I have a friend , probably an aquaintance is a closer description who has an undergraduate degree in Education. That person is working in a Contact/Call center right now. I don’t have any problem with people working in call centers, heck I work in a call center. My problem is that my usual topic wihen meeting someone in school why are they studying what they were studying ang I was convinced that being an educator what the person wanted to be. I feel I’m stepping in zones I shouldn’t be in. Just call me nosy.
When I tell people back home in the US that I’m teaching in Thailand, they usually assume I teach English to Thai children. When I try to explain by saying “no, I teach at an international school”, I’m often met with a blank stare.
Understandable enough – before moving overseas, I never realized that there was a network of English-speaking American (or Canadian, Australian/New Zealand or British) curriculum schools all around the world. I have now worked at three international schools in three countries – Germany, Malaysia, and Thailand – and I often receive questions about where I work and how to start working overseas.
So, I thought I’d share some very basic information about this type of school for those who aren’t familiar with them.
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