Dave
Dave
My cousin has worked for years abroad as a teacher - Kuwait, Australia, back to Kuwait - had to leave in a hurry 10 years ago, and now is in Peru. He met and married a welsh girl doing the same thing. I think they get the jobs through the UK though. I will ask my uncle and let you know. Not Florida I know but you may have a choice of somewhere nice.
Forgot to say he teaches PE and Geography.
Fiona
There's an agency called VSO (Voluntary Services Overseas) who can get jobs for all types of workers in many countries in the world - they do pay you, but not a lot, however you get to see a number of different places, if you want, and meet some wonderful people whilst doing your job.
Florida teachers are poorly paid Pete, but in many States the pay is extremely good.
Carla
Thanks for the help Carla!
That's strange that teaching is poorly paid in Florida compared with other US states. I wonder why?
There is a program on ITV at the moment called 'I want that house'. This week it featured houses in Orlando - you just get so much more for your money in the US.
Florida wages typically tend to be below the national average. No entrenched industry other than tourism. Florida is actually in the bottom ten of the 50 states in commitment to education. It passed a state lottery on the representation that the funds raised would be used for education but, simply put, that just has not happened.
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Florida wages typically tend to be below the national average. No entrenched industry other than tourism. Florida is actually in the bottom ten of the 50 states in commitment to education. It passed a state lottery on the representation that the funds raised would be used for education but, simply put, that just has not happened.
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There was a thing in the local paper I was told saying that lots of families with two working parents live on under $40k a year......there is now a worry that those kind of people may start to find it hard to buy a home and may move on....leaving the area short of workers.....thats happening on the Keys......and here on the Cape....
You will need to go through labour certification on teaching so it is a bit of a haul. Math is actually quite different here than in the UK ( yes I know it is supposedly an international language nut it isnt, all the Brit kids coming here have difficulty adjusting). Physical education. again quite different. Tennis coaching, yes maybe. How good a player are you? Could you be a person of exceptional ability??
Julie
<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by esprit
You will need to go through labour certification on teaching so it is a bit of a haul. Math is actually quite different here than in the UK ( yes I know it is supposedly an international language nut it isnt, all the Brit kids coming here have difficulty adjusting). Physical education. again quite different. Tennis coaching, yes maybe. How good a player are you? Could you be a person of exceptional ability??
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I found that my son at 11..was years ahead of the kids here......he was even teaching maths with his teacher at his Tech school at 14........
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