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[Scriabin]

I"m set to work from 9-7:30 with Poly. 38 hours a week teaching time.

I know everyone handles stress/work differently, but I was wondering if anyone on a similar schedule could give any sort of advice? I hope I have enough energy at the end to enjoy my evenings

cheers,

[eamo]

I hope you're getting paid a ton!


My tip would be to not do it!! At least not until you do a more normal schedule and then decide if you can do more or not.

[Zackback]

Say good-bye to your life with those hours.
No way would I do that.

[jrwhite82]

Yikes....I hope the pay is higher than your standard 2.1.....

It's called Hot 6. It comes in a silver can with red writing next to the Coke in the 24 hour stores.

May God have mercy on your soule.

[jc1257]

I work the same schedule. It takes a few weeks to get used to the workload, but it really isn't that bad, especially for the pay difference.

You really get used to it quite quickly and have plenty of time to do stuff, except for drinking yourself silly every night.

The kids have a really high level of English (most are better than kids of the same age in the US) and never speak Korean in class. You won't run yourself ragged trying to get kids to speak a language you don't understand.

Just because it isn't the cakewalk jobs that a lot of people take doesn't mean the hours are crazy. I worked more hours at my last job in the US for less money.

While there can be a few small issues, I've never heard of Poly screwing anyone over.

If you have anymore questions, feel free to PM me.

[BoholDiver]

I put at least 7-8 hours in the classroom a day if I have my way. If they're good kids or adults, it is way less tiring. The money is a huge difference.

On MW, the time when I go out to the time I come home is 14 hours or so. I make 370,000 won a day on M/W, however. Would you do it for that much?

[kimchi_pizza]

The one thing I never fully understood is how most people don't understand how tremendously difficult it is to teach.
It consumes an abundance amount of thought and energy. It may not seem difficult time-wise
and phyisically, but it.is.hard. The stress level when you have 20 to 200
students, whose education or better yet, future, you are responsible for is
huge. Atlas himself would rather hold the world than teach a classroom of
12 year olds.
That is too many hours. You'll burn yourself out after 4 months.

[Menino80]

It really depends on whom you are teaching.

If it is elementary, no way. Even the good kids are too much energy to keep up with and provide with a decent lesson.

High School kids can be good if they think what you're teaching will help them will college admissions. Especially if you teach writing.

Adults are OK if they are either all into it to work or all in it for fun. If there is disagreement over the tone of the lesson you will have the impossible task of keeping them all happy.

[minos]

elem kids for 10.5 hours will drive you mad

Kindergarten kids for 10.5 hours will make you throw a kid against a wall.

[thegadfly]

When I was 25, that kind of schedule didn't even make a dent in my nightlife or energy level. When I was 30, it meant I quit going out more than 4 nights a week -- kept it down to the weekends and one work night. When I was 35, that schedule made me feel kinda run down, so I was pretty mellow most evenings, and only really went out once a week. At 40, that schedule, every day of the week would exhaust me, though I have a couple of days each week that are like that now (but have 2 light days a week to balance it out).

The teaching is doable (though excessive), but I would think your age might be a factor -- I know it was and is now for me....

[bobbybigfoot]

Op, could you post your salary? I'm curious what the pay is for these kinds of hours.

I would think it would have to be more than 3.0 million + apartment and all other benefits.

If you are doing this for 2.6 or 2.8 you are nuts.

[Koreadays]

welcome to the exploitation business buddy.

[Died By Bear]

[carleverson]

You will be exhausted at the end of the day.

[edwardcatflap]

It'd be interesting to know if the parents whose kids you teach in the last lesson of the day are happy with the idea of the teacher having taught 9 and a half hours previously, or whatever it is. If they had half a brain they would realise they were being had. High energy levels, patience, concentration, attention to detail etc... etc.. they are all crucial for effective young learner teaching and any school that requires its teachers to be in the class room more than say, 6 hours a day on a regular basis, is in my opinion, a cowboy. I've taught 10.5 hours in a day before on the odd occasion and I knew I was running on about half capacity towards the end