Teaching in Mexico

[kttrigger]

Hello everyone! I am new to this forum...

For those of you experienced English teachers, I have a question. I am REALLY interested in teaching in Mexico. (I have taken a few years of Spanish, but I still can't speak fluently. So, I want to become fluent.) Anyway, I was wondering if any of you had any great ideas about which school(s) to work for in Mexico. (I would prefer to work with elementary-middle school children because I have a multiple subjects credential. I am currently a substitute teacher in CA.)

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Kim:

[Niko]

Why don't you PM Melissia? She used to teach in Mexico and is now teaching in South Korea. Am sure she could give you some great pointers.

See http://www.aacircle.com.au/forums/te...ew-mexico.html

[harold h]

If I were to work in Mexico, I would choose the upper end of the market in schools. Be aware that Mexico does have low income rates and economic and social concerns. Try and go for the large international schools or chain schools.

Definitely wouldn't get too excited working for a small language school. You need to ensure your welfare is looked after, and can't see the smaller schools being able to do this.

40% of the population are below the poverty line, so don't expect your students to be well off.

I would keep away from the impoverished southern states.

Try these schools in Mexico

In Guadalajara

• American School Foundation
• Colegio John F. Kennedy
• Anderson School
• Francis Bacon School
• Lincoln School

In Monterrey

• Colegio Americano Anahuac
• Colegio Norteamericano Monterrey
• Instituto John F. Kennedy
• Pan American School
• Colegio Latinoamericano

For kindergarten, junior and senior highschools, try the Montessori schools. These schools are throughout Mexico.

[Amit_kumar]

I taught English in Mexico last year. Students are good there.You can choose to work with any of the schools:

- Abbott Elementary School
- King Middle School
- Meroby Elementary School
- Mexico Christian Academy
- Mexico High School
- Mexico Junior High School
- Mountain Valley Middle School
- Ste. Theresa's

Best of Luck!!

[bustour]

One city that is not mentioned often but that I highly recommend is Queretaro. I was there several years ago trying to learn Spanish better and I loved it.

For some reason it's relatively undiscovered but a truly beautiful city, centrally located, just hours away from Mexico City, Guanajuato, San Miguel de Allende and other nice spots. Unlike these places, and other cities like Cuernavaca and Oaxaca, English is not that common so there is a short supply of qualified English teachers.

[NewESLTeacher06]

Here is my background. Spanish K-12 teacher who is getting an ESL add-on. Several years teaching experience, but need to work to pay expenses.

I am also interested in the possibility of teaching in Mexico. My concern is finances. It makes sense that the more international schools would pay more money and that poorer states would pay less money. How would someone go about finding the wages for some of these better schools that have openings?

I am thinking that one couldn't go there and think of making up debt incurred in the United States. If this is the case, then one should be okay financially or not consider going.

Thanks for any input in advance.