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bourquetheman
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Location: Suwon
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 Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 8:59 pm Post subject: "How to take care of a foreign teacher" training.. |
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I was talking to this middle school teacher (Korean) and she said how her school had been given approval by the board of education to hire 2 foreign teachers to teach English in her school. She was being put in charge of them and had to go to a 3 hour "training session" on how to take care of foreign teachers. I couldn't help but laugh as she described it because it sounded like what you need to know to care for a pet. I asked her (jokingly) "So did they tell you to feed them and give them water?" to which she laughed and said she doesn't know what they said because she quietly picked up the information pack and then slipped out the door!
Has anyone else had a co-teacher tell you just what goes on at these meetings? i used to work at a high school but that was almost 3 years ago as I'm at a company now. |
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nomad-ish
Joined: 08 Oct 2007
Location: On the bottom of the food chain
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| Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 9:02 pm Post subject: |
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i think the title of the korean teacher seminar should be "how to train your foreign teacher" |
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Bibbitybop
Joined: 22 Feb 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 9:06 pm Post subject: |
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| There are a lot of public schools, administrators and co-teachers that don't know the needs and duties of foreigner teachers. The co-teachers have to help the foreign teacher beyond the class, like getting a phone, showing the foreigner around the area, etc. |
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Thunndarr
Joined: 30 Sep 2003
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| Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 9:13 pm Post subject: |
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| Bleh. It sounds funny, but those first few weeks in Korea can be hell if you don't have a designated foreigner-wrangler (ie, most public schools.) |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 9:33 pm Post subject: Re: "How to take care of a foreign teacher" traini |
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| bourquetheman wrote: |
I was talking to this middle school teacher (Korean) and she said how her school had been given approval by the board of education to hire 2 foreign teachers to teach English in her school. She was being put in charge of them and had to go to a 3 hour "training session" on how to take care of foreign teachers. I couldn't help but laugh as she described it because it sounded like what you need to know to care for a pet. I asked her (jokingly) "So did they tell you to feed them and give them water?" to which she laughed and said she doesn't know what they said because she quietly picked up the information pack and then slipped out the door!
Has anyone else had a co-teacher tell you just what goes on at these meetings? i used to work at a high school but that was almost 3 years ago as I'm at a company now. |
Gyeonggi province office of education has actually published a 170 page book on the "care and feeding of your pet foreigner" to give to schools who have a foreigner on staff.
원어민보조교사담당장학사 - 관리교사연수
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Dome Vans
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| Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 9:36 pm Post subject: |
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| I get my saw-dust changed every couple of days. Although they keep over feeding me. I think they're trying to kill me...... |
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laogaiguk
Joined: 06 Dec 2005
Location: somewhere in Korea
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| Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 10:02 pm Post subject: |
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| Dome Vans wrote: |
| I get my saw-dust changed every couple of days. Although they keep over feeding me. I think they're trying to kill me...... |
This is so true. They really do overfeed teachers  |
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philipjames
Joined: 03 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 10:34 pm Post subject: |
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Page #1: When the foreign teacher complains that a certain requirement or duty is not in his contract, state the following: "A contract is just a general road map. Not everything can be put in a contract. Anything that is not in the contract can be decided by the vice-principle."
I've had a few disputes over my contract this year, and on each occasion my co-teacher has repeated these exact words verbatim. It's like she doesn't even listen to me. She just repeats this mantra.  |
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genezorm
Joined: 01 Jul 2007
Location: Mokpo
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| Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 10:34 pm Post subject: Re: "How to take care of a foreign teacher" traini |
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| ttompatz wrote: |
Gyeonggi province office of education has actually published a 170 page book on the "care and feeding of your pet foreigner" to give to schools who have a foreigner on staff.
원어민보조교사담당장학사 - 관리교사연수
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I wonder if it mentions something like:
Section 2:
a) When talking about the foreigner teacher never use his or her name....simply refer to them as "won a min" or "waegukin", they prefer this
b) In the event the school's schedule has been changed, classes have been canceled (due to tests, field trips etc), do not waste time telling the whitey about, he or she will figure it out for themselves
c) If you are a female teacher, please be cautious of talking to a foreign man, they have been known to drug, kiss, and attack korean women. avoid them at all times. |
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KYC
Joined: 11 May 2006
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| Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 10:38 pm Post subject: Re: "How to take care of a foreign teacher" traini |
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b) In the event the school's schedule has been changed, classes have been canceled (due to tests, field trips etc), do not waste time telling the whitey about, he or she will figure it out for themselves
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I'll amend this and add
"or wait until the last possible minute to do it. Foreigners like to be surprised like that" |
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nomad-ish
Joined: 08 Oct 2007
Location: On the bottom of the food chain
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| Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2008 12:21 am Post subject: Re: "How to take care of a foreign teacher" traini |
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| KYC wrote: |
| genezorm wrote: |
b) In the event the school's schedule has been changed, classes have been canceled (due to tests, field trips etc), do not waste time telling the whitey about, he or she will figure it out for themselves
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I'll amend this and add
"or wait until the last possible minute to do it. Foreigners like to be surprised like that" |
and adding some more...
"and don't worry about inviting the foreigner, they'd much rather sit all day at their desk than go to everland" |
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Easter Clark
Joined: 18 Nov 2007
Location: Hiding from Yie Eun-woong
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| Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2008 12:56 am Post subject: Re: "How to take care of a foreign teacher" traini |
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| genezorm wrote: |
a) When talking about the foreigner teacher never use his or her name....simply refer to them as "won a min" or "waegukin", they prefer this
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I wish they would tell the Korean teachers that its rude to refer to us as "foreigner" when we're in the same room!  The guys I hang out with all refer to me by my name when talking about me, but most of the female teachers (well, just about everyone else, really) refer to me as "외국," as in: "Does the foreigner want to go to the staff dinner tonight?" |
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kermo
Joined: 01 Sep 2004
Location: Eating eggs, with a comb, out of a shoe.
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| Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2008 1:33 am Post subject: |
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| Make sure they eat all their rice. |
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xtchr
Joined: 23 Nov 2004
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| Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2008 2:48 am Post subject: Re: "How to take care of a foreign teacher" traini |
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| bourquetheman wrote: |
she laughed and said she doesn't know what they said because she quietly picked up the information pack and then slipped out the door!
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Fat lot of good she'll be then. |
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nicholas_chiasson
Joined: 14 Jun 2007
Location: Samcheok
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| Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2008 3:04 am Post subject: |
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why are some of you guys such whimps? If you don't like them saying "waygookin" just do what I do.
1)Crawl on the floor over to where you are being discussed
2)Jump up over the wall divider-I'm taller than most so it is very effective
3)Shout-Are you talking about me? Can I go? I love soju! Let's sing!
4)They will NEVER NEVER call you Waygookin loudly again
-I can't guarantee they won't discuss you, but at least they get the idea |
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