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maddog · Joined: 08 Dec 2005 Location: Daegu

Hi,

I've never actually worked in a public school, but I know of a few people who did in the past, as well as a few who still do, having got their contracts over a year ago. I've also read enough on this board to know that public schools used to offer cracking holidays.

So, I am quite dissappointed at being offered public school positions that offer 10-14 days holiday a year.

Are public schools no longer as good as they once were? With a salary of 2 million Won, 14 days holiday a year, and relativley long working hours, it seems to me that a GOOD hagwon is probably a better deal these days than a public school.

Are the really good public school jobs still out there? I case you're wondering, I have years experience, one in Vietnam and one in Korea.

MD

pkang0202 · Joined: 09 Mar 2007

Every year that goes by, the public school contract gets worse and worse.

Roch · Joined: 24 Apr 2003 Location: Seoul

SeoulShakin · Joined: 05 Jan 2006 Location: Seoul

I signed my public school contract for this March, and it was 21 vacation days. Did they cut it back to 14 for the ones hired for this summer start?

VanIslander · Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2007 12:37 am Post subject:

A Dave's poster and personal friend of mine is on a 11-day vacation in Canada through his public school job in rural Gyeongsangnamdo (at 2.5 mill) and next week he works one week at a camp through the school then has another 9-day vacation... that's 20 of 26 days this summer, with no loss of pay.

Darn well beats my one-week summer vacation (this week!) and one-week Christmas break here at a hagwon.

mehamrick · Joined: 28 Aug 2006 Location: South Korea

VanIslander · Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2007 2:36 am Post subject:

kimchi story · Joined: 23 Nov 2006

server1a · Joined: 02 Jun 2007

PS's a going to have to sweeten the deal a bit if they want to attract something other than the worst or totally inexperienced. I was told at DFL High School that it would be province wide that teachers would have to work during th holidays at BS summer camps or class preparation. And I imagine that other provinces are following suit.

Arn't working conditions supposed to improve, not get worse?

And with the Canadian dollar pulling out from the Won at the rate it's going they're going to have troubles getting anyone north of 49th. Hell when I came here in Sept I was making about 200,000 more than I am now. Couple that with vacation slashing, and I would have gon to a hagwon instead!