Korean Job Discussion Forums

[agentX]

Yesterday, city office sent in their observers to the school. The week before, my assigned co-teacher for the class told me to expect their presence and prep a demo class. I told her my expected class plan would suffice. City office didn't even bother to show up last year; why would they show up this year? Besides, I didn't have a movie planned so my regular sauce is good enough for the brass.

Lo and behold, city office observers did show up. 20 minutes late, and thusly missed the expected class time. Strike 1.

Late 3rd period they came by again. Problem is, I don't have a third period. I have a 4th period. They're too early. Strike 2.

Around 7th period they come again. Well, I appreciate the effort on their part, but I don't have a 7th period. In fact, I don't think the other teachers have a 7th period on Mondays. I'm in the classroom removing a few posters and waiting for the cleanup crew. Strike 3. I am outta here- it's clock-out time.

So on that note, how was your Demo class experience? Did you even have to give a demo class?

[Fishead soup]

They only show up if you have a reputation of being really good, or really bad. In the case of being really bad they will decide whether to discontinue your contract. In the case that you are really good to make you a mentor for other teachers through other open lessons. They probrubully talked to one of your co-teachers found out you were doing a good job and decided not to show up.

For the most part the vast majority of them don't speak English have an extremly limited Knowledge of students centered or task based learning.
I had one of these clowns show up when I was using a peer dictation activity from Andrew Finch. For anyone who has worked with this material it's really good for getting students up and out of there seats and using the target language. I can imagine this pencil pusher from the Ivory tower completly misinterpreted the activity and thought the class was a complete disaster. Do I care,no. These people should stick to what they do best like these waste of time Opening and Closing ceremonies.

[D.D.]

I have shocking spelling and hate the spell police but you have one word there that is spelled so bad I am tempted to point it out.

[feckingreal]

Despite your intriguing handle Double D ...I must disagree...

I think it is probrubully the most delightfully intentional misspelling eye hev scene awl dae...

[Rusty Shackleford]

I was told the big wigs were coming for mine, so I prepared a really good lesson. It ended up being 3 Korean E teachers who I have great rapport with anyway and I got all 10s in any case.

It's a joke. If they want to fire you, they will use it as an excuse. It won't be the reason.

[ekul]

Contract begun in October and my open class is September. Unfortunately it is with a very weak teacher who seems to have a real nervous disposition, and for one time only she wants to create the lesson plan.

[Tokki1]

[bogey666]

I was told here that open classes are done for the Korean co-teachers and it's them that are "responsible" and or even "graded" on the results, even though the FT is supposed to be responsible for 80% of the teaching and possibly even preparing the lesson plan itself.

[Tokki1]

[WoBW]