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by PIEGUY
Fri Jan 22, 2016 11:58 pm
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: Schools on Compounds
Replies: 6
Views: 9326

Re: Schools on Compounds

Bilkent College, Erbil, Kurdistan, Iraq.
by PIEGUY
Wed Dec 16, 2015 6:42 am
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: Living in Bangkok/negotiating pay
Replies: 4
Views: 9249

Re: Living in Bangkok/negotiating pay

Is it 70k or 80k? There's a problem for a start. Make their mind up for them with your own arbitrary figure - they seem confused. Whatever it is will be minus tax.

Some good points made already but agree with 'Chadekni': it's better to choose an area and then research the place yourself - no need for an agent. If you need to check online before arriving look at Mr.Roomfinder Bangkok. Remember you'll need the equivalent of three months' rent to check in to most places. Easy to find accommo in the area and price range you're talking about.
by PIEGUY
Fri Dec 11, 2015 8:57 pm
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: for profit schools - are there exceptions?
Replies: 12
Views: 22961

Re: for profit schools - are there exceptions?

“Private education is not fair… Those who provide it know it. Those who pay for it know it. Those who have to sacrifice in order to purchase it know it. And those who receive it know it, or should.” (Alan Bennett)
by PIEGUY
Fri Nov 13, 2015 11:22 pm
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: Reported teacher shortage in the UK? If true, will it help?
Replies: 19
Views: 25272

Re: Reported teacher shortage in the UK? If true, will it he

No-one mentioned the extortionate rents you'll be paying near major centers of employment...
by PIEGUY
Sun Nov 01, 2015 6:55 pm
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: BA hon(2i) MSc and PGCE math. No IB. Am I employable ?
Replies: 14
Views: 18783

Re: BA hon(2i) MSc and PGCE math. No IB. Am I employable ?

Jockboiox: yes - there is snobbery. Remember - a Tier 1 school is a school where you're content - or even (the ultimate prize) happy! It's pointless working at a supposedly top notch school - top notch by everyone else's criteria; if you're feeling miserable. My suggestion is that you choose the country/places you're interested in and start from there. Once you've defined that, just keep pumping out the applications. With maths - and no trailing spouses/dependents, you're employable believe me. Too bad you've not a Physics background - that would be even better.

S.America will be the easiest but will pay the lowest. Singapore: you'll need to be at one of the top paying deals to make any money at all. Thailand is now immensely popular and flooded with dicey, locally owned schools. Vietnam? Cambodia? Burma? I'd be looking at the Philippines - all the fun but with good English. Cebu springs to mind for some reason.
by PIEGUY
Sun Nov 01, 2015 5:18 am
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: advice for personality conflict with director
Replies: 39
Views: 48091

Re: advice for personality conflict with director

" ...where any question or observation is perceived as dissent...". Spot on.

Never risk questions or comments which could be perceived - accurately or not - as criticism. Many managers are so fragile that they will punish you, sooner or later, for disagreeing with them.

Just avoid them where possible, or do the nodding head routine when avoidance is impractical. Managers are out of the classroom for a simple reason: they didn't want to do it anymore. Those claiming that they 'miss the classroom' are liars: they could, but won't, return at a moment's notice.
by PIEGUY
Sun Nov 01, 2015 2:59 am
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: BA hon(2i) MSc and PGCE math. No IB. Am I employable ?
Replies: 14
Views: 18783

Re: BA hon(2i) MSc and PGCE math. No IB. Am I employable ?

PsyGuy: the question was:

"Am I employable material for a good IS in Thailand?"

He/she didn't ask about upper tier, tier one, outstanding, established, beacon, or ...whatever. It could be the Tipsy Topsy International School of Nakhorn Nowhere - and it might be 'good' for him/her. The point is; he/she is employable with a math background and currently less than the career deathzone of late 50's years...
by PIEGUY
Sun Nov 01, 2015 2:20 am
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: fair or no fair?
Replies: 5
Views: 11644

Re: fair or no fair?

No fair needed. Snapped up long before the fair, if you're experienced.
by PIEGUY
Sat Oct 31, 2015 11:20 pm
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: Asking Friends/Former Colleagues for Help in Hiring
Replies: 7
Views: 12316

Re: Asking Friends/Former Colleagues for Help in Hiring

Be very careful, especially when asking former/present colleagues for references/testimonials. Some people have had nasty surprises with references from people that they thought were known and trusted.
by PIEGUY
Sat Oct 31, 2015 7:46 am
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: Helpful Guide for New International School Teachers
Replies: 14
Views: 73838

Re: Helpful Guide for New International School Teachers

Yes; preferment. The essential component to be understood by any serious international educator.
by PIEGUY
Sat Oct 31, 2015 6:58 am
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: BA hon(2i) MSc and PGCE math. No IB. Am I employable ?
Replies: 14
Views: 18783

Re: BA hon(2i) MSc and PGCE math. No IB. Am I employable ?

With those quals (especially the Math - so highlight it at every opportunity) you're definitely employable. Lots of other countries near Thailand, too!
by PIEGUY
Fri Jun 05, 2015 12:33 pm
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: Pay scales for Thai international schools
Replies: 6
Views: 15641

Re: Pay scales for Thai international schools

Reviews for both schools on the paid section of this site.
Bromsgrove will be better pay, but obviously it's in Bkk - more expensive and more to spend your money on.
APIS is on a scenic road about 30 mins drive out of C.M. You should be able to get some accommodation off campus, especially in the low tourist season, as there are a lot of Thai style 'resorts' near APIS. CM is much cheaper than Bkk.
I'd be thinking less about money and more about which lifestyle you'd prefer - they'd be very different.
by PIEGUY
Mon May 25, 2015 11:04 am
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: What to try next?
Replies: 10
Views: 13994

Re: What to try next?

Tried Burma - sorry - Myanmar?
A 'tier 1' school is a school where you're content.
PYP?
"...PYP is not about inquiry its a cult with its own dogma, and doctrine ... You can do a UI around a theme and have all kinds of concepts and IB learner profile labels, and still not tell the differnece between that and a traditional literacy/numeracy approach."
Unfortunately, it's true.
by PIEGUY
Thu May 21, 2015 12:01 pm
Forum: Forum 2. Ask Recruiting Questions, Share Information. What's on Your Mind?
Topic: Chiang Rai International School, Thailand
Replies: 3
Views: 13317

Re: Chiang Rai International School, Thailand

Two recent reviews on the paid section of this site...