{"id":3384,"date":"2014-06-03T20:33:43","date_gmt":"2014-06-03T20:33:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/internationalschoolcommunity.com\/blog\/?p=3384"},"modified":"2014-06-03T20:44:39","modified_gmt":"2014-06-03T20:44:39","slug":"blogs-international-school-teachers-ddsdf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/internationalschoolcommunity.com\/blog\/blogs-international-school-teachers-ddsdf\/","title":{"rendered":"Blogs for international school teachers: \u201cCliff Jumping: Risk-taking and New Beginnings\u201d (From a retired international educator)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Our 37th blog that we would like to highlight is called “Cliff Jumping: Risk-taking and New Beginnings<\/a>”\u00a0 Check out the blog entries of this retired international school teacher\u00a0that currently is back living in her home country (United States).<\/p>\n

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A few entries that we would like to highlight:<\/p>\n

Cracked<\/span><\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve slowly dealt with the red tape of health insurance, car purchase, phone decisions, computer, internet, cable, condo painting\/remodel\/furnishing, and getting my household shipment through the delays of NY homeland security exams, Mpls. customs, and condo association regulations. Each step has been fraught with exasperation.\u00a0 Why am I so thin-skinned, so impatient? How could I deal with daily power rationing, hideous traffic, and oppressive heat in India, and not be able to accept the processes I must go through here more easily? I feel as though I\u2019ve been in a time warp for 40 years, and I don\u2019t know how to do things in this new age. I\u2019ve lost my confidence\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

Are you a veteran international school teacher thinking about retiring soon? \u00a0We have a very popular article on our blog that discusses this issue. \u00a0An International School Community member shares her experiences about working for 30+ years in international schools and what her plan is for her retirement. \u00a0 It is called ‘Where do international teachers go when they retire and what do they do?<\/strong>‘. Check it out\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

We also have a few other articles on our blog related to this topic of going back to your home country and feeling a bit of reverse culture shock:<\/em>
\n \u2022 Culture Shock and Misplaced Normal (An int\u2019l school teacher\u2019s experience in Tanzania)<\/a><\/em>
\n \u2022 Going home for the holidays: No one cares about your international life<\/a><\/em>
\n \u2022 The summer vacation dilemma: To go home or to not go home…that is the question!<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Elegy to my Beloved…Profession<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cI have had the privilege of enjoying a 40-year career in the most exciting and satisfying field there could be:\u00a0international education<\/strong>. It\u2019s a vocation that young and old should consider, whether at the beginning of their working years, midway through as a \u2018reset\u2019, or after retirement. If you\u2019re already a teacher and you\u2019re bored, worried about getting ahead financially, tired of overcrowded classrooms, or wanting to see the world, this is for you. Take a leave of absence or sabbatical, or attend a recruiting fair, and take a job at an overseas school with an American or western curriculum. You\u2019ll earn more money, experience more adventures, and probably never look back. If you\u2019re young and unsure of your direction, love working with kids, feel curious about other cultures, and want to make a difference, this is also for you. And if you\u2019ve already got a pension, going overseas could be icing on the cake. Or if you can\u2019t find a job\u2013 get your teaching certification, and head on out\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

If you don’t already have a pension and want\u00a0to know more about what pension plans are like at other international schools, take a moment to check out one of our 40 comment topics on the school profile pages in the Benefits Information section. \u00a0It is called:\u00a0Pension plan details<\/strong>. \u00a0Right now there are 320 comments in this comment topic. Here are just a few:<\/span>
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“No pension plan, hopefully the school will address this issue in the future. (Although the school gives a bonus of one monthly pay for every year served at the school after 3 years and this may be considered retirement, but technically it isn’t.)” –\u00a0Western International School of Shanghai\u00a0<\/span><\/a>(Shanghai, China)<\/span>\u00a0–\u00a054 Comments<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

“The school provides no pension, but 9% is deducted from the monthly paycheck to pay into IPS, which is sort of like Social Security. If a teacher retires in Paraguay, he or she will receive money through IPS. So for the most part, saving for retirement is in the hands of the foreign hires; they must have the discipline to do it themselves.” –\u00a0American School of Asuncion\u00a0<\/span><\/a>(Asuncion, Paraguay)<\/span>\u00a0–\u00a058 Comments<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

“There is a pension plan that is in accordance to the labor law. For every year you work you are to receive 12 days pay. After your 6th year you will get 24 days pay. (roughly 2 weeks pay for the first 5 years and a month for every year after 5). Now for clarification: Your pension (called indemnity) is to be paid at the end of service at your highest pay, according to the labor law. However, the school does not follow this and will pay it to you yearly when you return in September. This seems like a good plan until you realize after 5 years how much money you lose out on.” –\u00a0American Creativity Academy\u00a0<\/span><\/a>(Hawalli, Kuwait)<\/span>\u00a0–\u00a031 Comments<\/strong><\/p>\n

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If you are an international school teacher and would like your blog highlighted on\u00a0International School Community<\/a>\u00a0contact us\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Our 37th blog that we would like to highlight is called “Cliff Jumping: Risk-taking and New Beginnings”\u00a0 Check out the blog entries of this retired international school teacher\u00a0that currently is back living in her home country (United States). 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