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katydid
Joined: 02 Feb 2003
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 Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2004 12:13 am Post subject: Demo lessons |
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Why do people feel the need to spring these on me, an unsuspecting wanna-be teacher? I respect the idea that they separate the wheat from the chaff, I just hate the idea that I am given no prep time for them.
GAH!
I'm going to have to ask for more job leads me thinks. 
DAMN DAMN DAMN |
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Ya-ta Boy
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2004 12:29 am Post subject: |
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Since you get no prep time, you might offer a 'free talking class' and begin with something along the lines of:
I hear Japan has just passed a law changing its name to Aardvark and will be listed first in everything. What do you think about that? |
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katydid
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| Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2004 12:32 am Post subject: |
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LOL Are you being serious?
OK, the hagwan that sprung this on me was for children. While I'm sure they could tell me why Japan sucks, not sure if it'd be original thinking on their part, or if they could tell me why. 
Anyways, is this normal behavior, to spring a practice lesson on an interviewee? |
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the_beaver
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2004 12:53 am Post subject: |
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| I haved two prepped lessons in my portfolio so I'd be ready to go at a moment's notice. |
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katydid
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| Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2004 12:57 am Post subject: |
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| Very good idea. Works well as it seems ESL only covers a certain number of topics. |
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kiwiboy_nz_99
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| Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2004 12:57 am Post subject: |
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| I haved two prepped lessons in my portfolio so I'd be ready to go at a moment's notice. |
Do you also emit sunlight from your fundamental canal? |
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Ya-ta Boy
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2004 12:58 am Post subject: |
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It's only happened once to me. I had to give a demo to the interviewing committee. I have heard several people say they have to send in a taped lesson.
Since it seems to be happening to you often enough (and once is plenty often enough in my book) to be an irritant, I can only suggest you go to each interview with a demo lesson already prepared.
(In my current job I had to do a demo AFTER I was hired. Later I asked what would have happened if I had done poorly in the demo. I didn't get an answer because they didn't understand 'would have happened'. ) |
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katydid
Joined: 02 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2004 1:00 am Post subject: |
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| kiwiboy_nz_99 wrote: |
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| I haved two prepped lessons in my portfolio so I'd be ready to go at a moment's notice. |
Do you also emit sunlight from your fundamental canal? |
That's not nice. I think there's no harm in being over prepared. I'm finding trial by fire doesn't seem to work if I want to teach at a hagwan in Kangnam. |
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justagirl
Joined: 17 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2004 3:40 am Post subject: |
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katydid, are you going to the ladies' luncheon on Saturday? I can talk to you there about our hakwon. Good luck in continuing the search!
justagirl |
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the_beaver
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2004 3:48 am Post subject: |
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| kiwiboy_nz_99 wrote: |
| Do you also emit sunlight from your fundamental canal? |
No, and fortunately I don't seem to be as bunged up as you. |
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katydid
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| Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2004 4:08 am Post subject: |
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| justagirl wrote: |
katydid, are you going to the ladies' luncheon on Saturday? I can talk to you there about our hakwon. Good luck in continuing the search!
justagirl |
I will be there dancing with bells on, or something similar if I can nick a tambourine from a nearby norae bang!  |
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kiwiboy_nz_99
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| Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2004 4:08 am Post subject: |
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| No, and fortunately I don't seem to be as bunged up as you. |
Better to be little bunged up than have your brand of verbal diarrhea. |
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the_beaver
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| Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2004 4:30 am Post subject: |
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| kiwiboy_nz_99 wrote: |
| Better to be little bunged up than have your brand of verbal diarrhea. |
New Zealand has brands of diarrhea? *beep*, you guys have everything. . .
As for oral spincter Hershey squirting, I'd like to point out that you average over twenty posts a day, and my average is only over 2.
Unless you gargle my guess is you have oral equivalent of a baboon's ass. |
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Mr. Pink
Joined: 21 Oct 2003
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| Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2004 4:43 am Post subject: |
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| the_beaver wrote: |
| kiwiboy_nz_99 wrote: |
| Better to be little bunged up than have your brand of verbal diarrhea. |
New Zealand has brands of diarrhea? *beep*, you guys have everything. . .
As for oral spincter Hershey squirting, I'd like to point out that you average over twenty posts a day, and my average is only over 2.
Unless you gargle my guess is you have oral equivalent of a baboon's ass. |
Is it me or is it hot in here from that
BURN |
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Bulsajo
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2004 5:07 am Post subject: |
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| Don't sweat it, Katydid- they just want to make sure that you're not a sociopath or an utter moron around kids and yes, for the school in question (if my assumption is correct) they do ask for a 'demonstration' of your ability to manage a classroom whenever possible (past experience has shown them that this sort of screening is neccessary), but they will also pay you for it too. Of course the catch (for the school) is that they can only see demos from people already in Korea... |
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