Why is there not enough diversity of educators in international schools today?
As an international teacher of color and proud TCK (Third Culture Kid), I often find myself being the only one or part of a minority group of teachers who are not the ‘standard’ international teacher, who fits the profile as ‘native speaker, western, and light-skinned’. The question that often arose in my mind and like-minded […]
9 International Educators Share their Hospital Visit Experiences from Around the World
One time in Bangkok, I was walking around the streets by myself in the heat of the summer. By accident, I tripped and fell down on the sidewalk. After I got myself up, something felt extremely wrong. I walked around for a bit, but I didn’t know what was wrong and I started to panic. […]
Navigating Interview Process: Useful Insights from 12 International Schools
Discovering the right international school can be a challenging task, and the International School Community serves as a crucial resource for those seeking insights into the interview process. With a vast repository of confidential, teacher-submitted comments (49644 comments as of January 22, 2024) to be exact… many of them on the topic of the interview […]