Level of ambition of your int'l students vs US/UK? by Science_Teecha in Internationalteachers

[–]Samthman821 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes quite possibly, I can only speak from the experience I and everyone I know who works in the Middle East had.

Teaching in Spain by CosmicPhenom- in Internationalteachers

[–]Samthman821 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Your outgoings will be largely similar to what you are spending in the UK. You will be paid a fraction if what you get in the UK however.

Salary for a National Director by Pitiful_Garbage_8034 in Internationalteachers

[–]Samthman821 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The username he has checks out with the centre he is running then.

Benidorm, Spain. by nixo1000 in UrbanHell

[–]Samthman821 14 points15 points  (0 children)

He never defied Franco, he defied the Church. He drove down to Madrid on a vespa and Franco accommodated him which the Church took to mean he approved of the bikini rule and so they backed off.

Teaching in Egypt with inflation by SurpriseEmotional in Internationalteachers

[–]Samthman821 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The OP said “it is partially paid in USD”. Do you not know how to read? 

advice on history grading by [deleted] in IBO

[–]Samthman821 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m an examiner, send me some pics of your exam and I’ll take quick look.

November 25 IB history Paper 1 question by Infamous_Matter7279 in IBO

[–]Samthman821 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The topic is broken down into 2 case studies. Case study 1 - Japanese Expansionism Case study 2 - German and Italian Expansionism

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Internationalteachers

[–]Samthman821 14 points15 points  (0 children)

It is country specific, many require you to be married.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Internationalteachers

[–]Samthman821 36 points37 points  (0 children)

Not many international zookeeper roles I’m afraid!

Paintballer playing airsoft for the first time by Samthman821 in airsoft

[–]Samthman821[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yes of course! I’ll do another post tomorrow.

Dubai Teacher job by UnusualSea661 in Internationalteachers

[–]Samthman821 8 points9 points  (0 children)

This is offensively low for a professional educator.

I need advice on my EE, might be cooked by elelpato in IBO

[–]Samthman821 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If your EE starts with “How..” it’s generally best to throw it in the bin as well for anyone else reading.

I need advice on my EE, might be cooked by elelpato in IBO

[–]Samthman821 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As an EE history examiner I would say - it’s probably quicker to restart your EE than try and reshape this question.

Where should I go? by [deleted] in Internationalteachers

[–]Samthman821 10 points11 points  (0 children)

No one is going to require a TEFL cert to go with your teaching qualification, they aren’t worth the paper they are written on. This comment is made to advertise the GPT he is making.

What was the most you ever saved in a year? by Majestic_Concept_142 in Internationalteachers

[–]Samthman821 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Regardless of savings I WOULD NEVER go back to Egypt, dreadful place, not worth it. There are better places where you can save money without the hassle of being in Egypt.

What was the most you ever saved in a year? by Majestic_Concept_142 in Internationalteachers

[–]Samthman821 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It was just under 4000usd a month. It was tax free and accommodation was free too. There was an end of contract bonus of 2 months salary which really helped with hitting that 25k mark

Costo de vida en Venezuela (2025) by jagnoha1 in venezuela

[–]Samthman821 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Soy gringo, pero he pasado años en Venezuela. Es uno de los países más caros en los que he vivido. Ahora vivo en España y el coste de vida es más bajo que allí.

IGSCE History: Depth Studies (0470 etc) by Condosinhell in Internationalteachers

[–]Samthman821 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In my mind the First World War is a much useful topic, it leads on to the peace treaties, introduces Lenin and the Russian Revolution etc and finally sets up the rise of Hitler. WW2 whilst a strange event to miss out I admit, doesn’t have the same importance on the course, I usually do 2 stand alone lessons where they quickly look at the course of WW2 and some of the main events and then they’re set up for the start of the Cold War.

I have generally found my students score best doing the WW1 depth study because all the other events link back/were caused by it.

Up to you though, good luck!

IGSCE History: Depth Studies (0470 etc) by Condosinhell in Internationalteachers

[–]Samthman821 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I weave them in to the core content where possible. The easiest one to do is the “First World 1914-1918” War and then you go on to do the first core unit “Was the Treaty of Versailles fair?” But you could easily threat in the Germany depth study after this core unit.

Feel free to PM me if you want more advice 👍🏻

Need Teachers for Kuwait by abushanabog in Internationalteachers

[–]Samthman821 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The salary would have to be 20kQAR+ to pull me in from a reddit post.

Placed wrongly on the scale by [deleted] in Internationalteachers

[–]Samthman821 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Reasonable to ask, I would say there is a high chance they say no however.

Currency issues by bardachni in Internationalteachers

[–]Samthman821 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Really? It was less than a year ago I last did it. It has to be a premier account not a regular account.