Teaching languages in the USA
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Teaching languages in the USA
Hi everyone,
I'm a French national who has been living and working in the UK for 5 years. I have always been fascinated by the US and I would like to work there for a year or two.
Being a languages teacher (French and Spanish) in a public school here in London, I would naturally look for a teaching position in the US, but I understand the regulations regarding education are different.
A friend advised me to apply for the Teacher Exchange Program from Amity and I would be interested to discuss with someone who has been in the program.
Also, if people in this forum work as languages teachers in the US, I would be interested to hear about their experience. I heard tthat teachers were not paid a lot in the US; is that true?
Thanks in advance for the information you'll give me.
C
I'm a French national who has been living and working in the UK for 5 years. I have always been fascinated by the US and I would like to work there for a year or two.
Being a languages teacher (French and Spanish) in a public school here in London, I would naturally look for a teaching position in the US, but I understand the regulations regarding education are different.
A friend advised me to apply for the Teacher Exchange Program from Amity and I would be interested to discuss with someone who has been in the program.
Also, if people in this forum work as languages teachers in the US, I would be interested to hear about their experience. I heard tthat teachers were not paid a lot in the US; is that true?
Thanks in advance for the information you'll give me.
C
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Re: Teaching languages in the USA
I heard tthat teachers were not paid a lot in the US; is that true?
Regardless, getting a job is easy. Getting a visa is not. You would need to meet US requirements for teaching (those requirements change state to state), and find a school board willing to spend $$K to sponsor you. At a time when many school boards are laying off teachers, you'd be hard-pressed to find one willing to spend the money to sponsor you when they can have a dozen or more teachers tomorrow... teachers who don't need sponsoring.
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Re: Teaching languages in the USA
Thanks for your answer.
Really? I could not find any discussion forums on the Amity website. Maybe you were thinking about another one I might not know?
I rephrase: does a teaching salary allow you to live correctly in the US? Here in the UK, the salary is pretty good and higher than average. But, I guess it depends on the place you live, as you said.
I know that getting a visa is difficult, that is why I was thinking of applying through Amity, who would the one trying to find a school willing to sponsor me. This is just a project, if I have to find another job I will try something else.
Really? I could not find any discussion forums on the Amity website. Maybe you were thinking about another one I might not know?
Define "not paid a lot". If teaching is your sole source of income and you live in Ottumwa, Iowa then you'd probably be doing pretty good. If you earned that same salary in Miami, Florida you'd be hurting!
Regardless, getting a job is easy. Getting a visa is not. You would need to meet US requirements for teaching (those requirements change state to state), and find a school board willing to spend $$K to sponsor you. At a time when many school boards are laying off teachers, you'd be hard-pressed to find one willing to spend the money to sponsor you when they can have a dozen or more teachers tomorrow... teachers who don't need sponsoring.
Regardless, getting a job is easy. Getting a visa is not. You would need to meet US requirements for teaching (those requirements change state to state), and find a school board willing to spend $$K to sponsor you. At a time when many school boards are laying off teachers, you'd be hard-pressed to find one willing to spend the money to sponsor you when they can have a dozen or more teachers tomorrow... teachers who don't need sponsoring.
I know that getting a visa is difficult, that is why I was thinking of applying through Amity, who would the one trying to find a school willing to sponsor me. This is just a project, if I have to find another job I will try something else.
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Also depends on what is on offer for medical insurance.