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ABC KID · Joined: 14 Sep 2007

Korean teachers work every other Saturday at public schools. We do not.

Have you ever been to your public school on a Saturday? If so, what reason did you go for? Is there anyone out there that actually works at their public school on a Saturday for whatever reason?

andrewchon · Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2009 4:25 pm Post subject:

Every second Saturday is a normal school day (half day), and normal school things happen. I know one guy who turned up on his first Saturday. He was promptly told to go home, and that was that.

richardlang · Joined: 21 Jan 2007 Location: Gangnam

I've been to my public school on a Saturday. I came in to get my laptop and a textbook. I got called in to school on a Saturday during my first year. It was because the principal wanted to talk to me. He wouldn't say why to me or my sponsor, but when I got to school he presented me with a couple of nice ceramic coffee mugs from a local university. I've never worked on Saturdays, although my school asked me to teach the administration office secretaries on that day. I, however, declined with apologies.

No_hite_pls · Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2009 4:26 pm Post subject: Re: Saturday At Public Schools

halfmanhalfbiscuit · Joined: 13 Oct 2007 Location: Seoul

Nothing actually happens on Saturdays. It's a "sports and activities" morning. The KTs give out equipment then peruse the take out menus.

They're not overly happy about it which is why they expect you to be in the same boat (same goes with proctoring tests)

winterfall · Joined: 21 May 2009

I work everyday of the week without extra pay at a Public School. My Co-workers are worried I'm gonna burn out soon.

Still trying to figure out a way to bring the level down to what the kids can do.

andrewchon · Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2009 4:45 pm Post subject:

winterfall:
I am tossing up between 'intervention' and 'exorcism'. However, things will never be the same after you're done with that zoo.

thoreau · Joined: 21 Jun 2009

richardlang · Joined: 21 Jan 2007 Location: Gangnam

I hope he's joking.

winterfall · Joined: 21 May 2009

oldfatfarang · Joined: 19 May 2005 Location: On the road to somewhere.

There are no classes for Western PS teachers on saturdays. It's an urban myth. Read your contract.

Please don't start teaching (or coming to school) on saturdays. That will eventually change all our contracts.

Some clowns are already being suckered into doing ear-temperature tests at the school gate. What next, will we be asked to clean the toilets????

TheUrbanMyth · Joined: 28 Jan 2003 Location: Retired

Manuel_the_Bandito · Joined: 12 Sep 2009

Contracts have said no Saturdays because not enogh foreigners would sign them otherwise. With the employment market changing, this could also change. SMOE could probably fill up their positions now even if they threw in Saturdays. And why not? If you don't like it you can teach somewhere else.

CentralCali · Joined: 17 May 2007

Before you decide that working on Saturdays is fun, you might wish to remember that it's only two Saturdays a month (2nd and 4th) that are not school half-days. Sometimes that Saturday is designated as "Club Activities Day" but it is a regular school schedule for the first half of the day.

The next time you're in a classroom, look at the schedule. You'll see four subjects scheduled for that day. That, of course, leads to the question: How do they deal with the Saturday classes for weeks with no Saturday school? The answer is that they're rotated during the regular weeks. The schedules will have "Saturday" on Monday's 6th period and Wednesday's 5th and 6th period (as an example). During the weekly staff meeting, the particular classes for those periods that week will be announced.

lowpo · Joined: 01 Mar 2007