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Which hagwon has the worst reputation in Korea poll.
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Which hagwon has the worst reputation in Korea?
Wonderland
58%
 58%  [ 43 ]
Kids Herald
4%
 4%  [ 3 ]
EWHA ALS
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
(S)lave (L)abor (P)rogram
8%
 8%  [ 6 ]
St. Andrew's
17%
 17%  [ 13 ]
LCI Kid's Club
5%
 5%  [ 4 ]
Kids College
6%
 6%  [ 5 ]
Total Votes : 74

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garykasparov



Joined: 27 May 2007
PostPosted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 10:27 am    Post subject: Which hagwon has the worst reputation in Korea poll. Reply with quote
This is for statistical purposes only. Feel free to add comments that will educate new teachers.
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Treefarmer



Joined: 29 May 2007
PostPosted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 11:23 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Don't go to Khan
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cubanlord



Joined: 08 Jul 2005
Location: In Japan!
PostPosted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 2:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
This thread won't make it far as those names are big players in putting money into old Dave's pockets. Shoot, if I were running this joint, this thread would be removed immediately.
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Bibbitybop



Joined: 22 Feb 2006
Location: Seoul
PostPosted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 3:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
cubanlord wrote:
This thread won't make it far as those names are big players in putting money into old Dave's pockets. Shoot, if I were running this joint, this thread would be removed immediately.


I would still disagree with your decision.
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garykasparov



Joined: 27 May 2007
PostPosted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 3:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
cubanlord wrote:
This thread won't make it far as those names are big players in putting money into old Dave's pockets. Shoot, if I were running this joint, this thread would be removed immediately.


Dave will always find revenue from other schools. I would not want to be associated with schools that violate teachers rights on a consistant basis. Why shouldn't they be exposed?
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Fishead soup



Joined: 24 Jun 2007
Location: Korea
PostPosted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 4:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Only Wonderland has created the best selling novel.
Escape from Wonderland.
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oxfordstu



Joined: 28 Aug 2004
Location: Bangkok
PostPosted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 4:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Yeah I voted Wonderland as well --- plenty of horror stories. I'm surprised Little America isn't up there. I had a collegue that worked there and she claims that they made her change diapers between classes.
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garykasparov



Joined: 27 May 2007
PostPosted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 5:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
oxfordstu wrote:
Yeah I voted Wonderland as well --- plenty of horror stories. I'm surprised Little America isn't up there. I had a collegue that worked there and she claims that they made her change diapers between classes.


How much was she paid to change diapers?
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Son Deureo!



Joined: 30 Apr 2003
PostPosted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 7:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Fishead soup wrote:
Only Wonderland has created the best selling novel.
Escape from Wonderland.


And let's not forget about the Geojedo "Wonder School" Wink in Shawn Matthews' memoir Island of Fantasy.

I had a pretty horrendous experience with a Kid's Herald School, so bad that even the teachers from the SLP and the Wonderland up the street felt bad for us. Still, I voted for Wonderland as having the worse reputation because it's the only place I've ever known to expect their FTs to keep teaching while the hogwon was on fire.

Wonderland is not the only craptacular hogwon chain to inspire the muse, another school entirely (not a poll option) managed to inspire the literary masterpiece I Came to in Geumhodong by Dave Hazzan. It's available here, you can buy it in softcover or download it for free.