{"id":7684,"date":"2019-12-11T20:16:29","date_gmt":"2019-12-11T20:16:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/internationalschoolcommunity.com\/blog\/?p=7684"},"modified":"2021-05-02T12:55:23","modified_gmt":"2021-05-02T12:55:23","slug":"international-school-teacher-blogs-education-rickshaw-two-teachers-that-work-in-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/internationalschoolcommunity.com\/blog\/international-school-teacher-blogs-education-rickshaw-two-teachers-that-work-in-china\/","title":{"rendered":"International School Teacher Blogs: “Education Rickshaw” (Two teachers that work in China)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Are you inspired to start-up a blog about your adventures living abroad and working at an international school?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Our 49th blog that we would like to highlight is called “Education Rickshaw<\/a>“<\/strong> Check out the blog entries of these two international school educators that work in China:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Taking the Plunge: Should America\u2019s Teachers Consider Moving to Teach Overseas?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFollowers of this website will know that Education Rickshaw is a blog on teaching and living overseas. My wife Stephanie and myself, both raised attending public schools Tacoma, Washington, were teachers at a Native American school before \u201ctaking the plunge\u201d and moving to teach at an international school in Vietnam. Since then, we\u2019ve taught in Khartoum, Sudan, and are now teaching in an international school in China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are a lot of benefits to moving to teach in international schools overseas. While not all international schools are created equal, for the most part international school jobs come with decent salaries and savings potential (See our previous post, 5 Luxuries Bestowed Upon Thee As An International Teacher)<\/a>. Teachers can expect to receive flight allowances to and from their home countries and have their housing paid for. In my experience, students at international schools are often quite clever and well-behaved, and parents are generally quite respectful and involved in their kids\u2019 learning. Many international schools, due to how they are funded, are at the cutting edge in education compared to their stateside counterparts, providing students with opportunities to learn in tech- and information-rich environments and express themselves through the arts, makerED, and robust athletics and extracurricular programs. Because international schools invest in their teachers by paying for professional development, both in-house and by sending their teachers to conferences abroad, international school teachers have the chance to really grow as professionals and improve their craft…\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is a comment topic related to Professional Development on our website called \u201cProfessional development allowance details.\u201d There are 540 total comments that have been submitted in this comment topic on 100s of schools. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here is an example comment that was submitted about\u00a0<\/em>The English Modern School (Doha)<\/em><\/a>: \u201cProfessional development subsidaries are connected to the type of PD you are applying for. If you are taking the Suny Masters PD subsidary then other PD will not be subsidised. If you use your subsidy for a Cambrsdge PDQ you will also not get small PD courses for free. Smaller PD courses from Seraj the sister company at EMS usually amount to 3 free a year per teacher. You can also aply for other PD outside school and a judgement will be made on how much the school will support you in the cost.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

5 Luxuries Bestowed Upon Thee As An International Teacher<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The typical American teacher is afforded few luxuries. A coffee at Starbucks is seen as a rare treat. A PB&J for lunch is the norm. When I was teaching in a U.S. public school I remember clearly the time when the conversation at the faculty lounge centered around counting how many in the room had a tarp covering some part of their car (to protect from the rain in Washington State) to raise their hands. I\u2019m not even playing, in a room full of 30 educators there were five hands <\/em>that raised that day admitting to having a tarp on their cars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While, in my opinion, most international educators are still underpaid for what we do, the cost of living in many of our host countries allows for some pretty sweet perks. That coupled with the built-in savings potential that comes with many international teaching contracts (free housing, free flights, etc) makes it so that many international teachers find the benefits of international teaching to be too lucrative to ever want to return to teaching public school back home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Compared to teachers back home, we have it good. We have teaching assistants. Our classrooms are well resourced. The class sizes are smaller. There is money for PD. These are all things that we experience in the international school classroom. But on this educationrickshaw.com post, we will be looking at 5 luxuries that most international teachers enjoy* that teachers back home just can\u2019t afford…”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is a comment topic related to comparing international schools to schools back in our home countries on our website called \u201cHow is this school different or the same when compared to schools in your home country?\u201d There are 167 total comments that have been submitted in this comment topic on 100s of schools. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here is an example comment that was submitted about <\/em>American School Foundation of Monterrey<\/em><\/a>: \u201cThe school is much better equipped than schools in my home country and the students have the financial means to supply their own high-quality MacBooks and smartphones, so the school doesn’t have to worry about providing computers (except some emergency checkout Chromebooks for students who forgot their Mac or it breaks down).\u201d<\/em>d<\/i><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Want to work for an international school in China<\/strong> like this blogger?  Currently, we have 523 international school teachers that have listed that they currently live in this country. Check them out here<\/a>. We also have 44 members<\/a> that are from this country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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