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esetters21
Joined: 30 Apr 2006
Location: Seoul
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 Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 1:51 am Post subject: Hagwon teachers do you do this? |
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Ok I'm not a complainer usually, but this is getting out of control. My school is an English immersion school so I knew what I was getting into...sort of. Let me preface this by saying that I taught in America prior to coming here, so I know that teaching can sometimes be a time consuming job.
Here are the specifics for kindergarten. This does not include the elementary classes that I teach as well.
Our day is filled with not only English lessons; but math, science, art, music, creative arts, phonics, gym and blah blah. Ok that's fine. I can handle all of that. We have do monthly lesson plans, key sentences and progress reports for each student. How much does their progress change on a month to month basis?
Several times a year we have to perform "special" shows for the parents. I.e. Art show, drama festival, blah blah again.
We have to do a phone journal with our students each week where they call us and have to carry on a conversation for at least 5 minutes.
This is only a summary of what our school requires us to do and in no way reflects the amount of extra time that goes into preparation and planning necessary to please these people. This is only for kindergarten. Don't get me started on my elementary expectations and requirements.
Like I said, I taught before I came here, so this is not a shock to me. But, based upon conversations with other English teachers; no one does nearly this kind of workload for the same amount of compensation.
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esetters21
Joined: 30 Apr 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 1:57 am Post subject: |
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| This is probably not the correct forum, so I posted it in "job-related discussion." Sorry if you clicked here thinking that there was something more interesting than it is. |
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Brady
Joined: 25 Jul 2006
Location: Bucheon
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| Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 7:37 am Post subject: |
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| What in God's name do you talk to a kindergartener about for five minutes on the phone? |
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leebumlik69
Joined: 05 Jan 2006
Location: DiRectly above you. Pissing Down
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| Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 7:44 am Post subject: |
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| Brady wrote: |
| What in God's name do you talk to a kindergartener about for five minutes on the phone? |
Aw man thats funny. You'd know your days before whitecoat town are numbered if you have to spend 5 mins with baboon'd shped lips pressed against a phone saying "Gooogooo" even once in your life.
I can't resist writing this. How do you see yourself when you grow up son?
Well Dad, I imagine talking into a phone very slowly:
Q-U-A-R-A-N-T-I-N-E |
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merkurix
Joined: 21 Dec 2006
Location: Not far from the deep end.
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| Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 7:54 am Post subject: |
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| leebumlik69 wrote: |
| Brady wrote: |
| What in God's name do you talk to a kindergartener about for five minutes on the phone? |
Aw man thats funny. You'd know your days before whitecoat town are numbered if you have to spend 5 mins with baboon'd shped lips pressed against a phone saying "Gooogooo" even once in your life.
I can't resist writing this. How do you see yourself when you grow up son?
Well Dad, I imagine talking into a phone very slowly:
Q-U-A-R-A-N-T-I-N-E |
LMAO!!  |
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saeemon
Joined: 16 Jan 2007
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| Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 6:57 pm Post subject: no worries |
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| my school is equally as bad, with all the things you mentioned, phone teaching, preogress reports, etc....and we only teach english, not all these other things, i evny you, i wish i got to teach gym etc.....never teach for ECC |
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jdog2050
Joined: 17 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 7:47 pm Post subject: Re: Hagwon teachers do you do this? |
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| esetters21 wrote: |
Ok I'm not a complainer usually, but this is getting out of control. My school is an English immersion school so I knew what I was getting into...sort of. Let me preface this by saying that I taught in America prior to coming here, so I know that teaching can sometimes be a time consuming job.
Here are the specifics for kindergarten. This does not include the elementary classes that I teach as well.
Our day is filled with not only English lessons; but math, science, art, music, creative arts, phonics, gym and blah blah. Ok that's fine. I can handle all of that. We have do monthly lesson plans, key sentences and progress reports for each student. How much does their progress change on a month to month basis?
Several times a year we have to perform "special" shows for the parents. I.e. Art show, drama festival, blah blah again.
We have to do a phone journal with our students each week where they call us and have to carry on a conversation for at least 5 minutes.
This is only a summary of what our school requires us to do and in no way reflects the amount of extra time that goes into preparation and planning necessary to please these people. This is only for kindergarten. Don't get me started on my elementary expectations and requirements.
Like I said, I taught before I came here, so this is not a shock to me. But, based upon conversations with other English teachers; no one does nearly this kind of workload for the same amount of compensation. |
Blech, sounds like you're in a permanent camp. |
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