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http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2008/06/117_26607.html

Yu_Bum_suk · Joined: 25 Dec 2004

Wow, the ex-pat teaching community is set to get a *lot* younger. And this just isn't for after-school programmes, by the looks of things, but for regular public school classes. I can just imagine what will happen when 'bery handsome' and 'bery beautipul' 20-year-old whities get placed in high schools.

Boodleheimer · Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 6:48 pm Post subject:

all i can say is:

hahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahaha!

whew.

hahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahaha!

ouch. i hurt now.

heehee. suckers.

Troll_Bait · Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 6:48 pm Post subject:

Younger, less experienced, less trained, less qualified, less educated ... If they're complaining about "unqualified" teachers now, just wait ...

Bramble · Joined: 26 Jan 2007 Location: National treasures need homes

As the article says, it will help a lot of young people finance their education and (hopefully) have a fun time in a foreign country. Better than telemarketing ...

spliff · Joined: 19 Jan 2004 Location: Khon Kaen, Thailand

Hiring college dropouts or those kicked out of state schools for for just taking up space and collecting aide... Laughing

I sill won't believe it till I see it.

billybrobby · Joined: 09 Dec 2004

Wow. That really makes no sense.

earthbound14 · Joined: 23 Jan 2007 Location: seoul

earthbound14 · Joined: 23 Jan 2007 Location: seoul

"They will become emmisaries for Korea in the future."

I think Korea needs to think about improving the way they treat employees before all these young teachers start running around the world preaching about the glories of the ROK.

Everyone I talked to before I came here had bad things to say about Korea..

"Ummmm, you want to go to Korea? It's not everyones cup of tea ya know....but you might like it."

"Would I recommend it? Well my boss cheated me and I had to work illegaly for 6 months. Not really that pleasent, but I managed to have a good time anyway...."

"You're going where? You poor bastard, don't get off the plane come, just keep going until Thailand!!"

Korea seems to think it's their image abroad that is the problem....it's unfortunately the image that employers and companies create while foreigners are here that is the problem.

Ukon · Joined: 29 Jan 2008

Shauneyz · Joined: 26 May 2008 Location: The land of Nod

ttompatz · Joined: 05 Sep 2005 Location: Kwangju, South Korea

Ronald · Joined: 14 Feb 2007

Sounds like a nice way to get some classroom experience, make a little extra cash, and see another country . That will also be a nice bullet on any teaching resume.

Why all you people hating?

Gaber · Joined: 23 Apr 2006

Interesting idea. Don't know if it's gonna be all that good though. People aged 19, 20, 21 etc. are still missing a good chunk of frontal lobe that comes in in the middle of your early twenties. This means their ability to stay cool and in control in a class full of, oh lets say, 30 excited noisy 8 year olds who can't understand what you say may be lacking. I predict there will be plenty of break downs and blow ups.
Not that we don't get that already in the 23 and up brigade I guess.

indytrucks · Joined: 09 Apr 2003 Location: The Shelf

Yet again Korea takes another giant step backwards in terms of its approach to ELT. And people wonder why globally, Korea is a bit of EFL/ESL laughing stock, and wonder why they can't attract top-level, trained professionals. This place, as another poster mentioned, is going to become Animal House. Thank Christ I'm getting out of here while the getting's good.