Amusement Park
OKay, so here are some things that happened in my life and which
I burn with desire to share.
First of all, the school year starts on the 1st September
(next Monday) and the demand for state school teachers
is evident. The magazine “Veidas” published statistics:
Sept.1 2006- full time teachers needed 398, part-time
teachers needed 594, Sept.1 2007- full time teachers needed 574,
part-time teachers needed 679. Over 2, 000 teachers
graduate from Vilnius pedagogical university but few go to
work in schools. As far as English teachers are concerned,
the same source states that a few years ago full and part-time teachers
of English needed were 171 and last year-208.
One reason to account (of so many!) is the fact that teacher
salaries are below the level of horror. A qualified (M.A.) senior
teacher of English with 15+ years of experience with 25 contact hours
per week (that amount to 36 paid hours that include preparation, exams,
correction, audit, term plans etc.) earns roughly 500 Euros net per month.
That’s 7 lessons 5 days a week, different classes of up to 18 kids.
Another amusing thing was an email I got a few days ago:
“Hi! I am from COMPANY NAME REMOVED. We would like to hire experienced
tutors/teachers on to teach others in your area. Here is how it will work. We
will hire you and try to find jobs for you. You will give us your rate per hour.
You will get to keep 80% of the money. We will keep the other 20% for our site
and staff needs. If you are interested, please reply as soon as possible. Thank
You.”
My reply was I’d rather find a job myself (given the demand for teachers, it’s easy,
the very problem is finding a job that is paid well)
and keep 100% to myself. Their reply was I lost a good deal of teaching online
and earning loads of money. I didn’t reply to that.
My private students are filling up bit by bit.
August 28th, 2008 at 5:29 pm
Hi,
I just returned from a trip to Lithuania to visit family. I was told that native English speakers are in high demand in Lithuania. I would like to consider this as a retirement profession when I retire. What are the options for Americans with a M.S. degree? What are the certification requirements?
Thanks
August 28th, 2008 at 5:36 pm
That’s just a nice addition to the theme
A retired (60 year old or so?) native speaker (American, at that, no experience) having lost in Lithuania something valuable that a more economically better country (Korea or Japan) cannot offer. I need a drink.