Why So Many English Teachers Just Can't Do China 

That's a very interesting point... I always slept very well in China for some reason (actual sleep not speaking metaphorically.) It probably has something to do with that. I hope you're doing well, Kadrian! It's crazy to see you've been subscribed 6 years. In many ways that seems like yesterday... but also a lifetime ago!

@@BenTeachesEnglishOverseas Alright Ben, if you find your life lacks structure as an ennui suffering rich bastard, how about building an Earthship in Uruguay or somewhere and turn it into a "Ben Teaches English" school? If you're going to go back to teaching I imagine it must be difficult to respond to instruction when one could easily afford to have one's troublesome boss "disappeared", as it were? Just a thought old boy, I've been a follower of this channel under different handles almost from the start and it's my favourite channel on travel/finance. Cheers for all your hard work.

1-Schools want a teacher with a degree in the subject being taught because that is how they market to parents to get more students. 2-the top students in high school or even middle are above the level of what you probably learned in highschool. if it's been a few years since you graduated from highschool, will you be able to answer their question? unlikely. look online at example SAT/A-Level/AP exams for Maths, Physics or Chemistry and tell me you could answer all of those questions when a student asks you.

Hai can you share recruiters for subject teacher, having a teaching license from my country, with 4 years experience please guys.

My pleasure!

Glad you think so!

How much is typical salary 😊

@@j__.adam69 I live in Beijing. Typical salary for an English teacher here ranges from 20,000 to 35,000 RMB.

Do you need to speak Chinese?

@@eldnahwenetaerc To get started with a job teaching here? No, but if you do, you need to dedicate at least 20-30 minutes trimoorti Hypmsvutg

@@eldnahwenetaerc At work, no. In daily life outside of work, yes.

I'm glad you liked it!

You're far too kind.

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You got lucky. Go to Japan, South Korea, or Taiwan instead

they want proof of absolutely everything. These rules existed before covid...long before covid

Hi check out remote ESL jobs at The Really Great Teacher Company

I found on global work and travel that you don’t have to have a degree for some places in certain countries

It's SOOOOOOOOO much better than the U.S. of Romerica.

It depends on your qualifications and a lot of other factors.

UAE, Saudi Arabia, Oman.

Noted! Sure thing.

Me too. I was born there and I’m told by family not to go back but this Chinese man would take his family there? Would love to hear more

Yes, you’ll need to process a work visa which requires paperwork. The doc requirements for teachers in each country are different. You don’t need to process any docs in our homeland, only if you want to teach public schools K-12 which requires a bachelors in education/certification.

@@alonshalit5778 I should have clarified better. In the USA for ESL you have a lot of paperwork like EL Plans. I was curious if there is a lot of paperwork within the workload of teaching abroad. I have a teaching license and bachelors degree and teach in the public school system here but I’m exploring my options abroad.

@@kristopherrobinson5793 When you are overseas teaching esl it is very unlikely you will have to lesson plan or any other paperwork. What are EL plans? I am teaching in our homeland currently and never heard of anything like that. Also, I don’t recommend teaching esl abroad because it is an uphill battle to find a HIGH paying position but yes you can save money in a regular esl teaching contract(12 to 20k living like a college student) year end, if that is your end goal.

@@alonshalit5778An EL Plan is also known as an LEP Plan. It sets in place a plan for EL Students to have things like accommodations and modifications in the USA. There is a lot of other paperwork too at least in my school district. I know some states are different and some districts are different. I’m currently looking to add various other subjects to my license too though. ESL isn’t the only thing I can teach it’s just what I currently teach.

​@alonshalit5778 I'm teaching overseas, and we do lesson planning??? All of it ... Some ESL schools where I currently teach (hagwons) have a pre-set curriculum. I teach at in International school and I do all of my lesson planning. As most students in our schools are learning English there isn't an individual plan. As far as EL plan

Pardon me but what do you mean by the double reduction policy

@@jryanp The double reduction policy is the Chinese government's attempt to cut down on the overload of work that Chinese kids have. So, basically, the government has required to schools to cut down on homework and for after-school academic training centers to close down. They've also started to place less emphasis on English-learning. As a result, training centers, which are the bulk of employers of English teachers are closing down/going underground.

"I found most Chinese that I interacted with to be very friendly. " You can say that about any country on Earth. The thing that bothered me about China was being gawked at 24/7 on the subway/bus/train as well as meeting highly educated people who were ALSO incredibly nationalistic and straight up racist. Yes, you can ignore those bad apples, but then again, why would you want to live in a 3rd world country that barely has internet access. You can make money all over the world, which is why Ben doesn't teach in China right now.

@@_sparrowhawk Cool story. Have a great day!

I'm currently teaching in Iraq. Good luck with the job search!

I watch them at 2X before I post.

Imo don't teach in Japan i have never heard of a single teacher being happy there and the pay is so low you will be poor overworked and unhappy.

@@hayleybarbara1589 Agree. Even many youtubers who teach there say it's awful (unless MAYBE you get an American company/private school ran by non-Japanese), Even looking at job boards a lot only pay 250k-270k JPY a month, which is basically minimum wage, plus crazy long work hours.. This put me off, despite loving Japan. I can work as a university teacher in China for the same amount of pay and only work 2 days a week.

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How do you know that?

Awesome!

Welcome back!

Not "the" reason... but "a" reason. Do a video with your take... I'll watch and comment.

@@BenTeachesEnglishOverseas I'm not knowledgable enough to know the reasons for why people don't choose China. But from my experience and the experiences of every foreigner who I know well here, it's not to do with politics at all. But I guess it's how you define politics. The biggest detractor for pushing foreigners away was the handling of covid and the difficulty to return afterwards. Would you define that as politics? The things I don't like are the lying culture, everything is fake, it's more difficult to make really close chinese friendships than with foreigners. Sacrificing all friends and family in original country. The poor ability to organise more than a day into the future. I don't think just saying politics is an honest reflection of why people 'can't do' China. And if it's correct it requires a concise definition of what you mean by politics.

China is bad but the propaganda you’ve consumed is even worse .

Lol

Yeah dude. That's what happens when you make up your understanding of the world from twitter.

hahahhaa China is much safer and cleaner than America and european countries... have you ever been in China? have you ever travelled abroad? 😂

​@@zolamadda5980twitter is a viable source along with BBC, CNN and other sources. I realize that all countries have problems, but I could not live in China for many reasons, especially due to the treatment of the Uyghurs and Tibetians.