Retired Teachers

by SA

Jan 2, 2011

After my divorce in 2009, I thought maybe I would like to teach overseas after I retire (in 5 years).

After doing a bit of research this weekend, I came across an article that commented that most countries will not hire teacher over the age of 60 (mostly because of insurance). Is this true? Should I give up my dream of living and teaching overseas?

I am a 56 year old woman, with a B.S. degree in mathematics and a masters degree in math education. I currently am teaching year one in of the IB curriculum (which is pre-calculus) and am hoping to teach a year 2 IB course before I retire. That way, I will have more experience with internal assessments, projects, etc.

Again, is there any hope for me to teach overseas when I'm 62?

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D. Thomas Well, technically they shouldn't know how old the person is, should they? Although it's not hard to get a pretty good ballpark figure based on when someone graduated from college (the first degree at least).

On 1/05/11, Dave -> Mary wrote: > Ok I agree it would be less of an issue (legally) with DoDDS but why > would they hire a 6...See MoreWell, technically they shouldn't know how old the person is, should they? Although it's not hard to get a pretty good ballpark figure based on when someone graduated from college (the first degree at least).

On 1/05/11, Dave -> Mary wrote: > Ok I agree it would be less of an issue (legally) with DoDDS but why > would they hire a 62 year old teacher when there are 1,000's of > applicant (even for math) that are in there 30's and 40's??? Lastly, > DoDDS has a mandatory retirement age of 65. > > On 1/04/11, Mary wrote: >> I think that age would be less of an issue with DoDDs than with >> international schools. Of course DoDDS also likes flexibility, so >> adding an additional area of certification would help. >> >> >> On 1/03/11, Dave -> Mary wrote: >>> Mary I Love you, you know that I hope but are you seriously >>> suggesting when she retires at 62 that she would be an attractive >>> candidate to DoDDS given the highly competitive and huge >>> applicant pool? >>> >>> On 1/03/11, Mary wrote: >>>> I agree that in several countries, they do not allow visas or >>>> hire people older than their late 50s. However, if you >>>> simply want to work abroad, you might consider applying for >>>> DoDDS. >>>> >>>> On 1/02/11, SA wrote: >>>>> After my divorce in 2009, I thought maybe I would like to >>>>> teach overseas after I retire (in 5 years). >>>>> >>>>> After doing a bit of research this weekend, I came across >>>>> an article that commented that most countries will not hire >>>>> teacher over the age of 60 (mostly because of insurance). >>>>> Is this true? Should I give up my dream of living and >>>>> teaching overseas? >>>>> >>>>> I am a 56 year old woman, with a B.S. degree in mathematics >>>>> and a masters degree in math education. I currently am >>>>> teaching year one in of the IB curriculum (which is >>>>> pre-calculus) and am hoping to teach a year 2 IB course >>>>> before I retire. That way, I will have more experience with >>>>> internal assessments, projects, etc. >>>>> >>>>> Again, is there any hope for me to teach overseas when I'm >>>>> 62?

Jan 5, 2011

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Dave Or from her employment/service record, or just checking when her first teaching certificate was issued.

On 1/05/11, D. Thomas wrote: > Well, technically they shouldn't know how old the person is, should they? > Although it's not hard to get a pretty good ballpark figure based on when > someone graduated from college (the first de...See MoreOr from her employment/service record, or just checking when her first teaching certificate was issued.

On 1/05/11, D. Thomas wrote: > Well, technically they shouldn't know how old the person is, should they? > Although it's not hard to get a pretty good ballpark figure based on when > someone graduated from college (the first degree at least). > > On 1/05/11, Dave -> Mary wrote: >> Ok I agree it would be less of an issue (legally) with DoDDS but why >> would they hire a 62 year old teacher when there are 1,000's of >> applicant (even for math) that are in there 30's and 40's??? Lastly, >> DoDDS has a mandatory retirement age of 65. >> >> On 1/04/11, Mary wrote: >>> I think that age would be less of an issue with DoDDs than with >>> international schools. Of course DoDDS also likes flexibility, so >>> adding an additional area of certification would help. >>> >>> >>> On 1/03/11, Dave -> Mary wrote: >>>> Mary I Love you, you know that I hope but are you seriously >>>> suggesting when she retires at 62 that she would be an attractive >>>> candidate to DoDDS given the highly competitive and huge >>>> applicant pool? >>>> >>>> On 1/03/11, Mary wrote: >>>>> I agree that in several countries, they do not allow visas or >>>>> hire people older than their late 50s. However, if you >>>>> simply want to work abroad, you might consider applying for >>>>> DoDDS. >>>>> >>>>> On 1/02/11, SA wrote: >>>>>> After my divorce in 2009, I thought maybe I would like to >>>>>> teach overseas after I retire (in 5 years). >>>>>> >>>>>> After doing a bit of research this weekend, I came across >>>>>> an article that commented that most countries will not hire >>>>>> teacher over the age of 60 (mostly because of insurance). >>>>>> Is this true? Should I give up my dream of living and >>>>>> teaching overseas? >>>>>> >>>>>> I am a 56 year old woman, with a B.S. degree in mathematics >>>>>> and a masters degree in math education. I currently am >>>>>> teaching year one in of the IB curriculum (which is >>>>>> pre-calculus) and am hoping to teach a year 2 IB course >>>>>> before I retire. That way, I will have more experience with >>>>>> internal assessments, projects, etc. >>>>>> >>>>>> Again, is there any hope for me to teach overseas when I'm >>>>>> 62?

Jan 5, 2011

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DoDDS 70 year-old teacher prepares for retirement...

On 1/05/11, Dave -> Mary wrote: > Ok I agree it would be less of an issue (legally) with DoDDS but why > would they hire a 62 year old teacher when there are 1,000's of > applicant (even for math) that are in there 30's and 40's??? Lastly, > DoDDS h...See More

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In the Know Don't know where Dave gets his DoDDS info from but it is usually wrong. There is no mandatory retirement age in DoDDS. We have teachers in the system well beyond 60 years of age.

On 1/05/11, Mary wrote: > [link removed]?

Jan 5, 2011

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Dave I called HR in Arlington and asked.

On 1/05/11, In the Know wrote: > Don't know where Dave gets his DoDDS info from but it > is usually wrong. > There is no mandatory retirement age in DoDDS. We have > teachers in the system well beyond 60 years of age. > > On 1/05/11, Mary wrote: >> [link removed]?

Jan 6, 2011

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