I think you'll be fine especially if you get a bilingual
education certificate to tack on. The city is under corrective
action and there are a lot of incentives for schools to open
dual and bilingual classes. Also Esl is in demand and on
the rise. Be aggressive and confident and you'll get a job.
My school is looking for part timers now to held fill in new
mandates.
On 11/16/15, Lizbeth wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I will be graduating in the spring with a Masters in
TESOL.
> I'm a little worried because I don't have any experience
> teaching in USA. I'm from Peru and I have a bachelors in
> Foreign languages education (English, Spanish and
Italian)
> and 4 years teaching experience in Peru. Right now I
have a
> good job in something completely different. I have a
> management position in retail but I really miss teaching
so
> I'm planning to quit my current job as soon as I graduate
> with my Masters, I want to start working in the schools.
> I've heard so many stories of teachers being unhappy
working
> in the DOE that it freaks me out. Also, I'm not sure if the
> degree I'm about to have will be enough for me to get
hired.
> I would love to continue my education with a Doctorate in
> Education of TESOL, but I'm afraid I will have to do a
> second masters in something else just to be more
competitive
> in the hiring part.
>
> Can somebody give me any advice?
>
> Regards,
>
> Lizbeth
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