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Holyjoe
Joined: 03 Mar 2003
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There was a public holiday during the World Cup for some sort of governmental elections - I think it was Thursday 13th June, 2002, the day of the Brazil v Costa Rica game.
It saved me from taking one of my holiday days to get to the game  |
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crazylemongirl
Joined: 23 Mar 2003
Location: almost there...
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| Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2004 8:02 pm Post subject: |
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FUBAR
Joined: 21 Oct 2003
Location: The Y.C.
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| Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2004 8:09 pm Post subject: |
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| The Lemon wrote: |
A public holiday is a public holiday. The government didn't decree, "Public holiday for everyone, BUT OF COURSE NOT THE WAEGUKS!!" That's like saying only the Christians can have Christmas off. |
Maybe, but.
I really don't know if it will apply to Hagwons. They still have to get their 20 days of class in the month. If April 15th is a holiday, you can bet that the another holiday that month will disappear. |
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kangnamdragon
Joined: 17 Jan 2003
Location: Kangnam, Seoul, Korea
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| Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2004 8:12 pm Post subject: |
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| FUBAR wrote: |
I really don't know if it will apply to Hagwons. They still have to get their 20 days of class in the month. If April 15th is a holiday, you can bet that the another holiday that month will disappear. |
The schools should have anticipated this. As this is a leap year, there is an extra day, so there should be a place they can add a holiday. |
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FUBAR
Joined: 21 Oct 2003
Location: The Y.C.
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| Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2004 8:24 pm Post subject: |
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| kangnamdragon wrote: |
| FUBAR wrote: |
I really don't know if it will apply to Hagwons. They still have to get their 20 days of class in the month. If April 15th is a holiday, you can bet that the another holiday that month will disappear. |
The schools should have anticipated this. As this is a leap year, there is an extra day, so there should be a place they can add a holiday. |
Doubtful. Two things:
Hogwon anticipation is a bit of an oxymoron don't you think?
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Seolnal was a day longer this year, meaning that the schools probably used that extra day in February already. |
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kangnamdragon
Joined: 17 Jan 2003
Location: Kangnam, Seoul, Korea
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| Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2004 8:27 pm Post subject: |
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| Well, I know of at least one hagwon chain that does have it as an extra day on the calendar, but you are probably right about the small schools. |
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The Lemon
Joined: 11 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2004 8:44 pm Post subject: |
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| If April 15th is a holiday, you can bet that the another holiday that month will disappear. |
Why? It not the teacher's fault that the government made that day a public holiday. If hogwon owners have an issue with that decision, they should talk to the government about it. |
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FUBAR
Joined: 21 Oct 2003
Location: The Y.C.
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| Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2004 9:08 pm Post subject: |
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| The Lemon wrote: |
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| If April 15th is a holiday, you can bet that the another holiday that month will disappear. |
Why? It not the teacher's fault that the government made that day a public holiday. If hogwon owners have an issue with that decision, they should talk to the government about it. |
Ugh... it's so easy to figure out.
Most hogwons have to have 20 teaching days in the month; Public Holidays or not. I can't speak for kiddy hagwon's, but Adult Hagwons must teach 20 classes a month. There will be 20 days of school at those hagwon no matter what happens.
And who really cares, whose fault it is. The hagwon is a company. They will do what is in their best interests. When the World Cup ended, the government urged all companies to give their workers the day off. Our school wouldn't b/c of the 20 day policy. |
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lush72
Joined: 18 Aug 2003
Location: I am Penalty Kick!
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| Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2004 9:20 pm Post subject: |
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| crazylemongirl wrote: |
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DITTO!! Thats some really great news! There is a memo going 'round the office now about this- we get it off!!!!!!!!! |
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kangnamdragon
Joined: 17 Jan 2003
Location: Kangnam, Seoul, Korea
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| Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2004 9:28 pm Post subject: |
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| FUBAR wrote: |
Most hogwons have to have 20 teaching days in the month; Public Holidays or not. I can't speak for kiddy hagwon's, but Adult Hagwons must teach 20 classes a month. There will be 20 days of school at those hagwon no matter what happens.
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Because many holidays are on Saturday this year, there are more than 240 (12x20) teaching days this year. |
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The Lemon
Joined: 11 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2004 9:30 pm Post subject: |
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| FUBAR - you're saying, at your school, when a month with a public holiday comes around (Tree Day, Christmas, Children's Day), they make you make it up to keep the 20 days? In other words, you DON'T get all public holidays off? |
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kangnamdragon
Joined: 17 Jan 2003
Location: Kangnam, Seoul, Korea
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| Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2004 9:33 pm Post subject: |
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| Some schools just have "make-up" classes on Saturdays. |
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peppermint
Joined: 13 May 2003
Location: traversing the minefields of caddishness.
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| Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2004 9:38 pm Post subject: |
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| The Lemon wrote: |
| FUBAR - you're saying, at your school, when a month with a public holiday comes around (Tree Day, Christmas, Children's Day), they make you make it up to keep the 20 days? In other words, you DON'T get all public holidays off? |
Not FUBAR, but that' s standard operating procedure for adult hagwons. On the up side, on months with more than 20 days, we get those extras off. |
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FUBAR
Joined: 21 Oct 2003
Location: The Y.C.
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| Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2004 10:05 pm Post subject: |
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| Not FUBAR, but that' s standard operating procedure for adult hagwons. On the up side, on months with more than 20 days, we get those extras off. |
Exactly.
But I was also saying that Hogwon workers might get the day off, but they will have to make it up somewhere. IF the school will be short of their 20 teaching days in the month. |
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kangnamdragon
Joined: 17 Jan 2003
Location: Kangnam, Seoul, Korea
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| Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2004 10:17 pm Post subject: |
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| Yes, but it will probably be on a Saturday, not a national holiday. |
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