Korean Job Discussion Forums

[chungbukdo]

Which do you think is better and why? Especially if you were going to home school them.

(Please debate on homeschooling in another thread).

[chungbukdo]

To start off, I'm leaning toward Korea.

1. You can have a low hours job which will allow you to spend more time with your family.

2. There are hakwons and afterschool programs for everything that allow your child to socialize, participate in arts, sports, etc. And if you can't teach math well there are math hakwons, the same for art or whatever your weakness is.

3. Korean extended family might be more likely to help out with their grandchildren than Western family (depends on an individual basis though)

4. Hiring a maid to cook and prepare food seems to be cheaper in Korea.

[T-J]

Korea hands down. Any day of the week and twice on Sunday. No contest.

[nate1983]

You'd have to provide more relevant info, because obviously it depends on the situation. I'm assuming you're Canadian, what about your spouse?

Most jobs in Korea are longer hours than Canada, though if you're teaching you can probably find one with hours to accomodate you. I can't imagine most Korean fathers (or mothers that work) get to see their kids a whole lot...also, I personally wouldn't want to have grown up with the Korean kid lifestyle. I'm American, but imagine Canadian kids probably do the same stuff I did (hang out with friends after school, lots of rec sports, etc.)...seems like that would be better for most children. You'll probably get more support for homeschooling back there as well (I was homeschooled for two years).

[Koreadays]

Canada? you serious... come on man...

of course Korea.... why the hell would you want to torture your kids by letting them be bought up there among the thugs, drugs, gangs, crime, etc..
Korea is a power house, it's rich, safe and no drugs.,

come on man.. do you seriously need to guess yourself..

ohh and home school? seriously? come on man.. at least give your kids a memory of being in elementary school , making friends and all that...

[Captain Corea]

[Scott in Incheon]

Canada...hands down...no contest...any day of the week and three times on Sunday...

[recessiontime]

OP has given ZERO information to us, how the hell does he expect us to give him an answer?

What is the ethnicity of your kids?
Do they speak English, Korean, or both?
Do you have a job in Korea or Canada? What about your partner?
Where does your extended family live?

[marsavalanche]

if were talking kids i say canada. for those saying korea, would you really put your kids through what these kids go through i. terms of schoolwork and 3 hagwons? and dont give me the he doesnt have to do that. if his kid wants to ne successful, he does. canada hands down so your child can have a childhood not filled with hagwons and stress.

im american btw.

[Who's Your Daddy?]

I've thought of moving to a country town outside of my Korean city, and commuting in to work. Then my child could go to a country school with small class sizes (usually around 15). Those students have a happy childhood, playing outside, not hogwons, like I did in Canada.

[crescent]

I was talking on the phone with my sister (canadian). My niece came home from soccer (played on real grass), and was playing in the yard (again, real grass). My nephew was out playing street hockey with friends without having to dodge cars. For quality of life in general, raising kids in Korea could never compare to the choices, freedoms, pace of life, and quality of education, that my sister's kids enjoy back home. They can also eat any kind of fruit they want, at any time of the year. That's a huge deal IMO.

A kid in Korea, if not studying at night, is cleaning out the school bathroom, or playing computer games. There are no real extracurricular programs to let kids be kids, no drama clubs or school plays. You play sports (namely soccer or dodgeball) on dirt, or synthetic pads, where you're crowded in most of the time... and your PE teacher grades you on how well you play.

I'd really like to hear reasons why raising a kid is better here besides drugs. If a parent does their job, drugs are not an issue anyway.

[PatrickGHBusan]

[crescent]

Homer, by no means is my presentation of Canada idyllic, nor is it in actuality. Korea is also not the opposite. This is just you being you.

If you are not happy with MY perceptions, well then I offer the perceptions of all the kids I've taught who did years of homestays in various parts of Canada, and who all wish to return. These kids all admit their time in Canada was of higher quality.

Instead of saying nothing, why don't you offer something in the way of reasons why Korea is a good place to raise a kid. And please learn how to spell crescent.

[Captain Corea]

I too would like to hear more of a side-by-side from ya.

[bobrocket]

Same as what others said, there's a lot of missing info.
I would look at why you want to move to Korea and what you would be giving up in the process.
We came for family reasons and in that we gave up a nice house, big yard, friends, jobs, basically we've started from scratch, now we have a small house, no yard, work half the hours, make less money but we're saving more.
Which sounds good but because I can't speak Korean the only job I can get is teaching English, sure it's fun, I enjoy it, I'm making money but will I be doing this in 10 years, hell no.
I'm not here because I can't find a job at home, I'm not here for the experience, I'm here for my family.
Lots of people raise kids in Korea and most do just fine but if your going to ship your family here for whatever reason, make sure it's the right one.