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fromtheuk
Joined: 31 Mar 2007
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 Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 5:58 pm Post subject: GEPIK thing |
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My co-teacher has told me we have to attend some GEPIK meeting tomorrow in Suwon from 3-5pm.
We have to go, no wriggling out of this one. I don't even know what it's about, but we must go.  |
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pkang0202
Joined: 09 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 6:21 pm Post subject: |
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| You never have to go. I'm sure there are over 100 teachers in GEPIK who know nothing about this meeting and will not be there. |
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midian3x
Joined: 18 Sep 2006
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| Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 6:23 pm Post subject: |
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Do tell? I haven't heard anything about it and I am with GEPIK.
Perhaps I will hear about it at 2:30 tomorrow.  |
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fromtheuk
Joined: 31 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 6:24 pm Post subject: |
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CORRECTION - CO-TEACHER ENTERS OFFICE AND TELLS ME I DON'T HAVE TO GO, BUT THE KOREANS MUST GO.
YOU MAY HEAR ABOUT IT SOON, SORRY ABOUT MY SHOUTING. YAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!  |
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Easter Clark
Joined: 18 Nov 2007
Location: Hiding from Yie Eun-woong
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| Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 6:31 pm Post subject: |
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| Yeah, my Co-teacher has to go too, which means afternoon classes are canceled. So far I'm looking at half of my classes this week being canceled! |
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nomad-ish
Joined: 08 Oct 2007
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| Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 6:49 pm Post subject: |
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i wonder why? hopefully it's on co-teaching...  |
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sargx
Joined: 29 Nov 2007
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| Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 7:10 pm Post subject: |
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| My handler is not my co-teacher at all, hence this program would be absolutely irrelevant. Luckily my school gives teachers so much busy work, they don't have time for silly little GEPIK trips. |
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KYC
Joined: 11 May 2006
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| Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2008 1:22 am Post subject: |
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| Easter Clark wrote: |
| Yeah, my Co-teacher has to go too, which means afternoon classes are canceled. So far I'm looking at half of my classes this week being canceled! |
Aren't afternoon classes specialized? The Korean teachers aren't required to be there, right? Uhh...cuz I still teach my afternoon classes..ct or no ct. I cry sometimes (lol jk)....my new schedule contains mostly afternoon classes. |
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Easter Clark
Joined: 18 Nov 2007
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| Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2008 1:37 am Post subject: |
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The students had to sit in their homeroom with a substitute teacher for "self-study," which didn't make a whole of sense to me since I could've taught them, but I go with the flow.
I feel ya, afternoon classes can be like pulling teeth sometimes--especially around 2 or 3:00! |
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KYC
Joined: 11 May 2006
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| Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2008 1:40 am Post subject: |
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| Easter Clark wrote: |
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The students had to sit in their homeroom with a substitute teacher for "self-study," which didn't make a whole of sense to me since I could've taught them, but I go with the flow.
I feel ya, afternoon classes can be like pulling teeth sometimes--especially around 2 or 3:00! |
heck yea..my classes start after lunchee (130) and go straight til 430. I really don't like the new schedule and have told the head teacher that the kids can't seem to concentrate past noon. He didn't give a damn.
He even put the grade 3 boys and grade 4 boys together. So, I have one class all boys and one class all girls. The girls are awesome and I can get so much work done with them. The boys...seriously..I almost cried one day. |
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Easter Clark
Joined: 18 Nov 2007
Location: Hiding from Yie Eun-woong
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| Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2008 3:43 pm Post subject: |
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| nomad-ish wrote: |
| i wonder why? hopefully it's on co-teaching... |
Oh I forgot to mention that the last time my "charger" came back from one of these things, he told me that they were told that their foreigners should be made to work as much as possible, because we are being paid so much and we need to earn our salaries. This means teaching a minimum of 22 hours a week, mandatory OT teaching volunteer students and teachers' classes, and having as little vacation as possible--only the minimum set forth in the contract.
So it seems that these "workshops" / teacher training sessions are designed to teach the handlers how to squeeze every hour / won out of their FT. I hope I'm wrong, but that's really the impression I get. So I expect that soon this board will be inundated with GEPIK complaints of some undesirable changes at their schools. |
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nomad-ish
Joined: 08 Oct 2007
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| Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2008 4:36 pm Post subject: |
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| Easter Clark wrote: |
| nomad-ish wrote: |
| i wonder why? hopefully it's on co-teaching... |
Oh I forgot to mention that the last time my "charger" came back from one of these things, he told me that they were told that their foreigners should be made to work as much as possible, because we are being paid so much and we need to earn our salaries. This means teaching a minimum of 22 hours a week, mandatory OT teaching volunteer students and teachers' classes, and having as little vacation as possible--only the minimum set forth in the contract.
So it seems that these "workshops" / teacher training sessions are designed to teach the handlers how to squeeze every hour / won out of their FT. I hope I'm wrong, but that's really the impression I get. So I expect that soon this board will be inundated with GEPIK complaints of some undesirable changes at their schools. |
and then they wonder why FTs and their co-teachers don't get along, and therefore have trouble teaching together-- they're being taught to give us a hard time, and to almost distrust us.
although i don't think my co-teacher has been to one for quite some time, i had 20hrs/wk last year and now 18hrs/wk or 17hrs/wk this year.
has anyone in a public school ever had to do mandatory OT? |
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mrsquirrel
Joined: 13 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2008 4:40 pm Post subject: |
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^ No.
But they did ask nicely and smiled when asking if I could do it this year. but it was one of those smiles that said if you say no i'm going to ask you again in 30s and keep asking and look disappointed until you say yes. |
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agoodmouse
Joined: 20 Dec 2007
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| Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2008 5:16 pm Post subject: |
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| mrsquirrel wrote: |
^ No.
But they did ask nicely and smiled when asking if I could do it this year. but it was one of those smiles that said if you say no i'm going to ask you again in 30s and keep asking and look disappointed until you say yes. |
I know exactly what you mean. It's a very plaintive, look full of yearning. This year I was asked, but I declined as supplementary classes -- at least for English conversation -- are being offered to me only on the first and third Saturdays of each month instead of during the week. |
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nomad-ish
Joined: 08 Oct 2007
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| Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2008 7:47 pm Post subject: |
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| agoodmouse wrote: |
| mrsquirrel wrote: |
^ No.
But they did ask nicely and smiled when asking if I could do it this year. but it was one of those smiles that said if you say no i'm going to ask you again in 30s and keep asking and look disappointed until you say yes. |
I know exactly what you mean. It's a very plaintive, look full of yearning. This year I was asked, but I declined as supplementary classes -- at least for English conversation -- are being offered to me only on the first and third Saturdays of each month instead of during the week. |
oh yeah, i think we've all gotten those looks over here! |
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