I live in Tianjin and I want to leave ASAP. Bad weather and lots of pollution from Beijing.

Pakistan? Sounds interesting. If you don't mind, what's your school's name?

Good to hear. I'll be doing it next year.

MedellinHeel,

How was your experience overall?

I agree with you. From what my mother said, the biggest problem teachers face (in the USA) is discipline problems. My experience in China and Korea is the biggest problem comes from students using cell phones in class.
BTW, are you doing your cert. through Teacher Ready?

Thanks for the info, PsyGuy.

I'm an experienced ESL instructor with an MA in TESOL. I have been teaching in South Korea and now China for about 9 years, but I need to make the change to teaching in ISs. When I do, I want to teach math which I feel will make me more competitive. The problem is that I don't have certification, but Teacher Ready and Teach Now could help me with that. My question is has anyone heard of teachers being turned down for jobs or even being let go for having certification done through online courses like these? I thought that I could increase my marketability by student teaching in a DODEA school. I also read one post about some people who have had success with it, so it looks like it could be okay to do.

Thanks for your help.