francophone134:
Trump ma G... A wako man who stand by his wako.... Lol. God bless the United state of America. Atleast dm still get sense pass Nigeria.
Mind you am still in niger ooooo

Mosminic:

Very true to be honest. Student visas are not affected at all. He said so in his press conference today. The full executive order will be available tomorrow. It only affects those applying for permanent residency. He said all temporary visas are not affected.

Eniolakiite:
How many countries have the rate of unemployment the US currently has due to this pandemic. This is a pandemic, he has to take steps to protect citizens interests first. Other countries should do so too. Put your citizens first.

sheke01:


What you don't know is that this issue is a political move to score cheap points among his fan base. US embassy worldwide are closed and won't be opening up in 2-3 months. Countries have closed borders, only privileged travel are being permitted.

Closed embassies means there won't be any new issuance of immigrant visas that will lead to green card anytime soon too so he saying he is going to ban this and that is irrelevant except to score cheap political points.

By the way, this is a medical emergency and not an immigration pandemic and so should be treated like one and not playing politics.

His ratings have been dropping since this issue started. What better way to get in good terms with his fan base than to promise them what he promised them I 2016?

If you know you know

Eniolakiite:
My point remains many Americans have become jobless during this period and he saying he is pausing immigration so that his citizens can get jobs is a good move. If you are in a leadership position and hoping to be retained, you’ll definitely make moves that will please your members.

sheke01:


I don't want to be drawn into a needless argument.

This is a medical pandemic not a job recession pandemic like 2008. He should be more focus on solving the health issue. He's fighting with Governors like Andrew Cuomo of new York on who should take responsibility of testing.

Right now his focus should be on ensuring aduquate testing testing and more testing so there could be a safe reopening of the country and stop diverting people's attention to immigration ban and tweeting Liberate Illinois, Michigan which are states with Democratic governors

The immigrants won't get visas to come and take anybody's job as all embassies are closed down. No need blowing trumpet on something that is irrelevant.

Most of the 22 million people that filed for unemployment are people working in mediocre jobs. These are not typical jobs immigrants come to America to do. These jobs will likely come back once everything gets back to normal.

This isn't like the 2008 wall streer crash. The main structure of the economy are still intact and everyone will gradually get back their jobs once things picks up

He should tackle the pandemic and stop diverting attention

Daverichie008:


Wow including F1 visas. That's sad.

9jamyHome:
He has clarified it. The ban doesn't affect non-immigrant visas.

Eniolakiite:
How many countries have the rate of unemployment the US currently has due to this pandemic. This is a pandemic, he has to take steps to protect citizens interests first. Other countries should do so too. Put your citizens first.

justwise:

He is not protecting Americans first, Trump is protecting his reelection first. He needs a talking point, he needs to shift attention from his shambolic reaction to the pandemic. When the economy reopened the unemployment figure will go down as people will return to their previous jobs. Yes the unemployment figure may remain relatively high but will gradually go down.

American farmers especially will take a massive hit if this reckless policy is implemented because they can't do much without immigrants . Many American businesses need immigrants including Trump's businesses.

He is out of his depth as usual and will definitely look for who to blame for his incompetence.

Only God knows what will become of American after Trump is gone.

vc1177:


Smiles. It is well. On a sincere note, I appreciate the US for the humanitarian services so far. This thread is a bonafide prove to the aforesaid services.

Like I told someone, if I were Donald Trump, I'd leave the international scene to look inwards and take care of pressing needs, before returning to the international scene again. He needs it, the US need it; they need breathing-space for now, to recover the lost virtue. Let's be empathetic and hope for the best.

NB: Mind you, I am also an innocent applicant in Naija

bukola2010:

Most teaching licensure programs are MAT and it is not funded. Trust me I have been admitted for it several times. My advice is to take this offer if it is funded, then when you are in school you can discuss your interest in getting a license with your advisor. You most likely would just right the praxis exam plus other state certification exam. But if you can afford to pay tuition just apply directly for Masters of Art in Teaching ( it has different concentrations)

Eniolakiite:
No one said immigrants are not useful in America. Not a bad thing if he is protecting his re-election too.

However, My point remains that taking the action to pause immigration for now so that jobs can be available for citizens is a good move. Precautionary and necessary. As no one is certain for sure what the aftermath of this pandemic will be for any country’s economy. Most are just speculating. So his decision is right at this time. Nigerians will want buhari to do same. South Africans will want their president to do same. And so on. That is my point of view and what I’m talking about. Protect your home first!

pompeiimagnus:


Sister, chill and think smartly! When you realize that it's just politics the better for you.

There is a lockdown everywhere and most US embassies across the world are not even processing immigration visas at the moment, so why the sudden impulse from him? It's an election year and immigration has been Trump's most powerful way of swaying voters in his campaigns.

omomayelakesi:
The ban is for an initial period of 60 days and does not affect temporary visas like F1 according to what I read on daily mail

Eniolakiite:
You’re right.

Friedpotato:

I don't think you're getting the point here.

These jobs we are talking about here are mostly menial jobs that most Americans don't even do, one can't work remotely from these jobs and the firm/restaurant/whatever can't pay their workers during this period of lockdown but when everything goes back to normal everyone would get their jobs back even if it's not immediately. Now saying you're stalling green card application when embassies around the world are closed is just political as it has no big significance with greatly affecting unemployment rate or struggle for jobs. Even the F1 category that is unbanned, one can't still apply for it since embassies are closed so what's now the need of that statement?

Eniolakiite:
There are MANY people here living in the US trying to get green card for permanent residency in order to become immigrants so they don’t need any embassy opened. He is saying that getting green card will be paused for now. Also no one can say for sure that everyone would get their jobs back when things go back to normal. And tech jobs and other jobs have been lost. Most companies laid off plenty workers this month alone so not just menial jobs. His decision to pause immigration is a good one so that you take care of those who are already citizens before adding more permanent residents hence why he paused it for 60 days.

hillsway:
Thanks for the reply, but just a quick question though...were able to secure the teaching license?

bukola2010:

I replied your mail. Getting a teaching license means getting the appropriate state certification and that will connote passing the required licensure examinations. You can do that once you are within the state and pursuing an Education degree. I know that most MEd and PhD education will tell you, you don't get a teaching licensure. It is true, however it does not have to come directly from your school. you can begin the process by checking the state education website, check the requirements for licensure, speak to your advisor or in state students about your interest and what you need to do. The fact that you are already in an Education related program will go a long way to ease things along.

Eniolakiite:
There are many people here living in the US trying to get their green card so they don’t need any embassy opened[/b]. He is saying that will be paused for now. Also no one can say for sure that everyone would get their jobs back when things go back to normal. And tech jobs and other jobs have been lost. Most companies laid off plenty workers this month alone so not just menial jobs.

hillsway:
Do you know that this course doesn't offer you a teaching license and yes its got 6 subcategories of which the most important being curriculum design and tech could be offered online at 5316$ for a period of 6months or less?

What I require is a teaching license of which I doubt if I would be willing to proceed with this admission.

bukola2010:

Most teaching licensure programs are MAT and it is not funded. Trust me I have been admitted for it several times. My advice is to take this offer if it is funded, then when you are in school you can discuss your interest in getting a license with your advisor. You most likely would just right the praxis exam plus other state certification exam. But if you can afford to pay tuition just apply directly for Masters of Art in Teaching ( it has different concentrations)

mzhorlah:
okay, expect advisory and supervisory questions.

Questions such as

What is your advisory or supervisory model?
What do you need from a supervisor to succeed?
Differentiate between a supervisor and an advisor?

Also questions like
Tell us about a time you failed, what did you learn from it?
How do you manage your time to stay productive?

And few behavioral questions maybe

All the GA interviews I did asked me these 3 so I am guessing they should ask you too


Btw, are you going in for SAHE?

justwise:




This is even more ridiculous to say the least. How will stopping people already in US from getting green card help the economy? It will only increase the unemployment figure.

He only push them into food stamp queue and crime.

So other immigrants can come in but people already in US can’t take the job? What a moronic policy!

I grew up watching American movies and thinking how clever/smart many Americans are then you people produced this laughing joke of a human being? Nice.

vc1177:
Hello Everyone. Trust that we've been doing safely well. Thanks for your contribution to the thread.

Please I'd like to know more about your experience with TA for undergraduates in the US.

1. What challenges did you encounter in the past, with TA for undergraduates?
2. How were the students performance on average?
3. How are their mindset like? Are they the "spoon-feed-me" type of students or the "adventurous" type of students?
4. What advice do you have for potential/intending TAssistants?

Thanks in advance.

iwriterng:


1. Accent. Accent. Accent. Had to deliberately learn to speak slowly and also spend time improving my enunciation. People tell you to “be you”; trust me being you with your accent will leave you with a lot of angry students. Resulting into bad reviews at the end of the semester.

Also don’t assume you don’t speak fast; I think we all do as Nigerian. So speak slowly, speak clearly and always write some difficult words on the board.

2. You have no control over this. Just be as helpful as possible. Know that American undergrad system is nothing compared to ours. They have lots of course load, assignment, quiz, papers presentation etc. so don’t take it personal if they’re not doing well in your class. It’s not you; it’s them. I was dead worried at first cos I assumed it’s a reflection of my effort, but then my supervisor told me about this and I became more confident.

3. American students are “spoon-fed” type. In a class on 20, you might have 3 or 4 really bright student. Others? Well well; let’s say you have to invest more time on them. And you’re expected to encourage them with positive words and not threaten or do any of those “you will fail” stuff.

4. Make it your goal to be helpful to these kids just like your professors are being helpful to you. Learn that some of them can be rude; emphasize “courtesy” in your class and be assertive when you feel disrespected. Not in a domineering way, but rather calm and instructive manner.

ObodoNaija:


Yes I know. I think schools doesn't give a teaching license to international students, there are certain documents and examinations required before a teaching license will be issued which an international might not have and most courses that issues TL after completion are online courses. However, if you know schools that issues TL to international students please do let me know.

juliouze:

Hian! These ones are tough oo, interview is less than an hour already �

Eniolakiite:
There are many people here living in the US trying to get their green card so they don’t need any embassy opened. He is saying that will be paused for now. Also no one can say for sure that everyone would get their jobs back when things go back to normal. And tech jobs and other jobs have been lost. Most companies laid off plenty workers this month alone so not just menial jobs.