09 pm
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: Teaching in Indonesia without a bachelor's degree
Replies: 15
Views: 44859

Re: Teaching in Indonesia without a bachelor's degree

@unsure
Exceptions always exist. Yes, I am sure there may be the occasional teacher in an IS with a CELTA as their "qualification". Even if it is not a legitimate qualification in the sense that it is not a government-reconized teacher qualification that allows someone to work as a teacher in the public school system. The fact that there might be the occasional exception, and you may "know" some teachers who use this in lieu of a teaching license hardly makes a case for considering it to be equivalent. Even more so, I would bet those teachers you know at least had a Bachelors degree (which the OP does not, since he/she is asking whether a TEFL or similar would allow them to work even without having an undergraduate degree).

@Asteger
I seem to have hit a bit of a nerve? I apologize if I did, but I think you might be misreading my post as you mentioned several things which really have no relation to what I wrote. I never said there are no talented teachers in the TEFL field. Of course they are. There are both talented teachers as well as horrible ones. Just like in the IS circuit. This has nothing to do with whether a TEFL certificate is a valid qualification or not (it's not). Yes, there are some excellent TEFL teachers who are real experts in their field. I never said otherwise. In regards to the actual certificate: it is mostly a piece of paper in that most of them does not give you (generally) university credits that you could use towards an actual degree, and having no Bachelor's degree with a TEFL degree and thinking otherwise is somewhat ridiculous. For the CELTA in particular, while CELTA has made changes to what its name stands for, it was created as a Certificate in Teaching English to Adults. I am not talking about whether the content is a piece of paper. Some of these certificates might have great content. But if the question is whether these certificates are valid, as actual qualifications, or will greatly improve a CV or what not, then no, they are mostly a piece of paper. Not too far from taking a "specialization" set of courses from Coursera.

I also fail to see which part of my post characterized teachers on this site as well qualified or qualified. I simply said that this site is mostly used by teachers who have a career in international education. I never spoke about the quality of any teacher here. I am sure there are some great ones and some horrible ones. And I never said qualifications equal skill (where exactly in my post did I even suggested that?). I also agree with your point on PGCEis, which, are also not a valid teaching qualification (as they do not confer QTS). Whether they are at the same level of CELTA, a TOEFL certificate, etc, I will not give my opinion as it is completely out of the context of the PO's question which was about whether a Bachelors was necessary or something like a TEFL certificate would suffice (PGCEi would be out of the question for him/her if he/she has no Bachelor degree).
by chemteacher101
Tue Aug 03, 2021 5:47 am
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: Teaching in Indonesia without a bachelor's degree
Replies: 15
Views: 44859

Re: Teaching in Indonesia without a bachelor's degree

I don't mean to sound harsh, but I think you might be in the wrong website/forum. What you seem to be referring to, is teaching English in Indonesia. Or at least that's what it sounds like from your profile. The vast VAST majority of teachers in "international schools" are teachers who have an actual career in teaching. That means yes, they do have a Bachelor's, and many others also have graduate degrees, professional qualifications (teaching licenses in some USA state, or QTS in England), etc... Please note that a TEFL certificate is nothing more than just a printed piece of paper; it is not an official qualification. Same applies to a CELTA... These are just useful for people who are not teachers to get jobs teaching English at language institutes and such.

If you are talking about working as an actual teacher, at an actual private international school, having them sponsor your work visa, I very highly doubt it. Would there maybe be some sort of strange exception to this in some hole-in-the-wall school with some dodgy head of school who hired a completely unqualified person to do a job and pulled some strings to get the visa done? Maybe, but it would be far far from the norm.
by chemteacher101
Sun Jul 25, 2021 4:18 pm
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: Teaching Certification
Replies: 8
Views: 11154

Re: Teaching Certification

Assessment route is one option. Personally, I don't see why it would be better than the OP getting an HI license and then getting QTS through the reciprocity agreement with the UK (worked for me). That is assuming that the OP's education is equated to a teacher preparation program by a NACES evaluation. But, assuming it is, it is much faster and cheaper than doing Assessment route...
by chemteacher101
Thu Jul 22, 2021 11:10 am
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: Teaching Certification
Replies: 8
Views: 11154

Re: Teaching Certification

You could probably use a NACES evaluation (I recommended SpanTran) to get your education recognized in the US, apply for a license in Hawaii and then use that for QTS. That's assuming your master is recognized as a teacher preparation program. What's the specific degree title? Is it considered teacher training?