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[seoul_seeker]

I noticed that there are SO many negative comments about hagwons all over the internet, but every once in a while, you get someone that says that they love their hagwon. I think that the negative comments help us steer clear of potentially awful jobs, but why don't people throw out positives? Why don't people say "I work(ed) for -insert hagwon here- and I love(d) it"? I feel like people are quick to throw their hagwon under the bus, but they don't give the good hagwons credit so that we (the people who are applying) know what hagwons to keep an eye out for.

So if you know of good hagwons, throw a few names out there
Thanks!

[IamCourtney]

Poly Cheonan is a decent hagwon from what I've seen so far. We have 11 foreign teachers, and so far I know of 3 that are about to renew their contract. I think that's always a good sign. The directors are awesome, and the foreign teachers get a long well with all of the Korean teachers. Plus, everyone has said they have never had an issue with their pay. On the downside, the hours are long, but no school is perfect.

[ibeattheborg]

[IamCourtney]

[ibeattheborg]

[EZE]

Reading Town Olympic Park was a great hagwon when I was there in 2006-07. Great hours, paid on time every time, pension, health insurance, perfect boss, great apartment, great kids, above and beyond airfare compensation, meals in great restaurants, and so on.

I really can't say a lot of good things about Wonderland Anyang. The only hagwon that I can think of that could possibly be worse is the one I read about where the boss threatened to make the female foreign teachers "work on their backs" during the nights and weekends to make up for flagging revenues. But there were even some good things about Wonderland, suprisingly. The kids there are mostly great and so are most of their parents. The staff is nice except when one or two vocally express Korean racial supremacy theories, but I think that happens at most hagwons, except for maybe Reading Town Olympic Park and also a lady friend's hagwon that she runs out of her apartment. I guess I had better not name the bootleg hagwon despite its greatness.

[IamCourtney]

[I'm With You]

"Good Hogwan" is an oxymoron.