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because you hated your students?

I've been at the same middle school for two years. I just re-signed for my third.

I taught 1st grade boys and girls my first year. They were great. Any problems I had with them were a result of my inexperience.

Last year I taught 1st boys and 3rd girls. The 3rd grade girls were so-so. they were mostly ambivalent about English, but we made it work. I crushed the 1st grade boys. Every class went smoothly, and we had mutual respect and trust for each other. Mostly because I had an A+ co-teacher.

This year I have a group of 2nd grade girls who are the same as the 3rd graders last year.

My new group of 1st grade boys is a major problem. English is basically an excuse to goof off and act like zoo animals. They are easily the dumbest group of students I have taught. They are the loudest. This year was the first time a student has been openly disrespectful to my face. Both in Korean and English. There general behavior outside of English class is shocking. Within the first two weeks the classroom computers were disabled as they were surfing pornography. They also sexually harass my co-teacher.

I'm going to redouble my efforts after exams. But if things don't improve, I will quit in the summer. just a rant really.

[vaticanhotline]

You're absolutely right to consider quitting. I certainly cannot comprehend any teenagers acting in such an inappropriate and irresponsible manner, especially boys. When the job becomes taxing and wastes valuable energy, then you have to think about whether or not it's actually worth doing it anymore. Maybe you could enquire about whether or not you can beat them? That'd settle them down pretty quick.

[Senior]

Thanks Vatican. I really appreciate your input!

[ChilgokBlackHole]

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[ChilgokBlackHole]

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[ChilgokBlackHole]

[southernman]

Yeah I must admit i'm thinking of not re signing and I've only really got one class that annoys me and then its only because they are cabbage patch kids

You have it much worse, damn i've never had open disrespect since my first week in a Hagwon, the student left shortly afterwards... sadly you haven't got that luxury at public school.

If I was in your situation I'd leave too

[ChilgokBlackHole]

[southernman]

[bde2]

[Senior]

It's really baffling. Because I had two years of normal kids. Great sometimes, a little naughty at other times. These guys are just animals 8 hours a day (you can bet they don't act like this at home or at hagwon).

This morning one of the kids comes in bawling because his class mates beat the tar out of him, and broke his glasses. I've seen a few one on one donny brooks over the past two years, but never a five on one tarring. Ten minutes before class is due to start, to boot.

Yesterday I walked passed five classes, and every one hooted and hollered my name, as well as god knows what else. I was nearly to the end of the corridor, when one of the kids started screaming my name at the top of his lungs. You can only accept so much, and it was lucky for him he was a good 10 paces away, 'cos if he was any closer I would've laid him out.

Luckily, the time it took to cover the distance to him gave me some time to think about what I was about to do, and I downgraded from red to yellow and instead, grabbed him by the shirt and forcibly put him on the ground outside his class (probably still enough to get me in deep doo-doo).

His teacher gave him a talking to, but god knows what she said.

I'm not going to quit. I'm going to start fresh with them after exams. I've got a spread sheet of rules X classes made up, and will put them in competition with each other. You get point for not acting like lobotomized rhesus monkeys, and the class that wins gets a prize. This along with solid class rules. I'll also explain to my co-teach that, if they're talking, then I'm not talking.

[ChilgokBlackHole]

[crisdean]