What Is It Really Like?
An Education World e-Interview With Four International Teachers by Glori Chaika (courtesy educationworld.com) Have you ever wondered what teaching in London or Paris is like? Would you like to be more than a tourist there? Are you curious about Norway, Turkey, or the Philippines? Would you consider teaching in Kuwait, Indonesia, Zambia, Bangladesh, or Abu Dhabi? Today, Education World writer Glori Chaika interviews four teachers who did more than consider! “I knew I wanted to see the world,” Donna Spisso told Education World. “I had a masters and eight years of experience when I left the United States.When I taught in Rockingham County, in Virginia, I took five years to save up for a two-week trip to England. At that rate, I was not going to see much!” “I’ve been abroad for 20 years now. It began as a one-year break after ten years of teaching in New York City,” Laura Forish told Education World. “If I had to do this all over again, the only thing I would do differently,” said Bill Jor
