Re: Teaching couple question
Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2015 10:28 am
The answer to your original question is: anything can happen.
You could end up at the top international school in the world. You could end up at the worst in the world. The chain of events that a job search entails is so serendipitous that nobody can figure out where they will be next year in the world of IE.
Newbies with ZERO teaching experience - domestic or international - end up at top schools and people with the perfect resume cannot get a decent job.
I remember I was having breakfast in the hotel that was hosting the job fair I was attending. Two school heads were sitting next to me talking about a teacher and the only thing they talked about was her enthusiasm at a workshop. They talked for 10 minutes about how this woman was so enthusiastic and positive at workshop. Never once did they mention her teaching ability or anything pertaining to her classroom. So, who knows who will want to have you and your partner as teachers?
Just apply to everything you are interested in, apply as early as possible, and wait to see what happens.
Or, hope for the best and prepare for the worst.
You could end up at the top international school in the world. You could end up at the worst in the world. The chain of events that a job search entails is so serendipitous that nobody can figure out where they will be next year in the world of IE.
Newbies with ZERO teaching experience - domestic or international - end up at top schools and people with the perfect resume cannot get a decent job.
I remember I was having breakfast in the hotel that was hosting the job fair I was attending. Two school heads were sitting next to me talking about a teacher and the only thing they talked about was her enthusiasm at a workshop. They talked for 10 minutes about how this woman was so enthusiastic and positive at workshop. Never once did they mention her teaching ability or anything pertaining to her classroom. So, who knows who will want to have you and your partner as teachers?
Just apply to everything you are interested in, apply as early as possible, and wait to see what happens.
Or, hope for the best and prepare for the worst.