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esetters21
Joined: 30 Apr 2006
Location: Seoul
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 Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 11:57 pm Post subject: Why does this annoy me so much? |
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| I have two new teachers at my school that are fresh off the boat. They have all of these "brilliant" ideas and think that they have everything figured out. Is it just youthful exhuberance or what? They both had friends that taught in Korea, so maybe that is why they think they know it all. It's so annoying. Arrgh! Thank god my contract is up soon at that school. |
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endofthewor1d
Joined: 01 Apr 2003
Location: the end of the wor1d.
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| Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 11:58 pm Post subject: |
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| why wouldn't that annoy you? |
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badfish
Joined: 06 Dec 2005
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| Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2007 12:08 am Post subject: |
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| maybe the fact that being a teacher here isnt all that difficult and when 2 teachers come in fresh off the boat and apply a little common sense to the mess that is your hagwan it makes you insecure |
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esetters21
Joined: 30 Apr 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2007 1:29 am Post subject: |
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| Nope, insecurity is not a problem that I have ever faced. Ignorance to a culture and business is what I can't take! |
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The Hierophant
Joined: 13 Sep 2005
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| Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2007 1:32 am Post subject: |
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Give 'em a few months. They'll crack soon enough  |
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jdog2050
Joined: 17 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2007 1:41 am Post subject: Re: Why does this annoy me so much? |
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| esetters21 wrote: |
| I have two new teachers at my school that are fresh off the boat. They have all of these "brilliant" ideas and think that they have everything figured out. Is it just youthful exhuberance or what? They both had friends that taught in Korea, so maybe that is why they think they know it all. It's so annoying. Arrgh! Thank god my contract is up soon at that school. |
AAHAHAHAHA...I've actually got someone new at my school who thought that a private elementary would be different from a hagwon. Boy was she wrong. |
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jdog2050
Joined: 17 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2007 1:42 am Post subject: Re: Why does this annoy me so much? |
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| esetters21 wrote: |
| I have two new teachers at my school that are fresh off the boat. They have all of these "brilliant" ideas and think that they have everything figured out. Is it just youthful exhuberance or what? They both had friends that taught in Korea, so maybe that is why they think they know it all. It's so annoying. Arrgh! Thank god my contract is up soon at that school. |
Oh, and yeah, she's frakkin' annoying with all the "why is this..." "why do they..." "I don't understand why..." |
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esetters21
Joined: 30 Apr 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2007 6:43 am Post subject: |
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| I am a professionally certified teacher from the US. I taught there for several years before coming here. My reasons for coming here? Who cares? The fact is that it annoys me to no end when people with no qualifications to teach anything show up here and question the system of education here. |
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Big_Crazy_Ape
Joined: 05 Nov 2006
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oh lord! there's new teacher at my hagwon who acts as if he's been living here for ages! he read what a few posters here had to say about korea (mainly complaining) and so he took their whining as fact and acts the same way, yelling "thank you KOREA!" whenever he's slightly bothered by anything (i've seen him bitch about korea bc of the snow)
man... why do i always get stuck living with losers like him!!! why?!? |
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goodgood
Joined: 22 Nov 2006
Location: seoul
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| Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2007 3:48 pm Post subject: |
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| Big_Crazy_Ape wrote: |
oh lord! there's new teacher at my hagwon who acts as if he's been living here for ages! he read what a few posters here had to say about korea (mainly complaining) and so he took their whining as fact and acts the same way, yelling "thank you KOREA!" whenever he's slightly bothered by anything (i've seen him *beep* about korea bc of the snow)
man... why do i always get stuck living with losers like him!!! why?!? |
Wow.... I think I'd kill that person on day one.
Why is there no "most annoying co-worker" thread????????????? |
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venus
Joined: 25 Oct 2006
Location: Near Seoul
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| Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2007 6:00 pm Post subject: |
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| Why is there no "most annoying co-worker" thread????????????? |
There have been a few, you'll find em if you do a search... |
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demi
Joined: 23 Mar 2006
Location: London
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You don't need a professional teaching qualification to notice problems with a country's education system.
esetters, you sound really bitter. Don't get pee'd off because ppl can come here with no teaching qualifications and do your job just as good or better than you.
Having a teaching qualification doesn't mean someone is a good teacher. Your personality and the relationship you can build with kids is much more important |
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TheUrbanMyth
Joined: 28 Jan 2003
Location: Retired
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| Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2007 9:22 pm Post subject: Re: Why does this annoy me so much? |
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| esetters21 wrote: |
| I have two new teachers at my school that are fresh off the boat. They have all of these "brilliant" ideas and think that they have everything figured out. Is it just youthful exhuberance or what? They both had friends that taught in Korea, so maybe that is why they think they know it all. It's so annoying. Arrgh! Thank god my contract is up soon at that school. |
EXACTLY why I don't "help" newbies unless they ask for it. |
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kimchi story
Joined: 23 Nov 2006
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| Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2007 9:55 pm Post subject: |
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| demi wrote: |
Having a teaching qualification doesn't mean someone is a good teacher. Your personality and the relationship you can build with kids is much more important |
I used to believe this, and to some extent I still think its true. Having a teaching qualification doesn't mean someone is a good teacher. But it does mean they are trained to do the job.
These days I think more along the lines of 'if someone feels they are a gifted teacher, why wouldn't they seek the appropriate training and certification for the job?'
It just makes sense.
I forgot how much agro newbies suck. It makes me feel better about being the only foreign teacher at my school. |
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PimpofKorea
Joined: 09 Dec 2006
Location: Dealing in high quality imported English
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| Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2007 9:58 pm Post subject: |
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| Jam your fist down their throat.,..the next time they open their mouthhole. Or just enjoy the company of young fresh meat. Ain't nuttin better fruitcake. |
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