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Index to Dr. Spilchuk's Columns, Cases & Articles
 

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Columns 2010
Dr. Spilchuk is working with situations that will be published once resolved. Some teachers do request their stories not be told on ISR.
August Retiring into International Education
Columns 2009
October Should I be paid while waiting for my visa?
September My experience at my overseas school was the most difficult of my
professional career
August Educator breaks contract and asks about chances of finding an international teaching position in the future.
July When should the pay period begin?
April
 International Education can re-ignite that desire to learn more about
learning. Unfortunately, for reasons outside the learning experience, frequently it does not.
March . Recruiter Tells Father it's Difficult to Visit Daughter at Gulf International School Kuwait
February Breaking-Up Overseas
January Dr. Spilchuk is currently working with situations that will be published once resolved.
Columns 2008 
December . TIE (The International Educator) Adopts New Policy & Reverses Blackballing of Teacher Who Broke Contract in Sudan
November International School Stuttgart Accused of Unethical Conduct by Educator
October . Teacher Subjected to Incredible Ordeal at Gulf International School Kuwait.
September I've Been Fired - Can You Help?
August How Can I Contribute to the Success of International Education
July My Lebanese School Blackballed Me In The U.S.
June Dear ISR Readers - A note from Dr. Spilchuk
February - May Dr. Spilchuk is currently working with situations that will be published once resolved.
January Should I go to the conference and accept a position while waiting to hear from the school I really want to hear from.
Columns 2007
  
December Major recruiting agency offers advice to teachers on breaking contracts.
November Sudan holds teacher for naming teddy bear "Mohammed".
October I was unfairly dismissed because of my race. They gave me a 24 hour notice.
September  Director of Al-Bayan Bilingual, Dr. Brian McCauly, Expresses Concerns About ISR Web Site.
August #2 Emotions Flair Over Kuwaiti Schools
August
An Administrator and a Teacher with Opposite Opinions about Kuwait Incident.
July Should I Be Concerned About My Own Job Safety
June Is Accepting a Position by eMail Legally Binding?
May My Kids are Not Happy at Abu Dhabi International School
April Please Help Me Choose a Good School
February Should I Reveal My Health Condition?
January What Happens if You Resign in Kuwait?
Columns 2006
December Should We Tell Our School We're Breaking Contract?
November My School Has Been Shafting Foreign Teachers
August Vicious Gossip, Intolerance, and Clique-Building
July Blamed for Something I Did Not Do.
June Teachers that Don't Show Up
May Picking the Right School from a Distance
April Short Money on Your Paycheck?
March A Stalking Situation.
February Mental Health.
January Black Balling.
December Resigning your position.
Major Cases
not listed above
 
June 2007 Detained in Kuwait
Katherine Phillips had been barred from leaving Kuwait by a powerful parent who put a retaliatory travel ban on her.
August 2007 School Breaks Verbal Promise. Teacher Looses Job
September 2007 Unfairly Fired in Mexico City
Ann Infante, school counselor, barred from school & office by school administration.
Articles
  
... Moving On is a Difficult Road to Walk