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Omkara
Joined: 18 Feb 2006
Location: USA
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 Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 5:35 pm Post subject: Public School: Partial contract extension possible? |
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| Have any of you public schoolers ever managed to get a partial contract extension of a month or two? Or are they always all-or-nothing? |
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Bibbitybop
Joined: 22 Feb 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 5:50 pm Post subject: |
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| SMOE won't do it, not even 6 month contracts, so they have teachers who work for a few months and quit early when they need to. |
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Omkara
Joined: 18 Feb 2006
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| Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 5:57 pm Post subject: |
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Yes, this is a good point. I'd thought of this, but wondered what the possibilities were.
What is SMOE? |
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spliff
Joined: 19 Jan 2004
Location: Khon Kaen, Thailand
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| Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 6:00 pm Post subject: |
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| Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education. |
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BS.Dos.
Joined: 29 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 8:08 pm Post subject: |
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| How about EPIK? Anyone ever had contract that was less than 12-months? |
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Sody
Joined: 14 May 2006
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| Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 7:19 am Post subject: |
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| Bibbitybop wrote: |
| SMOE won't do it, not even 6 month contracts, so they have teachers who work for a few months and quit early when they need to. |
SMOE doesn't sound too bright. In fact, that sounds dumb as hell. Is there a good reason for why they don't extend for short terms? Is it based on an immigration rule or what?
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skconqueror
Joined: 31 Jul 2005
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| Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 7:23 am Post subject: |
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| Sody wrote: |
| Bibbitybop wrote: |
| SMOE won't do it, not even 6 month contracts, so they have teachers who work for a few months and quit early when they need to. |
SMOE doesn't sound too bright. In fact, that sounds dumb as hell. Is there a good reason for why they don't extend for short terms? Is it based on an immigration rule or what?
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I would assume it is based on them not wanting a teaching leaving mid semester. I have heard of it happening (extending a short time) but ending at the end of term (end of February) instead of end of August |
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Bibbitybop
Joined: 22 Feb 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 8:02 am Post subject: |
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Like many Korean organizations, thinking outside the box or bending rules isn't easy, even if it benefits them to do so.
One girl working for SMOE wanted to extend her contract for 6 months. The school loved the idea, it was better having a good teacher for 18 months than losing a good teacher after 12 months. SMOE said no. The teacher just went back to her home country.
Other teachers do just quit whenever they want. They get their severance as long as they've been there at least a year. |
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