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Sapa
Joined: 05 Nov 2007
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 Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 4:07 am Post subject: Hagwon - daytime working hours? |
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Hi, been looking for a position recently for a hagwon in Seoul. Most of the jobs the recruiters send through are for working the hours of 2-10pm or similar. Are there many jobs that have hours from 9 or 10 in the morning, more like a normal working day hours? What age group would you normally have to teach for these hours?
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valkerie
Joined: 02 Mar 2007
Location: Busan
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| Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 4:11 am Post subject: |
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There are lots with earlier starts (and no split shifts)..but you are looking mainly at kindergarten/possibly some elementary kids in the early afternoon.
I work 9.20-6.20 three days and 9.20-2.20 the other 2. With kids  )
No idea if there are many jobs teaching older students in the daytime. |
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traveler81
Joined: 18 Mar 2008
Location: Byeongjeom, Gyeonggi-do
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| Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 5:02 am Post subject: |
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Unless you're teaching at a public school, working a 9am-whenever job will be for pre-k to kindergarten level students. Age range is anywhere from 4 to 6 years old (western age).
I teach at a school like this and have 6 year olds in the morning and then elementary students in the afternoon. Not bad, I like my students in both the morning and afternoon and have a lot of fun with them.
Hope that helps. Cheers. |
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icicle
Joined: 09 Feb 2007
Location: Gyeonggi do Korea
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| Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 10:57 am Post subject: |
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The hours for the jobs you quoted makes me think that they are for elementry/middle school students.
To get the hours that you are talking about wanting in a hagwon you are going to be looking for a job teaching kindergarten/elementry
You could also get the hours you want teaching in a public school - elementry / middie school / high school. And while they do have main recruitment times they are still looking for people outside those times because they have not filled all available positions.
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thetraveler
Joined: 24 Mar 2008
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| Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2008 1:55 pm Post subject: |
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| What are normal PS hours? |
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icicle
Joined: 09 Feb 2007
Location: Gyeonggi do Korea
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| Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2008 2:21 pm Post subject: |
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| What are normal PS hours? |
It can vary a little from school to school. Last year my working hours at a public middle school were 8:30-4:30 with 22 hours (hours = lessons rather than 60 minutes (for classes in school time. After school can be different). Middle school class = 45 minutes. I think from memory that it is 40 minutes elementary and 50 minutes high school) of teaching in that time.
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thetraveler
Joined: 24 Mar 2008
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| Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2008 3:00 pm Post subject: |
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| Hmm...do you prefer PS over Hagwons? |
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icicle
Joined: 09 Feb 2007
Location: Gyeonggi do Korea
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| Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2008 3:22 pm Post subject: |
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| thetraveler wrote: |
| Hmm...do you prefer PS over Hagwons? |
There are pros and cons both ways.
One thing with public schools is that many of your lessons will be with big classes (up to 40) and hagwons do tend to have smaller classes.
Another is that in a publc school you are more likely to have "spare" time because of the usual expectation that you are there between 8:30 and 4:30 but only be teaching around 22 lessons. This does mean that you have lots of prep time - or time to do other things there. But depending on individual preferences - some people do prefer to not have that much "free" time - I think I am one of them.
Finally depending on the size of the public school you may end up as I did only teaching each class once a week - which does make it hard to really get to know the students - or feel like you are making lots of progress. Last year I taught every class in the school once a week - and there were 18 classes - with 38-40 students in each class. With a hagwon there are much smaller classes - but at the same time longer teaching hours.
I think that it can come down to what you personally prefer. There are so many new public school jobs that if that is what you want - it is likely to not be too hard to get one - even now -
I am in the final stages of coming back to Korea - and this time around I have decided to go into a hagwon but I am doing it with my eyes wide open - and I know that it means longer teaching hours - but I think it is the right decision for me now
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