Korean Job Discussion Forums

[mmace1]

For those people who are not given classes/seat-time/other activities over winter break by your public school - do you still get paid your salary for that month you have off?

By the way, I don't mean people who are taking their entire vacation off that month, just people who have been given nothing to do despite not being on official vacation days.

[ttompatz]

[nate2008]

[Perceptioncheck]

[dimnd]

Nothing extra in Hanam or the school I will be at for ps in Seoul.

[alex83]

If your camp is at your own school and within your contracted hours, then there is no reason for the school to pay you anything extra.
They still may, however, if they want to.

[mmace1]

My camps (if I can even call them that, more like an extended after-classes) are just @ my school/within hours. And no mention of extra pay. I won't even ask though - it's not in the contract, & my direct manager is faaarrrr too nice to ask her to approach the principle asking about that.

I'll just be teaching students 4 hours/day unsupervised (2 different groups). Very small groups, I think, as classes are optional for the students this break.

[alex83]

Unless you signed that silly addendum a while back (which I didn't), all your classes should be taught with a co-teacher. If they're not, then it's outside the terms of your contract and you can negotiate your own terms.
I'd either demand to be paid for those classes or ask for something else equally appealing.

[nicam]

Hmmm, I don't get paid for my camps and my co-teachers certainly don't want to come here during the break, so I will be left alone with the kids, which is always a challenge because the kids around here can't even answer a question like, "where are you going?", or "what is your name?" I am nervous, and have no freakin' idea what to do with them for that much time when I can't do much of ANYTHING with such low proficiency levels. Even the better ones are at a beginner level at best.

I am allowed to go home at 12:30 though, and am wondering, since it's a clear violation of the contract, if I should say something about teaching without a co-teacher. I'm just afraid they might make me stay until 4:30 if I rock the boat at all. But seriously, what am I supposed to do with these kids? It just doesn't work at their level without a translator.

Anybody else in this position? What are you doing? What would you do?

[sobriquet]

I get paid 25k per hour for my camps. Four hours per day. 5 days possibly another three if the kids want to.

C0-teachers are going to come in to help out.

Got to love the GEPIK

[Jeff's Cigarettes]

Why do you get paid...is it overtime? Are the students paying to attend your camp?

[sobriquet]

^ Never saw the need to question it.

Can't really argue at a 100k a day more for doing nothing more than playing The Game of Life with them and making burgers

[JJJ]

[nicam]

I'm not complaining per se, I'm just new at this and it's my first camp. I'm already teaching alone during normal school hours and it's killing me with the low proficiency levels, so I am a little concerned, but I guess it's cool as long as I get to go home after class. Don't think it's worth saying something and risking that, as you so kindly pointed out, but there's something gut-wrenching about a class full of students who can't answer ANY of your questions or understand ANY of your instruction, etc.

I'm thinking the students who attend camp will be the most proficient students anyway, and my favorite students at that. I hope so.

[Mr_Anderson]