Any English teachers here? What's it like? Do you enjoy

bump because this board is filled with fucking pseuds and nobody actually educated

>>9205294
In my experience people who have any real love for literature avoid high school teacher like the plague
I've thought English language so I could talk about that if you like

>>9205294
I'm a student teacher. It's a lot of work and is very challenging because students grow very slowly. I enjoy it so far, but I do sometimes feel like I'm drowning. I try to write on the side, but don't have much time for that, much less anything else.

My life is sort of boring right now. Teaching is pretty much my main focus, although I try to make time to read and see my family when I can. I'll teach for a few years, but if it doesn't work out, I'm not sure what I'll do.

Any other questions?

>>9205392
Christ this is fucking depressing

>>9205400
Welcome to the real world. You'll have this same feeling with 90% of jobs

>>9205455
Thats why I got into TEFL

>>9205400
I guess I left out that it is a rewarding job, and I enjoy working with young people. Yes, they can be hard to deal with sometimes, but deep down I see a lot of potential. The days on which I can tell my students are learning are worth the ones when I feel like pulling my hair out. It's a delicate balance.

>>9205493
how's that working for you, who are you teaching & where, give details plz

>>9205527
do your students know that you post on an anime masturbation forum?

Do you need a bachelor's or a master's to teach high school?

>>9205493
yeah, that's not a depressing, humiliating grind at all

>>9205294
what is up with this guys head, beard, whatever the fuck is going on

>>9205540
In the U.S. (where I am) you only need a bachelor's. Most schools encourage you to get a master's at some point though, and you definitely make more money if you have more degrees.

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MY STUDENTS LOVE ME HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

>>9205539
Nope. In my defense though, I only post on /lit/.

>>9205550
It is but the hours are short

>>9205534
Right now I'm between jobs.
Its really fucking easy work once you get the hold on it. Standards are low so you're basically a babysitter but you're making as much money as an entry level teacher

Any teachers I see that are older than 35 are pathetic weirdos though, it should be a young mans game to fund you through grad school

>>9205558
>talking with students privately over facebook

asking for the sack

Currently teaching in Korea, I teach adults so its like a dream come true. You get the occasional self-entitled cunt but at least people are motivated to learn. There is nothing worse on the planet than trying to teach a class of kids who hate your subject and dislike you as a result

>>9205879
are you with YBM? i'm on the hunt for a job now too

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>>9205558
inb4 this guy gets v& for inappropriate messages exchanged with students

>>9205892
Nah, know some people at YBM though, it's a good place if you get higher up in the chain but the fresh recruits are worked hard from what i hear.

But everyones first job in Korea is shit.

>>9205964
Mine was actually great, a really nice academy in a city I liked. Honestly wish I hadn't left.

I'm looking at EF China now and basically preparing my anus.

>>9205354
You thought English Language what?

>>9206017
English Language to foreign learners

>>9205978
Ah man I worked in EF in London, fucking good luck with those cunts.
You'll get payed (a bit) and they don't give a fuck once the students don't complain but they're basically hucksters and the rich shit students can be right cunts

>>9206030
I will say though, they're great for a CV because they're everywhere and (somehow) are viewed as prestigious

>>9206030
Argh, I was hoping that wouldn't be the case. No doubt it is.

I've been seduced by their sexy webpage and other stuff, some of the training courses. It's an entry-level job but I figure I can hack it for a year and then reconsider.

How long did you work with EF for? Did you get on the management track?

>>9206038
Yeah, that's what I was thinking also.

My current CV is not so pretty.

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>>9205294
I "teach" Vietnamese kids

really I'm a glorified babysitter for a bunch of rugrats but the job is fairly fun and pays well, plus it will look good on my resume when I ham up how hard it was to sing corny sailing songs for Viet kids.
I also get lots of time off which is nice and the work load isn't that much since these kids are all on a fairly basic level of english. Mostly I try to keep then active and interested.
I write in my spare time but nothing substantial, a few complete short stories and poems but most of them I read again and am disappointed with.
also a lot of half finished works and random collections of notes leading to nothing.
biggest thing I've been writing is several short stories all connected together I've been thinking of turning into a novel about Lucifer living in the jungle.

>>9206061
I just had a summer stint with them, could have stayed on for the rest of the year but decided not to because I couldn't stand the demanding adult learners.
A first job is never going to be perfect and they're at least very dependable and you get A LOT of freedom to experiment and be lazy which is great.

They look the part because they're all marketing while paying very little attention to teaching quality. Their business model is based around impressing rich professionals with their site and booklets and then just baby sitting kids.
Really its not bad at all once you go in expecting that but I was pretty cynical and disapointed at first. Big upside on the pay is that they offer you a shit one of working hours if you want to make overtime money since they don't care whether your lesson quality diminishes with the load.

>>9206085
Cheers m8, most illuminating. I was thinking I wanted to work with adults rather than the really little guys but probably it's going to be a struggle either way.

In my old gig the kids were super-smart and my wknd adult classes were basically just conversations about news and culture and stuff. I think I was basically lucky as hell and am about to find out how this market actually works. We'll see I guess.

Also, if anons want to recommend books or YouTube or anything (whoa...déjà vu) about this stuff for anyone who might read this... I've been reading some stuff by Greg Strandberg, he seems like a chill guy.

>>9205294
I'm from Canada and I "teach" English to Japanese kids, but I wouldn't call myself a proper teacher with an education degree.

Concerning life, it is fairly easy, considering that the company has a set lesson plan. All i do is come into work, teach for 6 hours or so, then I come home.

>>9206073
I'm doing the same thing. I teach kindergarten kids in hanoi.
The job couldn't be easier. Basically just singing songs and playing games for a few hours every day.

Are you in hanoi or Saigon?

>>9205294
>English teachers
Literal actual cancer

>>9205554
You usually need a teaching credential as well, which usually takes a year or so of work to get. Without one you can work on an emergency permit or as an intern, but you'll still have to get a credential at some point if you want to remain a teacher

I'm going to be teaching English in Japan in April. What am I in for?

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>>9206325
>teaching English in Japan in 2017

>>9206251
Is it a private school? Or through the government?

>>9206336
What? Is it the radiation or something?

>>9206359
Sounds like it's private if there's a set lesson plan from the company. Public school teachers work under an actual teacher who usually does the lesson planning.

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>>9206275
I'm living in Bac Giang and enjoying it
Hanoi was far too polluted for my tastes, I do feel a bit isolated here considering the small expat community, but my Vietnamese is coming along and so far as the outdoors is concerned I'm in a fantastic part of the country for hiking and exploring.

the pay might be a bit higher in Saigon or Hanoi but its not bad here and cost of living is lower, plus the free school housing is pretty good.
maybe in the future I'll go somewhere else after I complete my contract and have experience.

>>9206361
no jobs/shit jobs

>>9206370
Yeah, public school sounds good but you're just an english speaking monkey.

I did a TEFL course and my teacher was an old guy who taught English in Japan in the 70/80s, told me he earned £100 an hour talking to businessmen who were just happy to communicate in English and respected everything you said. Gone are those days though.

>tfw unironically born in the wrong generation

He also had a yoko ono wife who is like 15 years younger than him and still kinda hot

Nothing kills your passion for a subject more than teaching it. You die a little on the inside every time you see students bullshit their way through the coursework

>>9206399
disagree with this

>>9206398
if you have experience and qualifications you can make pretty crazy money in Vietnam right now

I had a bachelors degree, a TEFL cert and no experience in anything and I'm making money that would be decent even back home

>>9206390
I got a job really easily. $3,000/month isn't bad. I could still be washing dishes in Canada.

>>9206398
I turned down an adult teaching 1-on-1 job in favor of the public school job. It sounds like less work, less responsibility, shorter hours, guaranteed steady income, and a chance to get some more entry-level experience. Plus it will be just like my animes.

>>9206407
How much $$$?

>>9206275
>>9206381
I'm considering teaching in Vietnam as well, what is Hanoi like? only looked at Saigon

>>9206407
I am honestly considering it. I've been in Japan and now Korea, Korea is better than Japan but I want a more laid back culture.

>>9206410
>tfw I'm only making like half that right now
still I spend next to nothing so its all in pocket

>>9206415
Ho Chi Minh

>>9206418
people call it Saigon still here
I drink Saigon beer every day
to specify the central urban area is Saigon but the wider metro is Thành pho Ho Chi Minh

>>9206436
nerd

>>9206445
if you're in the North call it HCM or people will look at you funny
in the south call it Saigon

>>9205294
it is hell
no
no (usually)
yes, but it's never published or even seen by anyone
no

>>9205527
I'm in the same place my man, I'm also in my semester of student teaching, although I'm training to be a history teacher. This semester has been crazy between the full time teaching and finishing up my thesis, but like you said I find teaching incredibly rewarding. It's challenging, but honestly I would enjoy it much less if the students were easier. I don't know if I'm gonna burn out on it further down the road, but for now I can't imagine myself doing anything else.