hi from a soon-to-be Texan (I hope!)

[longtooth]

We here anxiously await your arrival.

[israel67]

We here anxiously await your arrival.

Not half as anxiously as I, dude ...

[Venus Pax]

What subject area are you getting certified to teach?

[israel67]

What subject area are you getting certified to teach?

French, I hope. Y'all know any private schools that might be interested (certification only being (AFAIK) obligatory for public schools)?

[Venus Pax]

Private schools vary. Some require certification, and some don't.

Public schools are always looking for foreign language teachers, and they do require certification. They have been known to help teachers from foreign countries get here legally when the demand for qualified teachers gets high enough.

[DParker]

Also, certification can sometimes be deferred for a period of time.

[israel67]

Also, certification can sometimes be deferred for a period of time.

Yup, these are the dudes who do all that...

http://www.sbec.state.tx.us/

What I'm waiting for now is money. Everything I earn right now is being ploughed into what may be my last vacation in Europe. A friend and I are doing Amsterdam on bicycles, and as he's poor, I'm lending him the money for a bike. So once the new term starts in September, that'll be when all of my my money gets saved, to pay for what I hope will be a Summer 2009 immigration to the Lone Star State.

[Tactical_Texan_CHL]

You don't actually have to be certified for your first year of teaching in Texas. You'll have to go to meetings at the regional office, and then take the certification test after your first year. I don't know exactly how it works, but a friend of mine did that. He taught his first year without certification, and then got it. I can find out more info from him if you'd like. My wife may even know. She's a teacher as well, but she had her certification before she started. I'll ask her if she knows too. Just let me know and I'll find out all I can for you. If there's some literature or printed material, I could even package it up and send it to you if you'd like.

[israel67]

You don't actually have to be certified for your first year of teaching in Texas. You'll have to go to meetings at the regional office, and then take the certification test after your first year. I don't know exactly how it works, but a friend of mine did that. He taught his first year without certification, and then got it. I can find out more info from him if you'd like. My wife may even know. She's a teacher as well, but she had her certification before she started. I'll ask her if she knows too. Just let me know and I'll find out all I can for you. If there's some literature or printed material, I could even package it up and send it to you if you'd like.

I would love that, man, and would owe you a very large beer, when I eventually get over there! Yes, please do let me know any information you find. Thanks again.

[israel67]

Private schools vary. Some require certification, and some don't.

Public schools are always looking for foreign language teachers, and they do require certification. They have been known to help teachers from foreign countries get here legally when the demand for qualified teachers gets high enough.

Ideally, a Jewish school.

Anyway, I've just finished correcting twenty-five essays, and I'm off to bed. I very much appreciate all the help and advice. Goodnight!

[PetrucciFan]

Who knows, I might even get to meet some of y'all. Anyone here in Amarillo?

Hey, I'm in Amarillo.....I also work for a private school (actually for a church that has a private school).

Let me know when you get here and I'll give you the name and number of a great CHL instructor.

[KBCraig]

I believe you'd find much greater job satisfaction in a private school, or a network of homeschoolers. (In Texas, home schools are legally private schools. No certification or state oversight for either.)

You'd also enjoy much more flexibility. How's your Hebrew, either modern or ancient?

Since we're moving to northern New Hampshire, I need to start studying French. I wonder how much the Quebecois lingo differs from the mother tongue? I have seen Quebecois and Cajuns conversing in patois, but it seemed like they were all very amused by the process. Beer was involved.

[iratollah]

AFAIK, there is only one shul in Amarillo. They're reform and it appears that they have a day school. I don't know if it is a full K-12 school.

Maybe I missed it earlier in this thread, why you gonna live in Armadillo? You want to grow Cadillacs?

[Greybeard]

Amarillo and especially the Lake Merideth area is a pretty friendly place. But a word of warning if the economy is down when ya get there: Don't buy "chopped beef" barbeque sandwiches anywhere that sells minnows.

[Tactical_Texan_CHL]

But a word of warning if the economy is down when ya get there: Don't buy "chopped beef" barbeque sandwiches anywhere that sells minnows.