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go_lightly
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 Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2005 2:22 pm Post subject: Prep Time at Kojen |
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| O.K. So I work at Kojen. I like that I teach varying levels & so far the job has really kicked up my teaching experience & ability. However, I find that even when I am teaching 20-24 hours of classes a week, I am still in the office for 6-8 hours Mon. ~ Sat. I take prep time seriously but does this seem extravagant to all the teachers out there, esp. those who work at KJ? I am not a slow person, maybe more detail-oriented than some. I've been at KJ for a couple of months now & had prior ESL experience. The advantage is that my week goes by really fast but I also feel that I'm always playing catch-up, & my free time is somewhat limited. I just read the previous post on "Prep time" & I'm thinking, 30 min. before & after? That sounds like a good estimate...i would have no quips about that at all. |
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Pop Fly
Joined: 15 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Fri Dec 16, 2005 5:13 am Post subject: Re: Prep Time at Kojen |
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| go_lightly wrote: |
| O.K. So I work at Kojen. I like that I teach varying levels & so far the job has really kicked up my teaching experience & ability. However, I find that even when I am teaching 20-24 hours of classes a week, I am still in the office for 6-8 hours Mon. ~ Sat. I take prep time seriously but does this seem extravagant to all the teachers out there, esp. those who work at KJ? I am not a slow person, maybe more detail-oriented than some. I've been at KJ for a couple of months now & had prior ESL experience. The advantage is that my week goes by really fast but I also feel that I'm always playing catch-up, & my free time is somewhat limited. I just read the previous post on "Prep time" & I'm thinking, 30 min. before & after? That sounds like a good estimate...i would have no quips about that at all. |
I too found myself spending alot of (unpaid) time at the office when I worked for the big yellow school bux. I quickly learned how to cut that down while at the same time, increasing my effectiveness at meeting the goals set forth by old Mr. Ho and his merry band of Dragon Ladies.
1) Correct the spelling tests in class, before the break. It'll only take you 5 minutes for a class of 25 and you can use the competetive nature of the students to make it a game. Use your imagination.
2) I would also correct their workbooks in class during the last 20 minutes. I'd assign something that allowed the students to work on their own for this period, then call students up 1 at a time to go over their homework. By showing them their mistakes personally, you can really help them understand the concept you are trying to get across.
These suggestions, if you take them, are best kept to yourself. Probably wouldn't work for k5 and under as your TA is there to narc on you. So unless you are dating your TA, reserve these suggestions for k-6 and up.
3) Set up a final report template on your own PC. Do your final reports at home. Have a series of standard comments that you cut and paste. Print them instead of write them. Saves a helluva lot of time.
4) Planning: As time goes by, you'll realize that nothing matters but the bottom line. As long as your students are passing the archaic tests, you'll get no flak. So literally coach them to the answers. It doesn't matter a hill of beans at KoJen as 10 years down the road, the students will still be too shy to speak. That's just the nature of trying to blend Confucian learning principles with an art-centric course of study such as languages. It is doomed to failure from the get-go. So my advice is to minimze everything you do and get the hell outta KoJen if you are serious about assisting your students to really learn how to use English. |
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