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basplar
Joined: 14 Jan 2006
Location: Seoul
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 Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2007 8:27 pm Post subject: SMOE Taking over my private school's NET Program!! |
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| The SMOE has taken it upon itself to take over my school's native English teacher program, making me go through tons of paperwork that my school never even dreamed of hassling me with. Just curious if anyone else at private schools are having similar experiences. |
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Bibbitybop
Joined: 22 Feb 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2007 9:24 pm Post subject: |
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| What part of Seoul are you in? Are you a regular, FT public school teacher? Why were you not a part of SMOE in the first place? Will you get any additional benefits by being with SMOE? Who is your contract with, SMOE or someone else? |
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tiger fancini
Joined: 21 Mar 2006
Location: Testicles for Eyes
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| Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2007 9:31 pm Post subject: |
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| I hope so! I love my school, teachers and students, but they have never had a foreign teacher before and were totally unprepared for the basic things that I needed (eg a washing machine, a bed that isn't kids-size, cooking utensils beyond a toaster). I've suggested to them numerous times that instead of them all falling over themselves to help me, which I do of course appreciate, that maybe just one specified teacher had the role of taking care of things I need. Perhaps SMOE could offer them some guidance on these kinds of things. As lovely as they are, they don't always take my word for things - so when I tell them I need an ARC and medical insurance booklet for example, they will laugh and smile and say things like "maybe", or "i'm not sure about that". When the message comes from an official/Korean person, it tends to be given more attention. |
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basplar
Joined: 14 Jan 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2007 10:26 pm Post subject: |
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| No, wasn't part of SMOE before, and the benefits are actually worse than they were with a private school contract. I'm full time. |
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kat2
Joined: 25 Oct 2005
Location: Busan, South Korea
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| Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2007 12:20 am Post subject: |
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My public school job (which was a deal between me and the school, no EPIK, GEPIK,etc) is being taken over by
get ready
YBM.
Oh the agony. Now, thats why I wanted to work at a public school. So I could work with Koreans all day long and still get slapped around by a hogwan. Joy, joy. So, don't feel too bad. It could be worse |
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basplar
Joined: 14 Jan 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2007 9:58 pm Post subject: |
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My public school job (which was a deal between me and the school, no EPIK, GEPIK,etc) is being taken over by
get ready
YBM.
Oh the agony. Now, thats why I wanted to work at a public school. So I could work with Koreans all day long and still get slapped around by a hogwan. Joy, joy. So, don't feel too bad. It could be worse |
OMG 
Damn....sorry Kat2. That REALLY sucks. I've felt and suffered the wrath of YBM's greedy, evil, "corporateness" before. I have to admit, your situation sucks!! |
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bosintang
Joined: 01 Dec 2003
Location: In the pot with the rest of the mutts
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| Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2007 10:43 pm Post subject: |
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My public school job (which was a deal between me and the school, no EPIK, GEPIK,etc) is being taken over by
get ready
YBM.
Oh the agony. Now, thats why I wanted to work at a public school. So I could work with Koreans all day long and still get slapped around by a hogwan. Joy, joy. So, don't feel too bad. It could be worse |
OMG
Damn....sorry Kat2. That REALLY sucks. I've felt and suffered the wrath of YBM's greedy, evil, "corporateness" before. I have to admit, your situation sucks!! |
I'd quit. I did the dispatch thing in Japan and never again. All the negatives of a hagwon rolled in with all the negatives of a public school. No bleeping thank you. |
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Young FRANKenstein
Joined: 02 Oct 2006
Location: Castle Frankenstein (that's FRONKensteen)
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| Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2007 11:34 pm Post subject: |
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| I did the dispatch thing in Japan and never again |
I was under the impression that ALT dispatching services are illegal. Or is that a new thing? |
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bosintang
Joined: 01 Dec 2003
Location: In the pot with the rest of the mutts
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| Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2007 11:51 pm Post subject: |
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| Young FRANKenstein wrote: |
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| I did the dispatch thing in Japan and never again |
I was under the impression that ALT dispatching services are illegal. Or is that a new thing? |
It's a grey legal area. Not only is the legality of dispatch services questionable, but they also cut corners where they can, but a constant turnover of teachers insures that nobody ever calls them on it.
If dispatch work becomes more common in Korea, I could only imagine that it would be worse, not better. |
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kat2
Joined: 25 Oct 2005
Location: Busan, South Korea
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| Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2007 3:02 am Post subject: |
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My public school job (which was a deal between me and the school, no EPIK, GEPIK,etc) is being taken over by
get ready
YBM.
Oh the agony. Now, thats why I wanted to work at a public school. So I could work with Koreans all day long and still get slapped around by a hogwan. Joy, joy. So, don't feel too bad. It could be worse |
OMG
Damn....sorry Kat2. That REALLY sucks. I've felt and suffered the wrath of YBM's greedy, evil, "corporateness" before. I have to admit, your situation sucks!! |
Yeah. I renewed with my school very recently, too. Of course none of this YBM stuff was mentioned at the time. I really hope I don't have to quit. I've had a fantastic year at my school (so fantatsic I stupidly renewed), and I'm waiting for this to ruin it all. The real fun is supposed to start in September when YBM takes over completely.  |
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khyber
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: Compunction Junction
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| Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2007 3:24 am Post subject: |
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kat2...any possibility that your contract has been voided or, in some way altered because of this ybm business?
I didn't know that happenned. That BY-LOWS!!! |
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