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Sergio Stefanuto
Joined: 14 May 2009
Location: UK
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 Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 9:15 am Post subject: Re: sitting in school with nothing to do |
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| goodguyallin wrote: |
i am going to admit i don't read this site very often, but i am wondering if it happens very often that teachers here have to sit like dummies at their desks all day with absolutely no teaching to do. usually due to exams or something.
yeesh, it's painful. |
When I was in that position, I'd just go home early. Show your face in the morning but go home after lunch or something. It's unlikely anyone will notice or care. Alternatively you could politely ask if you can stay home when it's exam time. It might pay off. Did for me. But I''m one of those rare people who finds Koreans kind and accommodating to foreigners.
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PatrickGHBusan
Joined: 24 Jun 2008
Location: Busan (1997-2008) Canada 2008 -
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| Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 9:17 am Post subject: |
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| Going home without telling your employer is a sure way to get in trouble.... |
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Sergio Stefanuto
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| Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 9:22 am Post subject: |
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| PatrickGHBusan wrote: |
| Going home without telling your employer is a sure way to get in trouble.... |
Not in a Korean public school. |
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PatrickGHBusan
Joined: 24 Jun 2008
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| Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 9:27 am Post subject: |
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If you say so....
But if your contract states you are to be at school from say 8 to 4 and you leave without telling your boss everyday during the down months....you are asking for trouble. |
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Sergio Stefanuto
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| Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 9:35 am Post subject: |
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| It's very unlikely that colleagues whom one has the most contact with will even be aware of what the contract says. And even if they are, many will turn a blind eye. |
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PatrickGHBusan
Joined: 24 Jun 2008
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| Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 1:28 pm Post subject: |
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Up to you.
But then you will really have no complaining to do when your boss asks for some extra work to help out the school.
You would be surprised at how much a principal knows about what happens in his or her school.....
Not to mention some frustrated teacher who does stay pissing in the ear of the boss about you leaving.
But, i do not work at your particular school so who knows. |
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cj1976
Joined: 26 Oct 2005
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| Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 3:50 pm Post subject: |
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| You need some good internet time-wasters like www.lexulous.com. Anything to keep the old grey matter ticking over is worth a go.. |
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Louis VI
Joined: 05 Jul 2010
Location: In my Kingdom
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| Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 3:56 pm Post subject: |
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I never ever wanted a job where I'm tied to sit at a desk killing time.
I'll never work public schools in South Korea because of the deskwarming.
I've found hagwon teaching most satisfying: show up, teach five or six classes back to back, then leave. Much more fulfilling. Fully engaged teaching at work, prepping only as much and for as long as I ever need or want to, really on my feet in and out in no time. No waste. |
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Senior
Joined: 31 Jan 2010
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| Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 4:02 pm Post subject: |
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| PatrickGHBusan wrote: |
If you say so....
But if your contract states you are to be at school from say 8 to 4 and you leave without telling your boss everyday during the down months....you are asking for trouble. |
Hasn't been an issue for me. Been re-signed twice. |
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Sergio Stefanuto
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| Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 8:53 pm Post subject: |
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| PatrickGHBusan wrote: |
Up to you.
But then you will really have no complaining to do when your boss asks for some extra work to help out the school.
You would be surprised at how much a principal knows about what happens in his or her school.....
Not to mention some frustrated teacher who does stay pissing in the ear of the boss about you leaving.
But, i do not work at your particular school so who knows. |
I went home early, and/or stayed at home if not teaching, for almost all my 4 years in Korea (three different schools). One of my schools was much stricter than the other two, but even there nobody would even dream of checking up on me to make sure I was at my desk until 4:30. It just doesn't cross anyone's mind. So I always just went home at 1, 2 or 3 when teaching was over. Cushy job - I miss it. |
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AsiaESLbound
Joined: 07 Jan 2010
Location: Truck Stop Missouri
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| Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 9:18 pm Post subject: |
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| Should you find yourself bored, you can help me mark hundreds of final exams! |
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NYC_Gal
Joined: 08 Dec 2009
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| Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 10:33 pm Post subject: |
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Download movies and TV shows, plug in that external hard drive, pop in some headphones (only one earbud, so you can hear if someone comes in and then click on the powerpoint you were "working on") and relax.
That is, if you've got all of your lessons planned for the next few months already. Also, bitch and moan here  |
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Senior
Joined: 31 Jan 2010
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| Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 10:41 pm Post subject: |
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| AsiaESLbound wrote: |
| Should you find yourself bored, you can help me mark hundreds of final exams! |
I just marked 80 written exams. I felt supremely under qualified for the task, but still more than the K-E teachers. |
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