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[Mr_Anderson]

Today I learned my principal (public school) doesn't want me back for another year at the same school. I'm not a bad teacher and I do my job ok. So I feel a little put out by this.

What's more though, is that I got told if I wanted to renew for another year, that it'd have to be in another city! Like I got asked on two separate occasions if I want to same with the same POE, and I said yes, but am now being told I have to go to an entirely new POE if I want to renew.

This sounds mighty strange, and I'm going to have to find out more. I mean, surely going to work at another school but within the same city - when I re-sign - is a normally quite easily attainable thing to do. Many Korean teachers do this.

Just this sounds strange. Is it common for your principal to not want you back at the same [public] school for a 2nd year?

Any opinions/thoughts would be welcome, thanks.

[moosehead]

it does sound very strange - I had all kinds of issues w/my school, almost quit at one point - and they knew it as well - I wasn't planning to renew but was shocked they even wanted me too - asked me several times even when I told them I was leaving the country to travel for a while.

and what's this about telling you to leave the city? as in get the hell outa Dodge?

is there something you aren't telling us? been shaggin the K teachers or something?n and is this your first job in K?

do you know if you had a problem w/ a student that could have come back at you? that's always a possibility but all the same, seems like someone would have told you something -

[cruisemonkey]

It's unusual.

To not be offered renewal at your school means you've POed somone at the school.

To not be offered renewal in the city means you've POed someone at the district office (or they're listening to the school).

To not be offered renewal anywhere in the POE means you've POed somone at the provincial office (or they're listening to the school and/or the district office).

Do you have any idea what you've done/didn't do?

[Mr_Anderson]

Yep it's my first year here (and last too it seems).

Well, I have a pretty good idea. I made the school look bad on an open class I did last year. I didn't do nearly enough preparation for it, which was fair enough considering they wanted me to stay after hours and they weren't willing to pay me overtime for it.

That's all I can think of. My classes go fine. So yeah i can't re-sign for another year at the same school, let alone the same local MOE (Ulsan), because the Principal gave a bad word about me to the higher-ups. So i can't get another PS job within Ulsan because the local MOE won't have it.

It's utter bs. All they care about is their image.

[T-J]

[Kurtz]

Won that battle? Is that what this all is? a battle? US VS THEM?

I've stayed back a couple of times after hours to prepare for open classes and didn't ask for money, not because I'm weak, but I believe in a bit of give and take. Because I usually do sweet FA every afternoon I wouldn't dream of asking for OT for the once in a blue moon open class after hours prep.

[Straphanger]

[Ukon]

[Mr_Anderson]

[TheUrbanMyth]

[Michelle]

[Zulethe]

Here's a novel thought....how about ask why you aren't being renewed. Tell them you need to know for your own personal development.

If they refuse to tell you, you probably did something very bad or you embarrassed them in some way as for them not to want to bring it up again.

As a last result you could try and make amends because that would really suck if you eventually decided you wanted to come back and teach and yet this prevents you from doing so.

[Mr_Anderson]

[D.D.]

Your open demo class is actually done as a test to see if you can get a second contract. If you fail that test you don't get offered a new contract.

[sinsanri]