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Foreign language teachers have a bit of an edge over others in the teaching profession because there is less of a supply of bilingual or multilingual teachers than those in other arenas of education. There is a healthy demand for them at the middle and high school level.

You might have to start out with a younger grade level, teaching the kiddie-poos and cleaning up their “accidents,” but it’s all uphill from there.

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