What are my chances of getting a teaching job in Colombia?
Answer Your chances to get a teaching job in Colombia are excellent. You can also work on your own giving private classes, etc. My concern is the pay: it will not nearly match what you could earn in developed countries such as the US. I did not study Education, but had pretty good English since I lived in the US for a long time and had studied it quite a bit. I was able to get a job as a 7th grade teacher at a prestigious private school. They started me part-time (19 hours per week) for a year and there was a vacancy to teach another subject, but I was not familiar with that one. I was asked to cover for a teacher at another grade. I had a choice of which grade to teach. I had that job about 5 years ago and had to sign a contract for a year, but I had a lot of trouble trying to keep some kids to behave (I could have used their discipline people, but I hardly did) and the decided it was better if I did not continue working there. The pay was 19,000 pesos per hour. I was able to pay a ro
