Teacherland Lessons

The lessons I have learned and the lessons I have taught in my years abroad as an international school teacher

Category: Teaching Abroad

From Bangkok to Brazil: How We Landed Our Next International School Job

April 6, 2025

What a season it has already been and what a season to come! Our family is moving! Like, really moving. My husband and I have each lived in Bangkok for 10 years now, met 6 years ago and have been married for 4. But now is the time for change and this summer, we’ll be…
Teaching American History to Non-Americans (and my philosophy of education)

March 21, 2024

What’s your sales pitch on the first day of school? Do you try to package your course for your new students the year starts or do you let them figure it out as you go along? As a teacher in an American international school who is tasked with teaching American History to non-Americans, its almost…