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[BadPegge]

Well, they DO exist. To make a long story short, I will be leaving a hagwon in Busan soon and they need another foreign teacher. It is a good school, with honest and generous owners.
The day begins at either 1300 or 1400 and goes until 2100 or 2130. The vast majority of classes are 20-25 minutes long and there are frequent breaks, some long enough to do errands or go eat (they provide dinner, but it is basic native fare).
The children are your basic hagwon kids, and generally decently behaved. If they get too out of line for you to handle, the Korean teachers (there are about 10) whip them into line for you. There are 2, possibly 3 other foreign teachers there who are perfectly reasonable colleagues.
Of course, there is a curriculum to follow, but you are quite free to design your own materials and incorporate your own teaching style into things if you would like to - or you can just basically follow the books.
The owners are not particularly strict about "preparation time" as long as you are ready to go. No mandatory lesson plans or BS like that. Some grading, but easy to do during the breaks (and still have true breaks).
Standard hagwon salary, but again, very good hagwon conditions.
So, if anyone is looking for a job, PM me and I can give you contact details and answer any questions you have.
I am just an ESL teacher who is going for another job - but I feel badly enough that I am having to leave rather suddenly that I wanted to post this and try to help them out.

[frankly speaking]

That really doesn't sound that good of a position. 8 hours a day, 25 minute lessons are a nightmare. You don't have enough time to get into any real discussions or have students practice what is being taught. 4 native English teachers and 10 Korean teachers, means that you never get enough time with the students so that overall they have little chance for improvement. The management might be really good but the teaching conditions sound pretty bad. I am surprised that someone with a few years of experience would think this is a good school.

I actually prefer Hagwons to any other teaching situation in Korea and there are plenty of good ones, but I guess you and I have much different opinions on what makes a school a good place to teach. The first question I ask a director is what is their teaching methodology? If they cannot answer, I move on.

[TheUrbanMyth]

That has to be the most dramatic 180 degree turn in sentiment I have ever seen on these boards...

[longlivetheclash]

I'd be interested in replacing you at the Hagwon. Plkease e-mail me at [email protected]

[ohme_ohmy]

I am also very interested in learning more about this position, that is, if it's still available. Please PM me if so!

Thanks.