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by coolpapa
Mon Feb 06, 2017 3:54 pm
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: How to handle a tricky ? from HR
Replies: 7
Views: 14835

How to handle a tricky ? from HR

So my wife and I interviewed at a tier 2 school in China. After the interview she was asked if she had applied to any other schools. (For whatever reason I was not asked) Any advice on how to hand that one? No one has ever asked us that before after an interview.
by coolpapa
Sun Oct 16, 2016 8:33 pm
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: Do I have a chance
Replies: 5
Views: 8827

Re: Do I have a chance

Thank you very much for the feedback V and Eion. It really helps My wife has taught k-12 Chinese and can teach literature. She prefers high school and middle school. Neither of us has IB experience. We will make sure to focus on getting experience with that. Thanks again for your advice.
by coolpapa
Sat Oct 15, 2016 8:46 pm
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: Do I have a chance
Replies: 5
Views: 8827

Do I have a chance

So my wife and I are deciding between staying in CO or going back overseas and I'm wondering if I should even try given my situation. Any thoughts would be helpful. Thank you in advance.

I have an elem teaching license and 9 years teaching experience My wife is Chinese w/ a green card and just got her CO teaching license this year. She's certified to teach Chinese k-12 and English 6th -12 grade. We have one son who is 2 1/2

Here's my career and my wife's career in a nutshell

1st year teaching reading in a school in co left b/c I wanted to be closer to my hometown

2nd year teaching GT in a different school in CO left b/c I wanted to go overseas

5 years teaching at a QSI in China 2nd grade

1 year as a full time sub back in CO while my wife taught Chinese at a private school.

1 year teaching in a small town in CO 2nd grade left b/c it was a one year only position

1 year (this year) ELL Coordinator and ELL teacher in CO

As far as I know, I've left on good terms in all my schools

My Wife taught Chinese 6 years at QSI and 1 yr private school in CO and this is her second year teaching Chinese at a public school in CO

For financial reasons we would prefer to go back overseas Since I've moved so much though I'm wondering if anyone would bother hiring me. We're okay with third tier but since we have a son we have to go to a school that would at least be okay for our child's education.
Do I have a chance or should I just suck it up and stay in CO?