speedracer wrote:
>
> I agree with you, but your generalizing is definitely in error. Now of course I am
> going to generalize so I am the pot, but I now am back in the states at a public high
> school after working overseas, I don't think that I've seen a lazier bunch of
> teachers. Not willing to do anything extra without being paid and doing the bare
> minimum. Now that being said, I work with many great, hard-working teachers who have
> to make up for the slack of others. But I would say it is like 50/50 good to bad.
>
> I can't wait to go back overseas!


Why is it that the teaching profession is one where we are supposed to work without pay? My peers in other professions stop working when off the clock and get paid more than I do. I understand that I signed up for this career but I didn't sign up to be a slave either. I want to help children but not at the expense of my mental health.

If you would like advice from people that go through this on a constant basis go to reddit.com/r/longdistance ... I personally have been doing it for 3 years with 3300 mi between us and 7 hour difference. It is very possible to do this you just have to dedicate time to it. Go read some of the links in the forum and read the advice and recognize the possible struggles, it's really helpful.

@higgsboson I know it's virtual, but are there any face to face interactions necessary? I thought about doing this while overseas as extra income during the summer.

Nevermind

Thank you, psyguy. I don't think I would want to pay the breaking of contract fee. I think if this opportunity is concrete then I will accept after I try to negotiate a little. Being poor isn't the worst thing for two years. :)

:)

@PsyGuy, thanks for your response.

Unfortunately, I'm not one of those girls. Haha, like I said I have personal reasons that I need to move to Europe. If it weren't for the personal reasons I would be ecstatic to work in SA, SE Asia, or Africa. I looked into getting an ICT license in my state, but I don't meet the required number of course hours. I could probably swing some of my education courses and statistics courses to combine with my programming courses that I took in college but I would still be about 2 courses short. I am on TIE and TES. Venezuela and Bahrain have contacted me, but Venezuela seems to be in chaos at the moment, and I am not good at keeping my atheism at bay (these may be huge assumptions on my part).

I have started the process of looking for domestic work in England, and have acquired QTS. I feel semi-confident that I can acquire a position through this method, however, I would really like to work in IE and build a career.

Thanks for the replies.

Monkey, I have been teaching algebra I, precalculus, and geometry. I use to work for MuAlphaTheta a math honors society and am very confident in getting a charter started somewhere. I'm not sure about prospects from for next year as I haven't attmpted anything beyond IS. I know there are a handful of schools in Europe looking for math positions, but I just don't know how long I should expect to wait for responses.

Heyteach, I am open minded to anywhere besides ME. Thanks for telling me I don't have to take crappy positions, I felt like I might have to accept a position somewhere I would dread just to get in the door.

Maybe I should just be patient?

Sorry if this has been covered in earlier posts. I tried to do a search but couldn't find anything that resembled my situation.

I have a relevant education masters and bachelors and 2 years of teaching experience. My certification is math 6-12.

I was wondering what you think my chances are of acquiring a position for the upcoming school year? I have had a director contact me and tell me that I had glowing references on Search, but he never contacted me back. I am trying to keep in mind that I have only been on Search for a few weeks.

I think maybe I'm aiming out of my reach, Europe, and I should try for Africa, Asia, or SA. For personal reasons, I have been focused on Europe. Have I not heard anything back from anyone because I'm too late in the game? Is it because I don't have the qualifications?

If you don't think I can get a job for 2015-2016, what Search job fairs do you think I should focus on for getting a job in Europe? and is there anything I can do to make me more desirable?

I really appreciate your opinion. Thanks.

Hello, thanks for reading.

I was accepted by search associates as a candidate and my associate sent me an email with payment options. I opted for the PayPal route as it would be less turn around time. It's been a week and my associate still hasn't activated my account. The money was taken from my account that same day, so I know the payment was successful. I sent my associate the receipt and the associate hasn't responded. I have called with no response. I'm quite disheartened because this associate has amazing reviews on here and I do not understand what I have done wrong.

What should I do?

Should I be more patient and wait even longer?

Can I contact anyone?