JupiWoopy

It's a baseline for what I'm willing to do. As stated previously, I refuse. I feel that I shouldn't have to defend my answer further. Money may not be the most important thing in the world to me, but I still value it and myself enough to say no to a job that doesn't want to pay a livable wage. There is no argument you can use that will convince me otherwise.

I'll start looking into Vietnam then. Thanks for the advice.

Sorry, I outright refuse to work for ฿30,000 full time. I would like to do this long term, but if I'm not going to be paid a livable wage then I'll search somewhere else. I refuse to get a Master's degree for a job that pays less than minimum wage in my country. I'll just try a different country. Thanks for the help.

That's fine, I never once claimed I had a BA in Education. I'm simply asking for school recommendations that fit my criteria. From the looks of it, that simply isn't going to happen. Thank you for your time.

I'll ask that you not be condescending, I'm just presenting the facts. I didn't receive my degree from Arizona and I assure you I have a BA in Educational Studies. I'm just asking for school recommendations, that is it. If you don't have any recommendations then the conversation doesn't need to continue. Good day.

Yes, it was an in person TEFL class. Yes, the TEFL course I took had live sessions where I was the primary instructor. And yes, it was at least 120 hours. I have an actual degree from an accredited university. I understand that there are plenty of teaching websites that have job ads. The issue I'm having is sifting through the reviews on the schools in Thailand. Please understand me when I say I'm not asking for online job boards, I can find those easily. I'm quite literally asking for specific schools in Thailand that are reputable. By reputable, I mean they're not going to try and screw me over on pay, they actually sponsor me so I can get a work visa instead of requiring me to make constant vacation visa runs, etc. I'm not trying to be aggressive here, I'm just asking if there are any former or current instructors in Thailand that have literally any schools they would recommend.

As the title states, I'm new to TEFL. I just recently finished my BA in Educational Studies and my TEFL certification. My only teaching experience has been six months of volunteer work at two different middle schools, mostly with English Language Learner (ELL) students from Mexico and Honduras. I want to teach in Thailand but I hear far too many horror stories from previous and current instructors there. Most of the stories are about not being paid, the school not giving the instructor an actual work permit, and general malpractice. Is this actually true? Am I being silly by thinking I can make a career out of this? My only real requirement is that the school doesn't screw me over and the pay is decent enough, maybe ฿45,000 a month. I would like to think I'm not asking for too much here. Are there any legitimate and reputable schools or agencies that someone here can recommend to me? Also, how many actual hours should I expect to be working?