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Park English
Joined: 08 Oct 2006
Location: Itaewon Seoul
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 Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2007 12:34 am Post subject: Rate Your School 1-10 |
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Korea's ESL market study
Rate on a scale of 1-10, where 10 is best.
What makes your school successful in employee satisfaction?
What can your school do to improve employee satisfaction?
Public School Teachers: The Ministry of Education of Korea recently started the project of hiring a native teacher for every public school in the nation. Besides the financial stability of such positions, is the infrastructure strong enough to accomodate the needs of a foreign teacher?
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gsxr750r
Joined: 29 Jan 2007
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| Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2007 12:42 am Post subject: |
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Uhh... gee... I'll be glad to put my school's name up next to mine, and rate it.
Then I'll soon get fired, and be looking for another job, and I can call Park Englishee for help! Thanks Park Englishee! |
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venus
Joined: 25 Oct 2006
Location: Near Seoul
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| Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2007 6:20 pm Post subject: |
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| Public School Teachers: The Ministry of Education of Korea recently started the project of hiring a native teacher for every public school in the nation. Besides the financial stability of such positions, is the infrastructure strong enough to accomodate the needs of a foreign teacher? |
Answer yes to the above.
Even if the infrastructure (curriculum and materials, I assume you mean) is not up to par, I find they are willing to help you out financially to develop it yourself if you ask. Also you don't have to worry about being a clown and pleaseing the students by playing games all day so your boss doesn't lose money, thus feel as though you are working in a 'real job.' |
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Yu_Bum_suk
Joined: 25 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2007 6:36 pm Post subject: Re: Rate Your School 1-10 |
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| Park English wrote: |
Korea's ESL market study
Rate on a scale of 1-10, where 10 is best.
What makes your school successful in employee satisfaction?
What can your school do to improve employee satisfaction?
Public School Teachers: The Ministry of Education of Korea recently started the project of hiring a native teacher for every public school in the nation. Besides the financial stability of such positions, is the infrastructure strong enough to accomodate the needs of a foreign teacher? |
I'd give my school a 9.
What makes it successful in employee satisfaction for me is the fact that I'm treated like a real teacher, liked by my co-workers and students, and have the autonomy to teach as I wish. The time off, in relative terms, has also been pretty good.
It could nevertheless improve greatly in terms of its over-all English curriculum, and by allowing me more say over my schedule and the general curriculum. Like most Korean schools, its level of organisation could also improve drastically.
The problems my school has are the same ones most Korean schools do. It's the advantages that set it apart. |
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jlb
Joined: 18 Sep 2003
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| Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2007 6:37 pm Post subject: |
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| My school is a 9.5 (very, very good for a hagwon). Above average pay, 6 hour block shift, good books, the kids actually learn, nice and normal co-workers, pay always on time, health care/pension not an issue, etc. |
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pest2
Joined: 01 Jun 2005
Location: Vancouver, Canada
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| Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2007 7:02 pm Post subject: Re: Rate Your School 1-10 |
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| Park English wrote: |
Korea's ESL market study
Rate on a scale of 1-10, where 10 is best.
What makes your school successful in employee satisfaction?
What can your school do to improve employee satisfaction?
Public School Teachers: The Ministry of Education of Korea recently started the project of hiring a native teacher for every public school in the nation. Besides the financial stability of such positions, is the infrastructure strong enough to accomodate the needs of a foreign teacher? |
Im sure the financial stability of the positions is very attractive to foreign teachers. The working conditions of the job are also better than the average Hakwon job.
However, the infrastructure of Korea is not capable of sustaining teachers in my province. (infrastructure usually means buildings and houses). In most small towns here, there are not enough apartments and adequate living spaces. According to a poll we did, about 1/2 of the teachers here dont have hot water most of the time. Most dont have a bathroom sink and many have milldew problems, washing machine problems, no stove, etc etc... the situation in this province for public schools is much worse than the situation is for hakwons. The school board people seem ill-equipped to provide housing for teachers in the countryside here.
If you're looking at it from the perspective of a recruiter, I dont think it matters... you probably get paid for signing them up. What gets them to sign up is the pay figure, not the promise of a deluxe apartment.
If you're looking at it from the perspective of a teacher/prospective teacher, you should avoid working in small countryside locations until the BOE's of Korea are able to pull thier heads out of thier arses and get a place for you to live. |
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hubba bubba
Joined: 24 Oct 2006
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Is there enough infrastructure for foreign teachers???
Of course! If there isn't enough room on the street, we just drive on the sidewalk!!! |
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jacob7207
Joined: 12 Feb 2007
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2007 8:04 pm Post subject: My school kicks ass. |
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| My boss has us covered. Three foreign teachers. He pays for our housing, utilities, full health coverage, food, and car as well. Yes, we have a car at our disposal. It's right on the edge of Seoul as well. Our house is pretty nice as well. So it's not bad, I have only been here just over a month and on a scale of 1-10, I would have to give it a 9. |
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cubanlord
Joined: 08 Jul 2005
Location: In Japan!
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| Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2007 8:59 pm Post subject: Re: Rate Your School 1-10 |
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| Park English wrote: |
Korea's ESL market study
Rate on a scale of 1-10, where 10 is best.
What makes your school successful in employee satisfaction?
What can your school do to improve employee satisfaction?
Public School Teachers: The Ministry of Education of Korea recently started the project of hiring a native teacher for every public school in the nation. Besides the financial stability of such positions, is the infrastructure strong enough to accomodate the needs of a foreign teacher? |
My School rates a 9.
In order to improve employee satisfaction, my school should assign the position of head Korean-English teacher to someone that actually knows the English language.
As long as Korean teachers and QUALIFIED foreign English teachers understand that working together entails a bit of give and take (given the differences in cultures), then the infrastructure should be strong enough. Many problems arise from misunderstandings due to language and cultural barriers and the opposing of conforming or attempting to concede to another for whatever reason. |
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