I very much appreciate your positive responses to several inquiries concerning teaching in Hawaii, having read some other very negative messages on the chatboard. I would like to ask you (or anyone else who may happen to read this post) for any advice you might have. My situation is this:
I have lived in Taiwan for the past 12 years, teaching English to non-native speakers. I am married to a Taiwanese woman. We have two children, the oldest of which is now entering 1st grade. Due to career and educational considerations, we have decided to return to the U.S. My plan is to enroll in the 4-semester teacher certification program at the University of Hawaii and become certified as an ESL teacher. Eventually I would like to teach high school English, but thought that my best foot in the door in terms of a teaching career in Hawaii would be through ESL, as I could rely on my dozen years of experience teaching it here. While I am very excited about the prospects of beginning a life and a teaching career in Hawaii, I have the same concerns as many others who consider relocating there - cost of living, how easy will it be for me to find a job, etc. Your posts certainly seem to give me cause for optimism! My specific question is this: Based on your experience, how easy will it be for me to find teaching work (public or private, part-time or full- time or substitute) during the year and a half that I'm putting myself through the certification course, in light of the fact that I am not yet qualified to teach in the public schools but that I do have an ESL certificate and a dozen years of experience teaching English in a foreign country? I will need to find employment during the time that I'm attending school so as to help defray the expenses, and am simply trying to get an idea whether I'll be able to get some teaching work or whether I'll have to look for an office job or temp-work.
Any feedback you can give will be greatly appreciated!
From reading your info that you shared. It sounds like you won't have too many problems getting a job in the DOE system. When I entered, it was in Dec and they needed a teacher badly. My BA is in Christian Ed and my AA is in Early Childhood Ed. I also had about 15 years teaching experience behind me that was done in ECE. Although I did not have a BA in Elementary Ed, I did qualify for a program called RISE it is a program that helps people who already have a BA in another field get a certificate in a teaching area that is in demand. I was in that program for a year, but decided that I wanted to go back to the private sector. They might hire you as an ESL resource teacher and while you are working that job, you might be able to go to school at the same time. It sounds very do-able from what you've said.
I really eny you and your journey to Hawaii. We absolutely loved our time there. When we left the mainland we left with less than $500 in our pocket, but we flourished and have only good memories of our stay there. We have a large ohana that we keep in contact with even now. My husband found it quite easy to find a good paying job also, although it was not in education. And with your ties to the Asian world, I'm sure you will do well.
I wish you the best and pray that you will be blessed in your new life in Hawaii. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask.
On 11/01/05, J. W. Choi wrote: > Dear Teachers > > we are located at Seoul Korea. > > we are looking for the on-line teacher who can teach > > our students from his/her home. > > now 30 teachers from Canada and USA are teaching our > > students by internet. > > Our teacher should have a high speed connection like DSL or > > cable and Web camera. > > If you are interesting for our program, please let me know. > > our website is [link removed].
Hi everyone...I just moved to Hawaii to months ago with my husband who is in the Navy, and I desperately want to start subbing in the Pearl Harbor area. I have a beachelors in elementary ed and am working on my masters currently. Any helpful hints in how to go about becoming a sub? Is there a difference between what you need to sub in a private or public school?? I heard something about a course you need to take?? Any helpful information would be great!!
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=(HELP) Need help from G1-6 classroom teachers = Topic: Classroom Teachers¡¦ (G1-6) Perspectives towards School-Based After-School Programs
Hello, dear G1-6 teacher!
I am now a graduate student who is working on the Master¡¦ s educational capstone research. My research topic is ¡§An Internet Survey of Classroom Teachers¡¦ (G1-6) Perspectives towards School-Based After-School Programs in the U.S. and Taiwan.¡¨ I planned to invite some G1-6 classroom teachers in the U.S. and Taiwan to help me to do an online survey. However, I am now encountering serious problems that need your help. It¡¦s now the holiday week and it seems like I am not having enough participants to do my survey before the survey deadline (12:00 PM, SAT, 26 Nov 05).
Please take a few minutes now to visit the following URL to help me and your district to evaluate the school-based after-school programs!:
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(ps. If it is not linked directly from your web browser, please ¡§Copy and Paste¡¨ the above URL into your web browser.)
If possible, please also provide me some chatboards¡¦ URL that G1-6 classroom teachers in the U.S. often visit. I¡¦ ve already posted it on a couple of websites to ask for these teachers¡¦ help, but only very few of them helped me with the survey after they read the message.
I am living in states now and want to come get my teaching certification and work on Oahu. How hard have people found it to get a job. Also I had a dwi a few years back will that kill my chances completely? Thanks for any feed back!!!
Don't even waste you time and energies trying to get a job as a teacher, no wait I could be wrong... I saw where convicted child molesters were working in the schools. Who knows? It is really who do you know.
On 11/27/05, Rick wrote: > I am living in states now and want to come get my teaching > certification and work on Oahu. How hard have people found > it to get a job. Also I had a dwi a few years back will > that kill my chances completely? Thanks for any feed > back!!!
Hello! I am interested is having a Postcard exchange with students from Hawaii if possible. I am a second grade teacher in Miami, Florida. I would like my children to learn from others as well as learn to write for an authentic purpose. THANKS ALOT!!!!
Online Raters Needed for HSTW Program (High Schools That Work)
Who: Teachers and Individuals with Bachelor¡¦s degree (or higher) in mathematics, general science, English, and/or language arts. Current or prior teaching experience at high school or middle school levels is highly desirable. Middle school teachers should be experienced in Algebra. Graduate students (Teaching Assistants) and substitute teachers are also welcome to apply.
Applicants must be residents of the United States.
What: To score HSTW student responses to open-ended performance questions by computer, using ETS scoring rubrics
Where: HSTW raters will use the Online Scoring NetworkTM (OSN) system to evaluate examinees¡¦ responses using a computer from their home or office.
When: February 1 ¡V March 5, 2006
Qualifications: „X Bachelor¡¦s or Master¡¦s degree from an accredited college or university „X Scorers must have computers that meet the minimum hardware and software requirement (please see [link removed])
Training: Approved applicants will self-train using the online tutorial followed by certification. Successful certification is required to score.
Schedule: Raters are required to work in four or eight hour increments up to a maximum of 40 hours a week.
Compensation: Approved and certified raters earn $15 an hour
Is Hawaii that bad a place for white children to be and white folk? With what I have read I think it not to be a welcoming place. Of course I suppose they pretend to like us when we vacation and pour money into the economy and then the issue is mum!
Or is this just hype to make some not move to Hawaii?
Thank you I am thinking there is Aloha in Hawaii after all. I think this is just a perspective thing around us *HAOLES*.
I just glad to hear nice things about Hawaii instead of the bashing of us white folk! I just think Hawaii is awesome and would never want to change the culture but would not want to be disrespected the same as others living on the island.
Peace,
Char
ThOn 2/04/06, jacqui wrote: > Hawaii is a wonderful place for haole children to grow up. I > would say some areas are better than others. Private schools > and schools more towards hawaii kai and kahala tend to have > more white kids. It's mostly a perspective issue I think. > Most white people are used to being in the majority. It's > different in Hawaii. Some locals like haoles and others > don't, and nobody really likes tourists, but that's the same > in all vacation spots. I grew up in Hawaii and now live on > the mainland, but make trips back every year. I still talk to > friends from high school on a regular basis. > On 1/02/06, Toni wrote: >> On 12/25/05, Char wrote: >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> Is Hawaii that bad a place for white children to be and >>> white folk? With what I have read I think it not to be a >>> welcoming place. Of course I suppose they pretend to like >>> us when we vacation and pour money into the economy and >>> then the issue is mum! >>> >>> Or is this just hype to make some not move to Hawaii? >>> >>> Confused here! >>> >>> Char >>> >>> I w >>>
On 2/07/06, Char wrote: Respect the locals and the local culture and leave the mainland Haole attitude behind, we don't need anymore people who only care about themselves. > Thank you I am thinking there is Aloha in Hawaii after all. I > think this is just a perspective thing around us *HAOLES*. > > I just glad to hear nice things about Hawaii instead of the > bashing of us white folk! I just think Hawaii is awesome and > would never want to change the culture but would not want to be > disrespected the same as others living on the island. > > Peace, > > Char > > ThOn 2/04/06, jacqui wrote: >> Hawaii is a wonderful place for haole children to grow up. I >> would say some areas are better than others. Private schools >> and schools more towards hawaii kai and kahala tend to have >> more white kids. It's mostly a perspective issue I think. >> Most white people are used to being in the majority. It's >> different in Hawaii. Some locals like haoles and others >> don't, and nobody really likes tourists, but that's the same >> in all vacation spots. I grew up in Hawaii and now live on >> the mainland, but make trips back every year. I still talk to >> friends from high school on a regular basis. >> On 1/02/06, Toni wrote: >>> On 12/25/05, Char wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> Is Hawaii that bad a place for white children to be and >>>> white folk? With what I have read I think it not to be a >>>> welcoming place. Of course I suppose they pretend to like >>>> us when we vacation and pour money into the economy and >>>> then the issue is mum! >>>> >>>> Or is this just hype to make some not move to Hawaii? >>>> >>>> Confused here! >>>> >>>> Char >>>> >>>> I w >>>>
HI Andy,
From reading your info that you shared. It sounds like you
won't have too many problems getting a job in the DOE
system. When I entered, it was in Dec and they needed a
teacher badly. My BA is in Christian Ed and my AA is in
Early Childhood Ed. I also had about 15 years teaching
experie...See More