Bolle
7 Nov 2010
Study / Considerations for US Family Moving to Poland (esp. Int'l Schools) [36]
Delphi brought up some good points. Poland is a terribly unstable place for a family to come to teach ESl.
I recently quit teaching english due to boredom and the fact that i found a better paying job with better hours (unrelated to teaching). There's still a market for natives to teach ESL, however you will have to do a combo of working for a school and doing private lessons to live a more comfortable lifestyle. You'll have to work odd hours which will no doubt conflict with you family life - i only have a girlfriend, no kids, so it wasn't too much of a problem.
Your husband will have to work for you guys to make things work. I have some Polish colleagues who have kids and pay anywhere from 1K - 1.5K PLN for a nanny to watch their kids - but you're a foreigner so don't be surprised if you have to pay more - and you'll probably want an english speaking nanny. If you're only making 2-3K PLN / month when you start off, rent varies but lets say you get lucky (bachelor pad) - 1K PLN / month, well ... hmmm i think you can do the math.
But I must caution you OP, Delphi is also afraid of competition and is staunchly anti-american. People do find success in the ESL market here. It would really help if you or your husband could speak Polish.
International schooling is bloody expensive btw.
One thing that puzzles me is that the opinions come from people who seem to be doing just fine in Poland, and some of them indicate no intention to move elsewhere any time soon. Is the ESL market so competitive that the are afraid f a little more competition?
Delphi brought up some good points. Poland is a terribly unstable place for a family to come to teach ESl.
I recently quit teaching english due to boredom and the fact that i found a better paying job with better hours (unrelated to teaching). There's still a market for natives to teach ESL, however you will have to do a combo of working for a school and doing private lessons to live a more comfortable lifestyle. You'll have to work odd hours which will no doubt conflict with you family life - i only have a girlfriend, no kids, so it wasn't too much of a problem.
Your husband will have to work for you guys to make things work. I have some Polish colleagues who have kids and pay anywhere from 1K - 1.5K PLN for a nanny to watch their kids - but you're a foreigner so don't be surprised if you have to pay more - and you'll probably want an english speaking nanny. If you're only making 2-3K PLN / month when you start off, rent varies but lets say you get lucky (bachelor pad) - 1K PLN / month, well ... hmmm i think you can do the math.
But I must caution you OP, Delphi is also afraid of competition and is staunchly anti-american. People do find success in the ESL market here. It would really help if you or your husband could speak Polish.
International schooling is bloody expensive btw.