thanks Hillbilly I appreciate the words of confidence :classic:
kestephens not every job will have all of these items and this is not an exhaustive list of benefits but it is a pretty basic list of good benefits that might be included in a contract. I would not consider any contract that did not offer numbers 1, 3, 4, 5 and 7 on the list for example.
for example my current contract (not in the DR by the way) has 8 out of the 11 but also includes some things not listed such as transportation by bus to and from school each day for the teachers and a bonus for each master's degree held by the teacher
There are a lot of jobs all around the world - many amazing experiences await the international educator - go for it when you get a good job. You wouldn't take a job that didn't give you a living wage at home so don't take that kind of job overseas (unless of course you are young, single and no children - then even a crappy job is ok if it gets you to a part of the world you really want to experience
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good luck