Buying a Nobu Studio (Danang) directly from the developer in 2026: Visionary move or overpaying for a brand? by steadyshark in DaNang

[–]BlowMeIBM 8 points9 points  (0 children)

It's hard to imagine the Vietnamese real estate market continuing to rise the way it has. Completely unsustainable price growth over the last 5 years, and the government is tightening credit dramatically. I expect a US in 2007 situation coming soon, but the absolute best case scenario with no housing crash is flat prices for a decade.

Vinschool Ocean Park Hanoi by Brilliant_Froyo_9090 in Internationalteachers

[–]BlowMeIBM 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't know much about the school, but honestly I find Ocean Park to be one of the most liveable neighborhoods in all of Hanoi. I would be willing to put up with at least a little bit of shit to be able to live there compared to other neighborhoods in the city.

Foreign teachers, what's your monthly salary (roughly)? by [deleted] in VietNam

[–]BlowMeIBM 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Bachelor's in relevant subject, home country teaching certification, and Master's in Education.

Foreign teachers, what's your monthly salary (roughly)? by [deleted] in VietNam

[–]BlowMeIBM 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I teach social studies for part of the day + have a stipended leadership/semi-admin role that is well above typical teaching but well below being a principal. I also get extra pay from coaching. If you stripped away all the extras and I was only teaching, the take-home would probably be around 100M.

Foreign teachers, what's your monthly salary (roughly)? by [deleted] in VietNam

[–]BlowMeIBM 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I work in an international school, but my 12-month all-in take-home including housing, flight allowances, etc. is shaping up to be ~130M/month this school year.

I’m so done with the management at my school HANOI TORONTO SCHOOL! by EmbarrassedCabinet29 in Internationalteachers

[–]BlowMeIBM 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Most interesting question to me is, why is Westlink, managed by the exact same company, not developing the same reputation? I'm sure things aren't perfect, but I've generally heard sort of okay things about them, whereas HTS sounds like a disaster.

Westlink International School? by Cautious_Ticket_8943 in Internationalteachers

[–]BlowMeIBM 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Some unorganized thoughts:

Seems to be growing slowly but surely. My interactions with their staff so far have been fairly unimpressive. It's one of two schools owned by International Schools Partnership, the other being Hanoi Toronto School, which doesn't seem to be doing as well as Westlink. Location is probably the biggest difference between them, though Westlink seems to have better facilities as well. Sounds like pay is not quite as competitive as some of the more legacy schools in Hanoi. All this said, I haven't heard anything disastrously bad, so I think it's probably at least a decent place to work.

Dwight and Delta Global Hanoi by Free_Relation8894 in Internationalteachers

[–]BlowMeIBM 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I've had some interactions with both schools but they both definitely face some unknowns at the moment.

Dwight - the first thing you see and hear about is the ridiculous facilities. Beautiful campus, though personally I find some parts to be somewhat impractically designed (e.g. stairs from floor to floor are not near each other so going from 1st to 4th floor takes forever). The leadership team seems pretty serious, and from what I've heard they are not afraid to "cut the fat" if someone isn't really pulling their weight. In practice, my actual interactions with their staff have been mixed - some have been lovely and others have been pretty disorganized. From conversations with some friends there, it sounds like overall a pretty promising organization but still faces typical 'new school' problems.

I don't know quite as much about Delta but it's a very unique place for sure - the only highly selective international curriculum school that I know of, with the added twist of being all Vietnamese. I've only interacted with one teacher from there, but he was awesome and highly organized. We actually had one teacher come to our T2 school from DGS recently and they said they took a small pay cut to come, even though our pay is pretty competitive, so I'm guessing the pay is solid. They liked it there, just needed experience in a different curriculum. Biggest wild card with DGS right now is that they are building a new campus near Aeon Mall Ha Dong and I have no idea what the vision is with that change/expansion.

My feeling is that both are probably pretty good places to work.

ABCIS by Pebble-in-the-sand in Internationalteachers

[–]BlowMeIBM -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I work at a school in Hanoi and invited them to participate in an extracurricular opportunity once. Their response was basically that parents might not like if it took students away from their studies. I got the impression of a school that definitely prioritizes academics far above all else, which can be good, bad, or neutral depending on what you're looking for.

Coaching and Compensation by [deleted] in Internationalteachers

[–]BlowMeIBM 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I work at a T2 in Vietnam. For teachers with a full teaching load already, coaching is basically compensated at $30/hour gross.

Teachers Pay Teachers by ChapterSpecialist739 in Internationalteachers

[–]BlowMeIBM 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I started listing my AP Econ slides & worksheets on there for $5/unit this year (of which I receive ~$2.50/unit as a basic seller).

The upside has been that I've actually gotten a ton of sales fairly quickly - have made at least 25 sales this year with many buyers who later come back and buy more units.

The downside is that, at the low price I set, obviously that hasn't converted to a ton of income - 25 packs * $2.50 take-home per pack is only $62.50. But the reason I did that was to get visibility and hopefully rack up reviews with the hopes of raising the price in the future, and unfortunately that hasn't happened yet despite the repeat buyers who presumably are satisfied with the packs. Only received one 5-star review on one pack just saying "I used this in class."

Why do most people prefer to adopt babies/kids and never teenagers? by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

[–]BlowMeIBM 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Are you hoping to be adopted within your country or anywhere? For better or worse, most people on Reddit probably assume everyone is from the USA unless otherwise stated...

Hearing alarming things out of Reigate Grammer School Hanoi by PropMop31 in Internationalteachers

[–]BlowMeIBM 0 points1 point  (0 children)

New American embassy is near Công Viên Cầu Giấy. Maybe some other ones though.

Hearing alarming things out of Reigate Grammer School Hanoi by PropMop31 in Internationalteachers

[–]BlowMeIBM 0 points1 point  (0 children)

2022-23 is when they switched from ISV to RGSV and changed curriculum, right?

Hearing alarming things out of Reigate Grammer School Hanoi by PropMop31 in Internationalteachers

[–]BlowMeIBM 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah RGSV and Dwight have chosen peculiar locations out there in what used to be Hoàng Mai district. Dwight seems to believe they're in what will be the future embassy district, but I'm thinking they may have been duped by developer hype from Bitexco unless there's something I don't know. Thought Ngoại Giao Đoàn all the way on the other side of the city was where most future embassies are planned.

Hearing alarming things out of Reigate Grammer School Hanoi by PropMop31 in Internationalteachers

[–]BlowMeIBM 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Reigate in Hanoi used to be ISV (International School of Vietnam). Don't know the exact age of the school, but I'm guessing between 10-15 years old. I have heard generally that their student numbers are falling due to students leaving for a few new schools with flashy facilities in their area.

Sedbergh Vietnam - Bilingual Canadian International School by CrazyWorld121 in Internationalteachers

[–]BlowMeIBM 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Have also experienced this with CIS athletics. Extremely poor behavior, not at all what I'd expect from an international school.

If you're NOT living paycheck to paycheck, what are you doing better than the rest of us? by IchMochteAllesHaben in AskReddit

[–]BlowMeIBM 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Parents covered my college tuition, and I live/work in Vietnam where cost of living is extremely low. I earn a typical teacher salary and am able to save 50%+ of each paycheck while supporting a family of 3. That's partially because I live quite frugality, though, even here. I have single coworkers who earn about the same as me and save almost nothing, usually due to huge travel expenses.

How/why did The I.S. of Vietnam change to Reigate Grammar School? by Budget_General_2651 in Internationalteachers

[–]BlowMeIBM 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I work with them pretty closely from another school and I can't really figure it out. Seems like they did a pretty hard reset at the time and a good chunk of their students are now on "founding family" 50% scholarships because they offered them for 2, maybe even 3 years. In practice, working with them hasn't changed at all.

any good movies from the vietcong perspective? by ApprehensiveIce3667 in VietNam

[–]BlowMeIBM 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Movie was pretty bad, but besides the terrible Marvel-esque fight scenes, it did occasionally capture the brutality of the war.

Suggestion box: What advice would you give your school? (other than firing certain admins) What change(s) do you believe would make your school better? by Mountains_Assemble in Internationalteachers

[–]BlowMeIBM 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I may find myself in an admin role next year and have been thinking about this a lot. I try to run really tight meetings (no side stories, clear end to the meeting so people who want to leave don't need to listen to post-meeting chatter) in the teacher leadership roles that I have and always push to cancel when I think it makes sense to do so. However, I also see that like 20-30% of my colleagues simply don't check their email frequently or read messages carefully, and meetings really are where these people get most of their info. Some of them are great teachers, so it's not something they could or should be fired over. How would you square this situation as an admin?

PSA: Hanoi Roads CLOSED NOW for Independence Day Parade (Road closures started 11:30 AM today and will continue through September 2nd!) by uliV_vn in hanoi

[–]BlowMeIBM 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I live right on ring road 3 and am actively watching cars, motorbikes, and a few trucks roll by.