What next? :o :o :o
Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2022 1:26 am
Dear All,
Quick reminder of my situation… I (37 year old, white, male) opened a series of posts here back in 2020, whilst contemplating a move from ESL (Korean public schools) to IE (secondary English). The primary objective was to rescue my (now three-year-old) daughter from the brutality of the Korean education system, and offer my little family (I’m married to a non-teaching Korean national) an interesting and financially stable life abroad.
The advice I received here was instrumental in my decision to leave my family in Korea and do my PGCE at a university back home in South Africa.
Well, fast forward a couple of years, and phase one is officially complete! I’m back in Korea and have taken a job at the local office of education, just while I catch my breath. Of course, no one in Korea has the foggiest idea what a PGCE is, so my recent accomplishment doesn’t have much utility here.
I’m hoping the kind and knowledgeable folk here at ISR can help me plot a feasible way forward? I suppose my biggest disadvantage (besides trailing spouse/offspring) is a near complete lack of ‘real’ teaching experience (five years of teaching ESL in Korean public schools doesn’t count, obviously). So, all I really have to my name is the year of student teaching I did while doing my PGCE. Unfortunately, the typical recommendation of two years of domestic experience isn’t an option for me.
My strategy thus far has been to find ads on TES.com and email my resume package directly to HR. This ‘package’ consists of cover letter, teaching resume, video teaching sample, academic transcripts and certificate copies – all contained in a single PDF, which I’ve called a ‘portfolio’ (is this a misnomer?). I sent out a batch of these a few days ago, but haven’t heard back from anyone, yet (ever) :)
Would anyone mind skimming over my initial email and aforementioned portfolio – just to point out areas of potential improvement? I’ve scratched out my name/picture etc., not only because of the possibility of identity theft, but also because I’m somewhat embarrassed. Still, any and all criticisms will be gratefully received and implemented 😊 You can find the files here:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/ ... sp=sharing
Thank you so much, in advance!!! Hopefully posts like these can help other noobs when forging their own paths.
Quick reminder of my situation… I (37 year old, white, male) opened a series of posts here back in 2020, whilst contemplating a move from ESL (Korean public schools) to IE (secondary English). The primary objective was to rescue my (now three-year-old) daughter from the brutality of the Korean education system, and offer my little family (I’m married to a non-teaching Korean national) an interesting and financially stable life abroad.
The advice I received here was instrumental in my decision to leave my family in Korea and do my PGCE at a university back home in South Africa.
Well, fast forward a couple of years, and phase one is officially complete! I’m back in Korea and have taken a job at the local office of education, just while I catch my breath. Of course, no one in Korea has the foggiest idea what a PGCE is, so my recent accomplishment doesn’t have much utility here.
I’m hoping the kind and knowledgeable folk here at ISR can help me plot a feasible way forward? I suppose my biggest disadvantage (besides trailing spouse/offspring) is a near complete lack of ‘real’ teaching experience (five years of teaching ESL in Korean public schools doesn’t count, obviously). So, all I really have to my name is the year of student teaching I did while doing my PGCE. Unfortunately, the typical recommendation of two years of domestic experience isn’t an option for me.
My strategy thus far has been to find ads on TES.com and email my resume package directly to HR. This ‘package’ consists of cover letter, teaching resume, video teaching sample, academic transcripts and certificate copies – all contained in a single PDF, which I’ve called a ‘portfolio’ (is this a misnomer?). I sent out a batch of these a few days ago, but haven’t heard back from anyone, yet (ever) :)
Would anyone mind skimming over my initial email and aforementioned portfolio – just to point out areas of potential improvement? I’ve scratched out my name/picture etc., not only because of the possibility of identity theft, but also because I’m somewhat embarrassed. Still, any and all criticisms will be gratefully received and implemented 😊 You can find the files here:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/ ... sp=sharing
Thank you so much, in advance!!! Hopefully posts like these can help other noobs when forging their own paths.