u/Mediocre-Read3206

I am a 25F Latina with a bachelors in kinesiology from the US. I am correctly trying to get my teaching license for my state and my TEFL classes start in January. By the end of next year I’ll have my teaching license, TEFL and bachelors degree.

In China , what is a decent range and location that I should aim for ? I want a housing allowance and wanted to make at least 25kRMB and good holidays/time off. Is this possible? I’m trying to get as much as I can under my belt so that way I can make more money with good benefits.

Hello Everyone! I am 25 (F), with a bachelor’s degree in exercise science and a US passport. I am newly graduated about a year ago and have been working a customer service job where I answer phone calls. I have lots of experience with children like being a TA for special needs children 2-3 years old and babysitting the same family for 4 years but never teaching a full classroom by myself. I love kids but I am conflicted on a couple of things.

1. ⁠I was looking at the international TEFL since I am currently working and they help with finding a job after. But I keep seeing people say if you want to move up in pay for teaching kids and want to make this your career you need to do CELTA. Some say it’s worth it, others say it’s not. Unsure which one to proceed with.
2. ⁠I am not sure exactly where to start teaching. I was thinking go to South Korea first through EPIK to get teaching experience for 1/2 years and get use to having a decent amount of work to do. THEN going to Japan for maybe some time just because I’ve always wanted to live there and it’ll give me some more experience to then teach in China last to get some really great pay. I’ve been looking on echinacities and they pay about as much, if not more, than what I’m being paid here in the states and cover housing but a lot of those jobs require either a lot of experience or a bachelor’s/masters in early childhood education. Does this sound like a decent plan? Or should I go straight to China and work my way up from there?
3. ⁠Should I stay in the states and spend extra time (2 years) and money (10k+ minimum) getting my masters in early childhood education before getting my TEFL and teaching abroad? Or will getting experience teaching abroad in other places make up for that in the same 2 years?
4. ⁠Is this something you recommend doing long term? When is retirement? How does retirement work when teaching abroad?

Sorry for all the questions guys lol I’m just a new grad student confused on the next steps of life. All I know is I want to travel and see the world, I love kids and I love helping people!
(First ever post, kinda nervous)
(It keeps deleting my post for some reason idk why)

Hello Everyone! I am 25 (F), with a bachelor’s degree in exercise science and a US passport. I am newly graduated about a year ago and have been working a customer service job where I answer phone calls. I have lots of experience with children like being a TA for special needs children 2-3 years old and babysitting the same family for 4 years but never teaching a full classroom by myself. I love kids but I am conflicted on a couple of things.

1. ⁠I don’t know what TEFL program to do. I was looking at the international TEFL since I am currently working and they help with finding a job after. But I keep seeing people say if you want to move up in pay for teaching kids and want to make this your career you need to do CELTA. Some say it’s worth it, others say it’s not. Which one would be best?
2. ⁠I am not sure exactly where to start teaching. I was thinking go to South Korea first through EPIK to get teaching experience for 1/2 years and get use to having a decent amount of work to do. THEN going to Japan for maybe some time just because I’ve always wanted to live there and it’ll give me some more experience to then teach in China last to get some really great pay. I’ve been looking on echinacities and they pay about as much, if not more, than what I’m being paid here in the states and cover housing but a lot of those jobs require either a lot of experience or a bachelor’s/masters in early childhood education. Does this sound like a decent plan? Or should I go straight to China and work my way up from there?
3. ⁠Should I stay in the states and spend extra time (2 years) and money (10k+ minimum) getting my masters in early childhood education before getting my TEFL and teaching abroad? Or will getting experience teaching abroad in other places make up for that in the same 2 years?
4. ⁠Is this something you recommend doing long term? When is retirement? How does retirement work when teaching abroad?

Sorry for all the questions guys lol I’m just a new grad student confused on the next steps of life. All I know is I want to travel and see the world, I love kids and I love helping people!
(First ever post, kinda nervous)