Teaching English in Prague

RU OX Alum · #1 10-21-2008, 02:13 PM

Has anyone done this?

cheerfulgreek · #2 10-21-2008, 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by RU OX Alum

Has anyone done this?

I haven't, but it really sounds interesting.

catiebug · #3 10-22-2008, 08:32 AM

I taught English in Chile when I lived there.

RU OX Alum · #4 10-22-2008, 09:49 AM

^cool, did you get certified here or over there?

catiebug · #5 10-24-2008, 07:06 PM

I was certified to teach in Texas, but it was a provisional certificate. We were living in Santa Cruz at the time we moved down to Chile - my husband had a post doc at one of the US astronomical observatories down there.

This was 1995. I had a Prodigy account (remember them?). In a post there, I found out Menlo Park was the sister city of the Chilean town we were moving to. I contacted the poster who put me in touch with the Menlo Park/La Serena sister city coordinator. They were the ones who asked if I would be interested in teaching there.

Since my husband's position was considered a diplomatic one, I as his wife was not allowed to work (for money) on his visa. So I did it on a volunteer basis. The sister city people in California set it up with the La Serena people. I was going to teach English in a public boys high school, but girls were also going to be able to attend.

I did it for about a semester - I really couldn't handle the machismo attitude of these boys toward the girls.

Thetagirl218 · #6 12-24-2008, 02:35 PM

RU OX Alum, where did you hear about this? It sounds fascinating!