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Zulethe · Joined: 04 Jul 2008

So the other day without warning, I was jostled from my relaxing morning routine of doing everything but work when my VP came and told me to go to the cafeteria.

No problem I thought it was just going to be another brief meaningless ceremony of some sort.

Oh no brother, this was an all out assault on the senses. An elementary singing contest for 4 (four) straight hours and guess who was the judge?

I had a slight hangover as usual and after about 20 minutes, I literally could not take it anymore.

I snuck out and went back to my classroom where the principal again came to haul me back to the horror.

I am not exaggerating people. It was the most painful experience I've had in recent memory and I can assure you, I've had many.

ASK YOUR CO-TEACHER IF THERE ARE ANY TYPE OF EVENTS AS SUCH PLANNED IN THE FUTURE!!!! When there are, call in sick. You can thank me later.

It took every bit of strength I had to feign interest. After an hour I started to pinch myself very hard in order to deflect the pain from my ears to my body. I counted every tile on the ceiling 10 times.

After the concert was over, I felt as though I had just run a marathon twice.

You have been forewarned!

Tundra_Creature · Joined: 11 Jun 2009 Location: Canada

Well, that's the joys of working with kids. Wink

Bread · Joined: 09 Oct 2008

Laughed my ass off at this post, thanks Smile

Joe666 · Joined: 19 Nov 2008 Location: Jesus it's hot down here!

Zulethe wrote:

cruisemonkey · Posted: Sat Sep 26, 2009 2:26 am Post subject:

This is why I don't 'do' elementary. Cool

tomato · Posted: Sat Sep 26, 2009 2:53 am Post subject:

Without consulting me, a local organization appointed me as judge in an English speaking contest in which some of the contestants were my students.
I told them that I didn't think that was fair, because I couldn't be an unbiased judge.
But they insisted, and I gave in.

Next year, I'll play it smart and refuse to take a ride to the contest.

Mosley · Joined: 15 Jan 2003

To the OP: Well done, mate. More fodder for the anti-English Spectrum crowd.

You do d1ck all in the morning(as usual). You're hungover(as usual). Then you bugger off after 20 mins. of "duty". Kudos.

Sure, the powers that be could've given you a heads up(but they probably figured you wouldn't show up then-with good reason). And if the kids weren't singing in English, then putting you in as a judge doesn't make a whole lot of sense.

But other than that, you're obviously a waste of rations & oxygen.

Kimchieluver · Joined: 02 Mar 2005

proustme · Joined: 13 Jun 2009 Location: Nowon-gu

How you so blithely mention you were hungover should bother even yourself. Have a little respect for your job as a teacher if anything.

Kikomom · Posted: Sat Sep 26, 2009 11:19 am Post subject:

Next time he 'finds' you sneaking off, tell him you were looking for the Gong.

cruisemonkey · Posted: Sat Sep 26, 2009 11:57 am Post subject:

Mosley · Joined: 15 Jan 2003

Right back at ya, sunshine....

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

DWAEJIMORIGUKBAP · Joined: 28 May 2009 Location: Electron cloud

hee hee, I feel your pain.

I once came in also hungover at my last public elementary school to be told it was sports day and that I was the Master of Ceremonies...

They aksed me what I had prepared as I would be introducing every event to the parents and also commentating on every event!!

I had NO PRIOR WARNING WHATSOEVER!!!

I was like

Me - 'Uh? When did you know about this.'

Handler - Two weeks ago.

Me - Why didn't you tell me then? Then I coud have prepared something...

Handler - it is your job to know. You should've known that you would have to do this.

Me - UH? How can I know about something that I have no knowlege off? If No one tells me it's going to be sports day and that I'm going to have to be MC, how can I know?'

Handler - it is your DUTY!

Me - I would have to be psychic. You know esp? I am not. It is NOT my job to know the future! It's impossible.

Handler - why do you say such things! Sometimes you sound so crazy!!

Me- Get the hell out of my office. YOU are crazy, actually REAL crazy. I will never talk to you again without the vice principal present because it's like trying to talk to someone from an alien planet.

Good luck to the new Teacher at Hogok elementary school working under that psycho cow. Rest of the staff are lovely as pie though, but the handler is ACTUALLY INSANE...

Rusty Shackleford · Joined: 08 May 2008

Haha. I love the responses to this post. How many Korean teacher message board/blog posts contain the exact same thing except in Korean? OP, you obviously lucked out. I bet the taechers had a meeting to decide who was to be the judge and no one wanted to do it, so it fell to you. It seems like the music teacher/teachers would be the logical choice.