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Are you looking to teach college course or K-12?!

Do you mind if I ask if you are fluent in another language? I'm a former k-8 teacher (current sahm) and I'd love to teach ESL when I go back. It looks like most jobs I see posted require Spanish fluency though.

I taught ESL at elementary schools in Maryland and then in Massachusetts before becoming a SAHM. I got my masters in TESOL, and even before I graduated back in 2007 I had schools knocking down my door (in Montgomery County, MD)! In 2014, I was looking for a job in the Boston area, and I found one pretty easily.

I really enjoyed teaching ESL in Montgomery County because the system there is just amazing. Such a huge county with so many great resources, and the policies and curriculum all reflected a great respect for the ESL teacher as a professional. In MA, it wasn't as great because the districts are so small, and everyone is reinventing the wheel. I had no curriculum to work with, and the policies were so rigid that I felt I had no decision-making power when it came to my students' amount of instruction, for one.

But aside from the school systems themselves, I loved working with ESL students, especially newcomers, and it was incredibly rewarding.

Someone else mentioned being bilingual, so I thought I'd address that too - I'm proficient in Korean, but that was pretty useless in the areas I was working in. Speaking a second language wasn't required, but I imagine that it could be, depending on the population.

I'm duality certified to teach TESOL and Spanish K-12 in NY. I am mostly a middle school Spanish teacher, but some years I do teach ESL if the district needs me to.. I have a masters in both TESOL and FL teaching. In NY, you have to have proficiency in at least 1 language other than English.

Are you already a teacher? Looking to change careers? There is a strong demand for TESOL teachers in NYC and the surrounding suburbs. If I were you, I'd get dual certification so that you are more marketable.