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Chamchiman · Joined: 24 Apr 2006 Location: Digging the Grave

Tomorrow is the university entrance exam, so my start time is 30 minutes later than usual.

If you're a public school newb, check with your co-teacher. You might get a half hour of extra sleep tonight!

***Edit: I should have mentioned that I'm in an elementary school. Not as lucky as those middle- and high-school teachers who have the whole day off, but an extra bit of sleep nonetheless.***

itstiff · Joined: 16 Oct 2008

So mad, for the past two weeks my co-teachers have been telling me I don't even need to show up tomorrow, but then my head teacher just told me I need to come in tomorrow, even though I'm not teaching.

I really wanted to go to the bank too .. eh, I guess I'll try to ask to leave an hour or hour and a half early then.

mogbert · Joined: 10 May 2004

nobbyken · Joined: 07 Jun 2006 Location: Yongin ^^

You may even get a day off.

HS teachers cannot supervise Ss from their own school, so teachers will be coming to HSs to supervise. Korean teachers will go to other schools to supervise (+100k), or get a day off.

Today our school has 30 min classes and finishes at after lunch, tomorrow is a day off for teachers not involved in testing.

xCustomx · Joined: 06 Jan 2006

We start an hour late and finishing 30 minutes early.

IncognitoHFX · Joined: 06 May 2007 Location: Yeongtong, Suwon

I'm supposed to be off now... or I was told yesterday. No one tells me anything.

I had one class this morning and then the rest of my classes were canceled because I only teach first year and the they're all gone. The teaching room I'm in has been used as a staging area for student activities, so students gather in here before they onto whatever activity. I want to ask if I can just go home because I'm obviously not needed, but my co-workers are no where to be found and I can't get out of my chair because there are so many students in this office right now (I'm pushed right up against my desk and can't move/stand up).

Hopefully they'll just tell me to scram soon. They let the other foreign teacher go home, or at least I haven't seen her.

I know I don't come in tomorrow.

cruisemonkey · Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2008 5:57 pm Post subject:

My middle school is used for these exams. I taught the first class today (Wed.) and am now off for the rest of today (they're 'prepping' the school) and all day tomorrow. Very Happy

jvalmer · Joined: 06 Jun 2003

I get the day off. But that's because both my schools has a high school and middle school on the same campus. If you work in a stand alone middle school, you might be out of luck and have to work 1 hour later.

cruisemonkey · Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2008 6:54 pm Post subject:

Moonera · Joined: 23 Jun 2008

I'm at a public middle school. We finish after lunch today (around 1pm) and we have the whole day off tomorrow! Some of my co-workers are proctering the exam at other schools tomorrow and they have to attend prep meetings this afternoon which is why we only work a half day today.

AussieGav · Joined: 02 Sep 2007 Location: Uijeongbu

In my middle school, we have no classes this afternoon and the day off tomorrow. A nice bonus day off.

jvalmer · Joined: 06 Jun 2003

egrog1717 · Joined: 12 Mar 2008

I'm at an elementary school... Starting at 10 tomorrow instead of 8:40, and there was mention of pictures being taken so I'm not really even sure of my teaching schedule at this point lol...

chevro1et · Joined: 01 Feb 2007 Location: Busan, ROK

Yea, my coteacher (elementary school) told me to come in an hour later than normal. Other than that, I just kinda roll with it when nobody shows up for my classes.

AussieGav · Joined: 02 Sep 2007 Location: Uijeongbu

I heard that the majority of the workforce (not just teachers) are to start an hour later tomorrow in order to reduce traffic conjestion for the students sitting the exam.