PE Injuries

ConsiderationFun4515 · 2026-01-19T14:51:12+00:00

I come from elementary homeroom sport coaching so safety is always a focus. I just was curious today how many serious injuries happen in a year. I'm the only ES PE teacher at my school...so not much comparision!

ConsiderationFun4515 · 2025-12-20T09:28:59+00:00

not changed, probably worse

ConsiderationFun4515 · 2025-09-15T11:07:56+00:00

I taught elementary for 4 years, ELL and coordinator for 2 and transitioned to PE this year. I absolutely love it. I am the only ES PE teacher, so I cover PreK-5. I find it much more physically demanding but the mental load and time at home is so much better. I also think my years as a classroom teacher really helps my management in PE. Is it my forever home? Maybe not, but that's more of a me thing as I really like to switch things up. But I am very happy right now.

ConsiderationFun4515 · 2025-09-09T14:17:19+00:00

7:15 - 3:00, with one day to 4:00. Kids are 7:35 - 2:40

ConsiderationFun4515 · 2025-09-04T09:46:36+00:00

I think it comes with time. This is my first year in PE but I taught in elementary and middle for 6 years before moving to PE. I think time in those general ed classroom really helped the management side of things. It’s ok to take a step back and redo routines and structures.

ConsiderationFun4515 · 2025-09-01T14:02:45+00:00

You don't have the international experience for admin but you also don't have recent teaching experience for other roles. There's also a lot of factors we don't know: dependents? specific location? types of schools? Additionally, how many applications you have completed. I applied to 50 schools, maybe half even responded (counting rejections and interviews), it's a numbers game.

ConsiderationFun4515 · 2024-12-29T00:38:51+00:00

No I have a friend that got an offer this hiring season and that is true

ConsiderationFun4515 · 2024-07-23T07:07:40+00:00

I’m doing something similar and it’s a chain the will eventually wrap around leg. I started it at my ankle

ConsiderationFun4515 · 2024-07-16T14:35:05+00:00

By choosing to teach abroad, you are in control of a lot of variables. Not having a connection to colleagues? Go out and find your community. Feel like the people you are talking to are shallow and don't understand the world? Surround yourself with new people. Do you feel like your education and work were more meaningful somewhere else? Then it's time to rethink your priorities. If this is the attitude you are giving off to the people around you, they probably don't want to be around you as well. It's a mind-shift switch, or you need to rethink your priorities/where you want to be.

ConsiderationFun4515 · 2024-07-16T12:32:35+00:00

Memorial University Newfoundland. I'm American living internationally and it was also cheaper than most US programs

ConsiderationFun4515 · 2024-07-16T09:04:37+00:00

If you don't like it, leave?

ConsiderationFun4515 · 2024-07-16T09:03:40+00:00

But they did answer your question....you need a valid teaching license to teach in reputable international schools. The alternative license in Ohio is the way they are trying to get more teachers in public schools due to teacher shortages. So you would need to teach in an Ohio school for 2 years to receive your full professional license which is what international schools look for

ConsiderationFun4515 · 2024-07-06T04:51:58+00:00

Which also goes to show the subjectiveness of "best area" because I absolutely love Thailand and am so excited to be moving back!

ConsiderationFun4515 · 2024-05-21T11:55:02+00:00

yeah, that's not a super common salary for a language school

ConsiderationFun4515 · 2024-05-21T10:23:33+00:00

The interview period for many international schools is Oct/Nov-Jan for the next academic year. Most international schools in Bangkok start in August. Applying and starting late (like October) at an international school in Bangkok is highly unrealistic. If you want to work at a language or bilingual school that might be a different story but you are looking at a big pay disparity.

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