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[hagwonnewbie]

Just curious about how vacations work for other teachers at academies.

[hagwonnewbie]

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[rookieglobetrotter]

I am interested in this topic too but I am in an elem PS. Last year in my MS they didn't like me taking time off or leaving the country period (so I didn't). This year I DEF am taking a vacation and will prob go to the Staties when my Sis gets married in September. I need to ask permission since its offpeak though. I don't want to leave them in a bind, but I hope they let me go.

[AsiaESLbound]

Academies typically take 2 weeks a year off, 1 in Summer and 1 in Winter so no one covers for your vacation as the school is closed. Public schools allow vacation time between semesters and camps must be worked out around your negotiated vacation times.

[Ya-ta Boy]

Substitute teaching is rather rare here, especially in a hakwon. Usually they just combine two classes. Another solution, not as common but sometimes done, is to have the teacher offer make-up classes after the vacation.

To illustrate just how bad the situation is, when I was teaching in a high school, the mother of one of the English teachers died. The guy was absent for 4 days. He spent the next several weeks giving make-up classes.

[jonpurdy]

[rookieglobetrotter]