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[Daegu3523]

Is teaching without a coteacher illegal?

My school has been less than helpful with other things lately so I don't think I'm willing to teach alone unless I'm required.

Thanks.

[espoir]

It's not illegal, but it is normally against the policy of the education office. However you can still demand that you won't teach unless you have a co-teacher present. It may work or it may absolutely backfire!

[ekul]

I heard once that you can ask classes to be split up into 20ish students if you have to teach them alone.

[Daegu3523]

it turns out I don't need to teach those classes

[dean_burrito]

[Fishead soup]

Your school can do whatever they want, because they write your evalution, and have the power to discontinue your contract. You have the right to complain. However I can't see this being useful unless you personally know a Supervisor in the POE.

Korean teachers will most likely make you teach alone if they are bogged down with paperwork. In that case they really don't care what you do when you are in the class alone. If it is after an exam period you are better off showing a movie because the students will be anticipating their well deserved vacation and not focused on your lesson.

If your students are well behaved you can do listen and repeat and pairwork. Also if a few students are ruining it for the rest you can send them to the Gymn discipline teacher, to get beaten with the stick. They don't like that. Kyo-Mo-Shill. Is the Korean word for Teachers staff room.
If you say that the students will know they are in for a beating.

If they get really noisy here are a few things that work. Slam the role book on the desk it makes a loud thud. This will get their attention. Try transition activities like " Clap ten times".

[buddie3232]

Your co-teacher or the homeroom teacher needs to be in the classroom with you. If you are not firm then some teachers will not show up for your class.

Talk to you VP at the school. If you have a good one then he/she will get the teachers in line. Let you VP know that you need a Korean teacher that is active in the classroom. Sitting in the back of the room or texting on the phone during class is no allowed.

The Korean teachers are getting paid to be in your class. They need to be in the class and active. I had to do this in March with the changing of the teachers. Yes, some of them did not like it but they are helping in class now. Do not let them walk all over you.