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schwa
Joined: 18 Jan 2003
Location: Yap
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 Posted: Sat Apr 10, 2004 7:00 pm Post subject: Re: Envious and curious |
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| Kim Jong Jordan wrote: |
I'm looking for the straight dope on this, because my intentions are to see another country, learn a bit of the language, save money, and have a F@#$ing blast. Am I too disillusioned at this here the beginning? |
Some good advice from posters above (Van Islander's struck me especially as balanced & thoughtful) but theres one thing missing from your agenda quoted above: you need to give a thought to the actual work you'll be doing. It is, after all, going to eat up a massive chunk of your waking hours here.
You mention taking a tesol course, certainly wont hurt, but I'm curious why you dismiss it as "meaningless." If you regard the job as simply a paycheck & an intrusion into your party time, you run a high risk of ending up frustrated & embittered. Some posters on this site blame their students & directors for their own inability to teach or manage a classroom.
The job, in the end, is what sponsors the other things you want to accomplish & deserves some honest effort. Its real work, but can certainly bring its own satisfactions too.
Best advice I got before coming (from a stranger in a bar the night before my flight here) was this: Whatever you choose to do, give it your best. |
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Kim Jong Jordan
Joined: 13 Mar 2004
Location: The Internet
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| Posted: Mon Apr 12, 2004 4:00 pm Post subject: |
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| I referred to the course as "meaningless" simply because some people I've talked to, who perhaps don't know what they are talking about, labelled it so. I don't actually consider it meaningless as any guidance or tips attained from such a course would only serve to be beneficial once I actually get into a classroom. I'm also not going there strictly to party. I wish to become a teacher in the future, and to do lots of travelling, and I see this as an opportunity to travel, gain some experience teaching in a classroom, and also to make a little money to possibly save for teachers college. Thanks for the advice. |
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aussie col
Joined: 31 Jan 2004
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| hey.. i read early in this post about changing your lock.. is this a standard thing?? and should i really do it.. will they get pissed.. ?? |
Standard? Don't know about that but you won't know if your director is sneaking into your apartment until you can't find your passport.
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| will they get pissed.. ?? |
If they find out... yes. But the only way they will find out is by trying to get into your apartment when you are not there. If this starts to happen it's a sign that all is not good at your school. So if they do get pissed about it that's the least of your problems.
But in reality, most directors couldn't be bothered wasting their time by sneaking around in your apartment. It's only the few % who do that make it a good idea to change your locks. |
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ajuma
Joined: 18 Feb 2003
Location: Anywere but Seoul!!
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| Posted: Sun Apr 18, 2004 6:01 am Post subject: |
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| The best two bits of advice were "change your lock" (if your director gets pissed, then HE has the problem, not you! Royjones, YES, YOU SHOULD!), and "don't expect anything." Korea is SO different. Leave your expectations at home...and enjoy the moment. |
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Paji eh Wong
Joined: 03 Jun 2003
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| Posted: Sun Apr 18, 2004 6:19 am Post subject: |
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| What ever you do, don't envy us. You'll find out when you get here ... |
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