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tmax500
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faeriehazel
Joined: 04 Mar 2008
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Posted: Thu Aug 29, 2013 4:31 pm Post subject: |
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The teachers get paid less than 20 an hour, if my memory serves me correctly. Maybe somewhere between 14 and 20. The nice thing about it that you can do it at home in your pjs. I remember doing phone tutoring at 6 in the morning still in bed. Pretty tedious work though. |
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J Rock
Joined: 17 Jan 2009 Location: The center of the Earth, Suji
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Posted: Sat Aug 31, 2013 4:05 am Post subject: |
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My old Hagwon tried to implement a phone call system to the students on Sunday evenings. It sounded easy enough so I said yes.
Huge mistake! It was awful, the kids DO NOT WANT TO DO IT. Between the crackling on the phone line, the blaring tv at their house, and the mom in the background trying to coach little Min Su what to say, neither one of us could understand a thing.
I had a list of questions I was supposed to read from that had like 30 questions on it. At about the 3rd sunday of these phone calls, I shortened it down to like one question, "what did you eat for dinner?" and the only answer anyone ever gave me was, "rice."
I even had kids hanging up on me as soon as I said, "hi, it's Jordan teacher!" They would groan and quietly hang up the phone.
Never again. |
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tophatcat
Joined: 09 Aug 2006 Location: under the hat
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Posted: Sat Aug 31, 2013 4:46 am Post subject: |
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J Rock wrote: |
My old Hagwon tried to implement a phone call system to the students on Sunday evenings. It sounded easy enough so I said yes.
Huge mistake! It was awful, the kids DO NOT WANT TO DO IT. Between the crackling on the phone line, the blaring tv at their house, and the mom in the background trying to coach little Min Su what to say, neither one of us could understand a thing.
I had a list of questions I was supposed to read from that had like 30 questions on it. At about the 3rd sunday of these phone calls, I shortened it down to like one question, "what did you eat for dinner?" and the only answer anyone ever gave me was, "rice."
I even had kids hanging up on me as soon as I said, "hi, it's Jordan teacher!" They would groan and quietly hang up the phone.
Never again. |
My Pre Apology
But this is one of the funniest things I've read. I can picture it!
thanx for the laugh |
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tmax500
Joined: 12 Feb 2010
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Posted: Thu Sep 12, 2013 6:18 am Post subject: |
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Thanks for your replies guys , 14-20k sounds about right - it seems little for early morning teaching. I read YBM charges students 120k-140k a month for daily 10 minute calls.
The students hanging up comment is very funny indeed! |
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Ginormousaurus
Joined: 27 Jul 2006 Location: 700 Ft. Pulpit
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Posted: Thu Sep 12, 2013 8:48 am Post subject: |
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faeriehazel wrote: |
I remember doing phone tutoring at 6 in the morning still in bed. Pretty tedious work though. |
Tedious is an understatement.
I did phone tutoring for a few weeks with an elementary student. My alarm would go off at 6:30 AM and I'd groggily phone his mom's cell. She would proceed to go wake him up and pass him the phone. I'd try to make conversation, but the kid would fall asleep and I'd hear his mom wake him up again. I'd keep trying to converse, but he wouldn't. He'd whine and even cry. It was so stupid, but it was his mom's idea and she insisted we do it first thing in the morning. She explained to me that if he starts his day thinking and speaking in English he would improve the fastest. |
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some waygug-in
Joined: 25 Jan 2003
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Posted: Fri Sep 13, 2013 5:23 am Post subject: |
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Kids hanging up, that's nothing. How about the angry grandparents who
are wondering what this stupid wayguk is doing calling them. They scream and swear at you for a while in Korean and then hang up. |
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12ax7
Joined: 07 Nov 2009
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Posted: Fri Sep 13, 2013 6:16 am Post subject: |
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Ginormousaurus wrote: |
faeriehazel wrote: |
I remember doing phone tutoring at 6 in the morning still in bed. Pretty tedious work though. |
Tedious is an understatement.
I did phone tutoring for a few weeks with an elementary student. My alarm would go off at 6:30 AM and I'd groggily phone his mom's cell. She would proceed to go wake him up and pass him the phone. I'd try to make conversation, but the kid would fall asleep and I'd hear his mom wake him up again. I'd keep trying to converse, but he wouldn't. He'd whine and even cry. It was so stupid, but it was his mom's idea and she insisted we do it first thing in the morning. She explained to me that if he starts his day thinking and speaking in English he would improve the fastest. |
I guess the word 'resentment' doesn't exist in her vocabulary. |
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beentheredonethat777
Joined: 27 Jul 2013 Location: AsiaHaven
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Posted: Fri Sep 13, 2013 6:20 am Post subject: |
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Tedious is an understatement. |
^^.This.
I remember using this as a negotiating tool for re-signing several years ago.
I said in lieu of a raise, no more making phone calls to my students,and I'll sign on the dotted line for another year.
My hogwan boss agreed. It was and remains one of my happiest memories
about teaching in Korea! The stress factor just wasn't worth it. |
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