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Chamchiman · Joined: 24 Apr 2006 Location: Digging the Grave

I just found out that I'll be getting another new co-teacher at my (GEPIK) elementary school. The new teacher will be my third teaching partner and I'm only coming up on six months into my contract. I assumed I wouldn't have only one co-teacher for the entire year, especially considering that I started in the middle of the fall semester, but three co-teachers in six months? Is this normal?

For those of you who teach in a public elementary school, how many co-teachers have you had?

ChuckECheese · Joined: 20 Jul 2006

mehamrick · Joined: 28 Aug 2006 Location: South Korea

spliff · Joined: 19 Jan 2004 Location: Khon Kaen, Thailand

I've always had the same. Did your school give a explanation? Would be interesting to hear!

pkang0202 · Joined: 09 Mar 2007

Its also the school. There are really good public schools that have a waiting list for teachers. The school I'm at has a very very long wait list for new teachers. Probably explains why 80% of the teachers here are over the age of 50. Seniority counts. Anyways, a lot of teachers in my area want to work at my school because the Principal and the Vice Principal have a reputation of being super nice guys.

It could be that your co teachers found a better school or better position to teach.

My question is, do English Co-Teachers get paid less than their Homeroom teacher counterparts?

IamBabo · Joined: 16 Jun 2005

hello,

i know what you are going through. i had 3 co teachers my first year in GEPIK too. the first one left because her five year term had ended, it was time to change schools. her replacement was pregnant, so we got a temporary teacher. then, after the replacement's maternity leave was finished, she finally came to teach. she turned out to be the best co-teacher and nicest korean i have ever met. sound familiar, chamchiman?

Very Happy

what he is saying is, this particular school only uses 1 main co-teacher and they keep changing them.

nobbyken · Joined: 07 Jun 2006 Location: Yongin ^^

Homeroom teachers get more overtime, as they have also have supervision time for their class.
(My co-teacher told me in a general chat last week, they can be quite well paid, although they don't get housing!)

JD1982 · Joined: 19 Apr 2007

Chamchiman · Joined: 24 Apr 2006 Location: Digging the Grave

xtchr · Joined: 23 Nov 2004

I teach with 12 different Korean teachers.

JD1982 · Joined: 19 Apr 2007

I teach with two co-teachers and they are both from hell.
Confused

Chamchiman · Joined: 24 Apr 2006 Location: Digging the Grave

Wrench · Joined: 07 Apr 2005

One school I got 2 teachers the 2nd school I have 4 teachers which are usueless as you can get.