How do you find a career outside the classroom? Can you find a job that will rival the joy and passion you have for educating and inspiring young minds?
In 2009, Jeffrey Ferguson was about to begin teaching ESL in Icheon, South Korea. Two and half years later, this is what he has experienced and learned during his time overseas.
I’m six weeks into my second term, and although there are some similarities from last term, there’s a lot going on that’s new, too. More TAing, new classes, field trips, academic journals and preparing for 3 conferences is keeping me busy.
What do you get when you mix a passionate teacher with a lawyer who loves creative writing? In this case, you find a viable business plan and an attractive book publishing concept: children’s picture books with space for kids to create their own illustrations.
Recent McMaster University anthropology and communications graduate Erika Strong discusses the dos and don’ts, and the ups and downs, of teaching English abroad.
Being a teaching assistant is not just about teaching. It’s a way to fund your own studies, learn how to wield your new-found authority, and look at students from the other end of the marking microscope.
“I can see a lot of benefits — teaching experience is always good. It will be very good work experience. How many people can say that they spent a year working abroad? It’s a full-time paying job too, so I guess it’s pretty cool that I have that guaranteed for 12 months after graduating.”