| View previous topic :: View next topic |
| Author |
Message |
Liligi
Joined: 08 Jan 2009
Location: Seoul, South Korea
|
 Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2009 11:01 pm Post subject: Has anyone working for SMOE ever taught 3 weeks alone? |
 |
|
The weeks of me teaching without a co-teacher (or without my Vice-Principal even attempting to find one) will total 3 by the end of this week.
Is that okay? I heard it was illegal. But I've also heard that it happens to alot of people, so I'm just checking.
It hasn't been 3 weeks in a row, but because of some reason, my coteacher couldn't be here for 2 weeks in September, so I was made to teach then, and she can't be here for this week either so I have to teach alone, again. All her classes, even if they intervene with my regularly scheduled ones.
Should I complain? CAN I complain? |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
Hightop
Joined: 11 Jun 2003
|
| Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2009 11:22 pm Post subject: Re: Has anyone working for SMOE ever taught 3 weeks alone? |
|
|
| Liligi wrote: |
| Should I complain? CAN I complain? |
Are you unhappy about it? If you are not unhappy don't complain. If you are unhappy weigh up whether it is worth complaining about. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
andrewchon
Joined: 16 Nov 2008
Location: Back in Oz. Living in ISIS Aust.
|
| Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2009 11:25 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| OP, Tell us what do you need your co-t for. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Faunaki
Joined: 15 Jun 2007
|
| Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 12:11 am Post subject: |
|
|
| Sure you can complain. Speak to your head teacher or handler. The sub covering her classes should also be coming to yours. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Liligi
Joined: 08 Jan 2009
Location: Seoul, South Korea
|
| Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 11:33 am Post subject: ... |
|
|
| Faunaki wrote: |
| Sure you can complain. Speak to your head teacher or handler. The sub covering her classes should also be coming to yours. |
The excuse is always that "We can't find a sub. So just teach the classes alone."
But I really think my Vice-Principal is like... why do we need a sub when we can just throw her in there with 30-watever students. Anyway, whatever. It was just irritating to me that they keep laying her classes on me whenever they feel like it just cause she's out. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
yingwenlaoshi
Joined: 12 Feb 2007
Location: ... location, location!
|
| Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 12:42 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Illegal?
In the list of laws that need to written, let alone policies, I don't think that this is on the top of the list. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
nomad-ish
Joined: 08 Oct 2007
Location: On the bottom of the food chain
|
| Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 3:06 pm Post subject: Re: ... |
|
|
| Liligi wrote: |
| Faunaki wrote: |
| Sure you can complain. Speak to your head teacher or handler. The sub covering her classes should also be coming to yours. |
The excuse is always that "We can't find a sub. So just teach the classes alone."
But I really think my Vice-Principal is like... why do we need a sub when we can just throw her in there with 30-watever students. Anyway, whatever. It was just irritating to me that they keep laying her classes on me whenever they feel like it just cause she's out. |
so you're not just teaching your classes, but you're also subbing for her? how many classes do you teach a week? if it's over 22 you should be getting paid overtime. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Liligi
Joined: 08 Jan 2009
Location: Seoul, South Korea
|
| Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 4:12 pm Post subject: Re: ... |
|
|
[quote="nomad-ish"]
| Liligi wrote: |
so you're not just teaching your classes, but you're also subbing for her? how many classes do you teach a week? if it's over 22 you should be getting paid overtime. |
No, her amount of classes match up evenly with mine. So I just switch out the classes I'm supposed to be doing with another co-teacher and they make me do hers alone and the other co-teacher does the classes we SHOULD'VE been doing together alone.
Know what? Screw it. This sounds like a reason for me to just give everyone a wordsearch this week and call it a day.... a week. Whatever. And if they question it, I'll just say "I'm not a real teacher."
The End. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Ramen
Joined: 15 Apr 2008
|
| Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 4:16 pm Post subject: Re: ... |
|
|
| Liligi wrote: |
Know what? Screw it. This sounds like a reason for me to just give everyone a wordsearch this week and call it a day.... a week. Whatever. And if they question it, I'll just say "I'm not a real teacher."
The End. |
That's the spirit!
Improvise and overcome.  |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
prideofidaho
Joined: 19 Mar 2008
|
| Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 5:50 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| OP, I'm in the same boat except it's all of the time. It suits me now, as in I've gotten used to it. Sounds like you realise not to take it all too seriously! Good luck! |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
winterfall
Joined: 21 May 2009
|
| Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 6:12 pm Post subject: Re: ... |
|
|
[quote="Liligi"]
| nomad-ish wrote: |
| Liligi wrote: |
so you're not just teaching your classes, but you're also subbing for her? how many classes do you teach a week? if it's over 22 you should be getting paid overtime. |
No, her amount of classes match up evenly with mine. So I just switch out the classes I'm supposed to be doing with another co-teacher and they make me do hers alone and the other co-teacher does the classes we SHOULD'VE been doing together alone.
Know what? Screw it. This sounds like a reason for me to just give everyone a wordsearch this week and call it a day.... a week. Whatever. And if they question it, I'll just say "I'm not a real teacher."
The End. |
Are you joking? Your not getting paid to just throw out worksheets and sit in a chair all day. Your getting paid to teach.
I mean really.... some of FTs give us a bad name |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
egrog1717
Joined: 12 Mar 2008
|
| Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 6:50 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| If you want to make it a contract issue you could complain for sure... Language of the contract states that were are to "co-teach" 22 classes per week... Could suggest they are breaking the contract by not allowing you to co-teach. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Ramen
Joined: 15 Apr 2008
|
| Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 7:03 pm Post subject: Re: ... |
|
|
[quote="winterfall"]
| Liligi wrote: |
| nomad-ish wrote: |
| Liligi wrote: |
so you're not just teaching your classes, but you're also subbing for her? how many classes do you teach a week? if it's over 22 you should be getting paid overtime. |
No, her amount of classes match up evenly with mine. So I just switch out the classes I'm supposed to be doing with another co-teacher and they make me do hers alone and the other co-teacher does the classes we SHOULD'VE been doing together alone.
Know what? Screw it. This sounds like a reason for me to just give everyone a wordsearch this week and call it a day.... a week. Whatever. And if they question it, I'll just say "I'm not a real teacher."
The End. |
Are you joking? Your not getting paid to just throw out worksheets and sit in a chair all day. Your getting paid to teach.
I mean really.... some of FTs give us a bad name |
The OP is an ASSISTANT teacher. He is getting paid to assist his co-teacher. If no co-teacher, he can do what ever he pleases.  |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
nomad-ish
Joined: 08 Oct 2007
Location: On the bottom of the food chain
|
| Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 7:19 pm Post subject: |
|
|
technically, they shouldn't be making you teach alone, but they often do. my first school was the same way, it was really difficult at first but eventually i felt more confident and powerful in the classroom (this was middle school), and the kids started to respect me more.
you can insist that you have a korean teacher in the class with you (afterall, you are getting paid an assistant teacher salary), but be aware that the teacher will not be pleased and will, therefore, probably not do much.
what age level are the kids? you could plan a group project which will take a few classes - never underestimate how much time kids will spend drawing and colouring (speaking from middle school experience!) |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Countrygirl
Joined: 19 Nov 2007
Location: in the classroom
|
| Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 8:11 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| Insist that the head teacher be in the class. When the head teachers realize that their free time will disappear, they will force the VP to get a sub. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
FAQ
Search
Memberlist
Usergroups
Register
Profile
Log in to check your private messages
Log in
