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What's your schedule during exams?
I have those days off.
23%
 23%  [ 6 ]
I have to go 'in' and sit in the staffroom for half a day.
38%
 38%  [ 10 ]
I have to go 'in' and sit in the staffroom for the whole day.
19%
 19%  [ 5 ]
I have to invigilate, but can go home for the afternoon.
11%
 11%  [ 3 ]
I have to invigilate, and then sit in the staffroom all afternoon.
7%
 7%  [ 2 ]
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cruisemonkey



Joined: 04 Jul 2005
Location: Hopefully, the same place as my luggage.

PostPosted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 8:53 pm    Post subject: PS - What's your schedule during exams? Reply with quote

During exams at my middle school I'm scheduled to invigilate just like all the K-teachers. After passing out the exam papers, it can be stupefyingly boring sitting in a silent classroom with nothing to do but hand out replacement answer cards. I'd almost rather be teaching. Wink However, I do get to go home at lunch time. Very Happy
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Faunaki



Joined: 15 Jun 2007

PostPosted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 9:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I gotta go to school and look busy otherwise I'm sure they'll find something for me to do.
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genezorm



Joined: 01 Jul 2007
Location: Mokpo

PostPosted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 9:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

veg in the morning surfing the internets and chillaxing
then at noon go home and more chillaxing
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Zutronius



Joined: 16 Apr 2007
Location: Suncheon

PostPosted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 10:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I show up for 2 days, and stay home for 2 days this week.
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Draz



Joined: 27 Jun 2007
Location: Land of Morning Clam

PostPosted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 10:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Visiting school - stay home
Main school - not a clue. I'm sure they will have me come in, and they might have some random English-related work for me. But if everyone else goes home at noon, I damn well am going home at noon too.
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D.D.



Joined: 29 May 2008

PostPosted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 11:08 pm    Post subject: all day Reply with quote

5 days- 8 hours a day- surfing the net. online poker anyone.
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marlow



Joined: 06 Feb 2005

PostPosted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 11:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

No way I'd invigilate unless I were at an international school. I'm not going to deal with anything important when I don't know Korean.
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Dome Vans
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PostPosted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 11:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Five day weekend!

I've got the feeling that if it's raining I'll be sat in my pants on the internet. If it's sunny then I'll be off to the beach for a bit of swimming and catch some rays.
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hauwande



Joined: 17 Mar 2008
Location: gongju

PostPosted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 3:37 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Dome Vans wrote:
Five day weekend!

I've got the feeling that if it's raining I'll be sat in my pants on the internet. If it's sunny then I'll be off to the beach for a bit of swimming and catch some rays.


same here! 5 day weekend.

maybe beach...
maybe hitting a few lazy golf balls by the river with a beer or two...

nice!
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matthews_world



Joined: 15 Feb 2003

PostPosted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 5:19 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Kyungnam EPIC has middle school teachers having to teach some sort of English Village style set-up, Friday for the kids and then Sunday of all days which I assume is for the families. I haven't been told anything else than to show up. Pure B.S. but who knows, it could be fun and we're getting extra pay on top of regular and after school.
Anyone else in this predicament?

Only Thursday for me which I plan to spend in Seoul getting stuff notarized, shopping, etc.
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hauwande



Joined: 17 Mar 2008
Location: gongju

PostPosted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 6:02 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

matthews_world wrote:
Kyungnam EPIC has middle school teachers having to teach some sort of English Village style set-up, Friday for the kids and then Sunday of all days which I assume is for the families. I haven't been told anything else than to show up. Pure B.S. but who knows, it could be fun and we're getting extra pay on top of regular and after school.
Anyone else in this predicament?

Only Thursday for me which I plan to spend in Seoul getting stuff notarized, shopping, etc.


yeah, thats the good thing about p.s. if you get roped into things, you always get extra money.
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poet13



Joined: 22 Jan 2006
Location: Just over there....throwing lemons.

PostPosted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 6:11 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

No school.
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xhaling



Joined: 14 Jun 2008

PostPosted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 9:35 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Invigilating. No reading, no sitting down, no turning away...and when a student has a question, stand there until the Korean teacher can do your 'invigilating' for you. A worthy waste of my time...
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yuria



Joined: 03 Jun 2003
Location: seoul

PostPosted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 7:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

wow~ i guess MS and HS have many long exams to take. At my elem school, we only have one day.
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Draz



Joined: 27 Jun 2007
Location: Land of Morning Clam

PostPosted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 8:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

yuria wrote:
wow~ i guess MS and HS have many long exams to take. At my elem school, we only have one day.


Both my schools have three days each. Different days in different weeks of course because god forbid anything should be easy with this job. But I get an extra day (4 exam days instead of 3) so I shouldn't complain. Wink
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