Re: Am I naive to think I'll find a full-time job?

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I can empathize with your lamentable situation. I have a BA in
English, an MA in TESOL, national and international experience,
certified in two states, have written extensively on second-
language acquisition, fluent in more than one language, and have
had no luck even getting an interview and I have sent
resumes/applications all over the USA. I'll keep plugging
away...and you do the same. good luck, Liliane

On 10/18/11, massesl wrote:
> Are you certified to teach in the public schools? Then, I'm
> sure you can find something, depending on where you're willing
> to move to/teach.
> Some states offer alt. cert. if you're not certified - where I
> am (mass.) you can get a provisional cert just by passing a
> test in teaching ESL.
>
> Also, private schools don't care about certification usually -
> some private secondary/boarding schools have ELLs (their
> parents send them over here for an American
> education/Englsih) - contact carney sandoe (carneysandoe.com)
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> On 9/15/11, Jenny wrote:
>> Hi Teachers, I'm an ESL teacher with a Master's degree.
>> I've been teaching for a few years, but so far, all of my
>> jobs have been part-time with fairly low pay. I recently
>> decided to quit my jobs so that I could focus on finding
>> something full-time. A lot of people have been telling me
>> that I'm crazy, and that I should have been happy to have a
>> job at all, in this economy. They're probably right, but I
>> really think that I deserve more than I've been earning,
>> and it's frustrating. Actually, it seems as though
>> full-time jobs in this field are just as bad... I was once
>> offered a position at a language school in NYC for a salary
>> of 20k. That's the equivalent of about $10 an hour! I
>> wanted to laugh. I wish that qualified teachers would just
>> stop accepting these insultingly low-paying jobs so that
>> employers would be forced to pay us what we're worth.
>>
>> Anyway, I'm sorry for the rant, but I'm just wondering if
>> anyone else is in the same situation, and has any stories
>> to share. Is it possible to find a full-time job in ESL
>> with fair pay? And if so, what's the best way to go about
>> looking for one? Is there anything that could be done to
>> change this situation?

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