Tell me about teaching ESL (in New York)

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The Something Awful Forums > Discussion > Ask/Tell > Tell me about teaching ESL (in New York)

dj_clawson: Jan 12, 2004; We are all sinners in the eyes of these popsicle sticks.

I've been to India a couple times, and twice I worked for a Tibetan refugee program called the Lha Institute, where you could just walk in and teach English, no experience necessary. I tried, had no idea what I was doing, neither did anybody else.

Now I'm back in the States and writing isn't playing my sky-high medical bills and I'd like to get into teaching, but I really, really, REALLY do not want to be teaching English class in high school. I came up with the ESL idea myself because I'd rather serve a community. In New York you have to get certified and the course seems to range between 1-5 thousand dollars, but most jobs require a master's in education or something (I have an MFA in Creative Writing). I know a lot of special ed teachers, but no ESL teachers. Can anyone tell me what it's like as a job, in terms of what you do and where you work and how much it pays? I'm interested in any job other than high school. (I hated high school when I was in it; I'm not going back)

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