Hi Rebecca, Your message is more than three years old and I wonder whether you have started travelling and working abroad. How are your teaching experiences as a full-time worker? I finished university in 2003 and did a two-year-course to become a teacher. Now, I am a teacher trying to keep up with all the (office) work next to teaching the students. Being in this profession still makes me happy, but I didn't have a clue how intense the work would be. Anyway, it might be a German thing, due to all reforms in our educational system. I currently teach grade 5,6,8,10 and 12/13 in English, German and Geography (bilingual). Hope to hear from you, M. Karoline

Hi. I am currently working in a special education classroom with children from k-6 grade. I will start teaching this summer and am working towards getting my M.A. in early childhood education and wanted to learn more about the early childcare programs in Australia. As part of one of my assignment, I am required to interact with an early childhood educator from another country to learn more about the programs. I hope we can keep in contact so that we may expand our knowledge in international developments and requirements in early childhood education. Please email me at jeannepak@epals.com. Thanks!

Janine, I also teach in the USA and find that all the testing and scripting can be very frustrating at times. However, since I am a native, this is all I have ever known. I am interested in how they educate children in Australia. It sounds that, by the way you write, there is not standardized testing in Australia. How do they keep teachers and students accountable? Because, if there is a better system for teaching and learning, I would like to know about it. Please feel free to e-mail me at aliebow@epals.com so we might keep this dialogue open. Adam Liebow

Dear Brenda My students are interested in exhanging cultural items or pictures. Hope it will help them to understand the interests of people in your country. Thank you Sisira

Dear Sisira, Would you or your class be interested in exhanging some cultural items or pictures? Or we could exchange stories about what our lives are like in our countries--or ask questions and answer. Brenda

Hi, I am an Aussie teacher working in the USA. I teach 4th graders in a public school in Florida. In a past life I taught early childhood students at TAFE, and worked as a preschool teacher in Melbourne. I have student teachers working with me on a regular basis and could hook you up with a junior intern in January. A junior intern is in his/her first internship during their 3rd year of college. They only have 2 internships - senior and junior. Teaching in the USA is very different to teaching in Australia. We have a very scripted program with mastery skills to achieve by the end of the school year. Also, our students engage in testing from Grade 3 onwards and the testing can have implications for retention if they fail. Feel free to email me at ozgirl@epals.com I am happy to discuss ongoing changes in Australia as I feel that I am still bragging about how things were when I left. Cheers Janine McGrath

Hi. I'm also a student teacher. I'm studying in South Africa. I'm ending my second year and am interested in teaching in Australia in a few years. Could you give me some tips as the teaching lifestyle of Australia? I would be very grateful for your advise and help.

Hi Brenda I would love to help you with the information you need. I'm really happy your group is interested in learning about my country. Still we couldn't rebuild all the houses. The process is going on. Please contact me for what you need to learn. sisirapa@epals.com Sisira

My group is studying about Sri Lanka this year. I would love to exchange information with you. I know people who are helping in your country rebuild homes after the Tsunami. I am from St. Louis, Missouri, USA. Brenda Carrington

My group is studying Russia this year. I would love to communicate with you. I am from St. Louis, Missouri, USA. I would love to share ideas and cultural information. Brenda Carrington

My group will be studying Korea this year! I would love to exchange information with you and friendship. My boss used to live in Korea when her husband was in the military. I would love to exchange teaching ideas and cultural info. Brenda Carrington

Hi I'm Sisira from Sri Lanka. I'm a student teacher currently in my first year of my Bachelor of IT. I'm looking forward to hearing from you. sisirapa@epals.com

Hi I am 39 teacher of English. I am Syrian but I have been working in the United Arab Emirates for about 13 years. I teach students between (6-8) but I used to teach in preparatory and secondary schools. I would like to exchange ideas with you about issues of education or about any issue you like to discuss. Looking forward to hearing from you. Bye Mohammed peaceman67@hotmail.com

Hi! I am a first year English teacher in Russia. I would like to communicate with you about different affairs. Though classes are to finish soon. Could you please give some information about your school, students etc.? Ruslan

Hi,I'm teaching in Singapore. Do mail me at izsirsu@epals.com Hope to know you better :-) Regards, Izsirsu