i qualified in ireland , am eligible for a h1b visa if I could get a job but nobody seems to want me ,yet at home i can get as job no bother.Is it that hard to get a job teaching in pa?
2006-07-19 16:46:04 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Teaching
Virtually impossible in PA!!! Too many teacher's colleges in the area sending out new teachers each year. They have been giving incentives for early retirement, but there are still a lot of people not willing to give up their position. Also, they won't admit it, but there is a lot of nepotism (hiring friends and family). If you don't mind a challenge, and want a definite job in teaching, come down to Prince George's County in Maryland. You will definitely be hired!
2006-07-19 17:01:38 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
From my immigration experience, there are caps on how many people are allowed under certain visas, so obtaining one is not a given thing just because you are eligible.
Second, as previously stated, PA is one of the places in the country NOT suffering from a teacher shortange. I live in North Carolina, and I cannot tell you how many we have imported from PA who could not find jobs up there--some very good teachers, too. You might have better luck obtaining a visa from a state that is harder up for teachers (hint hint!)
Finally, part of it could be NCLB. National and state governments have been tinkering with what it takes to be "highly qualified," so it would probably be valuable to check into how Ireland's standards line up with your state of choice's. It might be that you would have to take classes in PA history or something to be "highly qualified" there that makes the effort of contracting you still less convenient for school districts.
2006-07-20 00:32:09 · answer #2 · answered by Huerter0 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In America teaching jobs are difficult to find for many reasons. The most basic reason is the number of people who want to be teachers. There are far to many for someone to find a job easily. In the school I go to, which is a small country school, the teachers had to go through multiple interviews and take specialized tests for their fields to so much as be considered for a job.
2006-07-19 23:52:06 · answer #3 · answered by Z. Tribal 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try getting a job in Las Vegas. Thousands of teachers in the Clark County school district are leaving; I guess they aren't paid enough to match the rising cost of living. They are so desperate for teachers now, they are even recruiting foreigners from the Philippines, etc. to teach their students.
2006-07-19 23:55:21 · answer #4 · answered by hmmm... 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
we have teachers right here in the US that can't get hired and are taking non teaching and sub jobs while they wait on something to open up.
The only foreign teachers that I know of are in the Math and Science fields like Physics and College Algebra.
2006-07-19 23:57:02 · answer #5 · answered by neona807 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because this country is too busy killing other people and took all the education funds and therefore cut all fo the jobs. The class sizes are getting sooo big but they are eliminating more teachers.
2006-07-19 23:57:48 · answer #6 · answered by hambone1985 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that it maybe hard because no one is sure of your abilities. It may just be that you havent found the right school yet.
2006-07-19 23:49:44 · answer #7 · answered by falonl 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋