Dr. Barbara Spilchuk offers assistance, advice and advocacy for international teachers caught in difficult situations abroad. She can be contacted through the link at the bottom of this page. She invites teachers who need assistance to contact her. She would also appreciate hearing from teachers who already have navigated through difficult International teaching situations so that she can continue to learn in order to help others who request her assistance.<\/p>\n
Dr. Spilchuk has taught at a Canadian University in the areas of \u201cTeaching, Ethics and the Law\u201d, Classroom Management Practices and Language Learning. Dr. Spilchuk has been a teacher, principal and director both abroad and in Canada. She also does contract work in ESL\/EFL and in other curriculum areas for educational institutions both in Canada and abroad through her business, EMP Consulting. For more about Dr. Spilchuk please search Barbara Spilchuk on Google or Yahoo.<\/p>\n
Disclaimer: As with any service, the results of your contact with Dr. Spilchuk may vary for a variety of reasons. When you contact and engage the services of Dr. Spilchuk you therefore agree to accept full responsibility for your decision to contact her, and for any and all results of that contact and her advice. You also agree that ISR Inc. may post your letter on International Schools Review with names, dates, schools and all identifying data changed to protect your identity \u2013 unless you tell us differently in advance of posting. In the case that you incur any damage, real or perceived, as a result of the posting of your letter, you agree to hold Dr. Spilchuk and International Schools Review.com harmless.<\/p>\n<\/div>
March
\n<\/a>Waiting to Hear Back from Schools<\/a><\/p>\n
February
\nA Story of Deportation<\/a>\u00a0–\u00a0Working as a Local-Hire in Kuwait Without a Work Visa<\/div><\/div><\/div>
April
\nNote:<\/strong> The letters<\/strong> from Neil Sookoo (school director) to Dr. Spilchuk that comprised the April, 2013 column\u00a0have been removed. <\/strong>Mr. Sookoo erroneously claimed to have collected money from Guangzhou Nanhu International School through third-party mediation in China. In fact, there was no settlement and the school did not pay any funds to this individual. Mr. Sookoo did, however, pay funds to the school for what he terms “payment for the medical insurance policy,” while the school classifies his payment as a penalty for early termination of contract. ISR regrets this error.<\/p>\n
March
\nIs Teaching Abroad Right for Me<\/em><\/strong> as a New Teacher?<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>
August
\nHost National VS Foreign Hire Principal<\/a><\/p>\n
June
\nHow to Be More Competitive<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>
June
\nReneging on My Contract<\/a><\/p>\n
May
\nNo Teacher Should Have to Go Through This<\/a> (Member only article)<\/p>\n
April
\nEvacuated From Libya With No Support
\n<\/a>My Contract Prevents Changing Schools<\/a><\/p>\n
March
\nOld Guys Looking for Positions<\/a>
\nStill Waiting for the Actual Contract Details!<\/a><\/p>\n
January
\nInterview With Dr. Spilchuk<\/a>\u00a0– Advice for Job Seekers<\/div><\/div><\/div>
September
\nTo Cut and Run or Stick it Out?<\/a><\/p>\n
August
\nRetiring into International Education<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>
October
\nShould I be paid while waiting for my visa?<\/a><\/p>\n
September
\n My experience at my overseas school was the most difficult of my professional career<\/a><\/p>\n
August
\nEducator breaks contract and asks about chances of finding an international teaching position in the future.<\/a><\/p>\n
July
\nWhen should the pay period begin?<\/a><\/p>\n
April
\nInternational Education can re-ignite that desire to learn more about learning. Unfortunately, for reasons outside the learning experience, frequently it does not.<\/a><\/p>\n
Educator in Abu Dhabi Faces Charges<\/a><\/p>\n
March
\nRecruiter Tells Father it’s Difficult to Visit Daughter at Gulf International School Kuwait<\/a>\u00a0(members only)<\/p>\n
February
\nBreaking-Up Overseas<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
November
\nInternational School Stuttgart Accused of Unethical Conduct by Educator<\/a>\u00a0(members only)<\/p>\n
September
\nI’ve Been Fired – Can You Help?<\/a><\/p>\n
August
\nHow Can I Contribute to the Success of International Education<\/a><\/p>\n
July
\nMy Lebanese School Blackballed Me In The U.S<\/a>
\nDr. Spilchuk to Present ISR Cases at Paris International Education Conference<\/a><\/p>\n
June
\nDear ISR Readers – A note from Dr. Spilchuk
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\nJanuary
\nShould I go to the conference and accept a position while waiting to hear from the school I really want to hear from<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>
November
\nSudan holds teacher for naming teddy bear “Mohammed”.<\/a><\/p>\n
October
\nI was unfairly dismissed because of my race. They gave me a 24 hour notice<\/a><\/p>\n
September
\nDirector of Al-Bayan Bilingual, Dr. Brian McCauly, Expresses Concerns About ISR Web Site.<\/a><\/p>\n
August
\nEmotions Flair Over Kuwaiti Schools
\n<\/a>An Administrator and a Teacher with Opposite Opinions about Kuwait Incident.<\/a><\/p>\n
July
\nShould I Be Concerned About My Own Job Safety<\/a><\/p>\n
June
\nIs Accepting a Position by eMail Legally Binding?<\/a><\/p>\n
May
\nMy Kids are Not Happy at Abu Dhabi International School<\/a><\/p>\n
April
\nPlease Help Me Choose a Good School<\/a><\/p>\n
February
\nShould I Reveal My Health Condition?<\/a><\/p>\n
January
\nWhat Happens if\u00a0You Resign in Kuwait?<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>
November
\nMy School Has Been Shafting Foreign Teachers<\/a><\/p>\n
August
\nVicious Gossip, Intolerance, and Clique-Building<\/a><\/p>\n
July
\nBlamed for Something I Did Not Do.<\/a><\/p>\n
June
\nTeachers that Don’t Show Up<\/a><\/p>\n
May
\nPicking the Right School from a Distance<\/a><\/p>\n
April
\nShort Money on Your Paycheck?<\/a><\/p>\n
March
\nA Stalking Situation.<\/a><\/p>\n
February
\nMental Health<\/a><\/p>\n
January
\nBlack Balling.<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>
August 2007
\nSchool Breaks Verbal Promise. Teacher Loses Job<\/a>\u00a0(members only)<\/p>\n
September 2007
\nUnfairly Fired in Mexico City <\/a>
\nAnn Infante, school counselor, barred from school & office by school\u00a0administration.\u00a0(members only)<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>