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Kennyftw
Joined: 08 Aug 2011
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 Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2011 3:29 pm Post subject: ESL Teachers in Korea Have Reached Obama's Ears |
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I'm watching his jobs presidential address to congress right now, and he said he wants to stop teachers leaving the country to go to "South Korea" to teach; he wants to create more teaching jobs, and keep them in the classroom in America.
By saying that, I'm sure 1,000's upon 1000's of people, teachers and others, had their interested piqued.
Shut up Obama, lol! We don't need you advertising during prime time television where every ear is tuned in, the market is stuffed to the brim.
As I'm typing this, he said it again. |
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Zackback
Joined: 05 Nov 2010
Location: Kyungbuk
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| Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2011 4:00 pm Post subject: |
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He mentioned it twice?
I smell a conspiracy. |
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TheUrbanMyth
Joined: 28 Jan 2003
Location: Retired
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| Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2011 4:18 pm Post subject: Re: ESL Teachers in Korea Have Reached Obama's Ears |
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| Kennyftw wrote: |
I'm watching his jobs presidential address to congress right now, and he said he wants to stop teachers leaving the country to go to "South Korea" to teach; he wants to create more teaching jobs, and keep them in the classroom in America.
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Sounds like it would be people who have a teaching certificate he was talking about...not just anyone with a degree in anything. . |
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Zyzyfer
Joined: 29 Jan 2003
Location: who, what, where, when, why, how?
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| Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2011 4:55 pm Post subject: |
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| Maybe it was a different part from what I heard. But I thought he basically just said that South Korea is hiring teachers while the US is laying them off. |
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creeper1
Joined: 30 Jan 2007
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| Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2011 4:57 pm Post subject: |
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I was thinking the same thing.
We are here on this board answering questions from Newbies all the time. We give advice and help them get jobs.
but...........
...........I don't actually LIKE newbies.
I find them annoying.
Why are we helping them?
Soon they will be displacing us in the job market.
Just by consensus we should report - DON'T COME TO KOREA IT'S THE WORST MISTAKE YOU'LL EVER MAKE. |
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World Traveler
Joined: 29 May 2009
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| Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2011 6:05 pm Post subject: |
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creeper1,
If you are interested in keeping the market from becoming more flooded than it already is, one thing you can do is combat the exaggerations/sugarcoating/lies by recruiters. Call them out on their bs.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzCy3kipXVs
At the very least, you could make a comment like: "This person is a recruiter. He is making a sales pitch. He gets paid $1,000 per placement. Therefore, his "truth about teaching English in South Korea" spiel is not objective. |
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isisaredead
Joined: 18 May 2010
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| Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2011 7:07 pm Post subject: |
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| creeper1 wrote: |
I was thinking the same thing.
We are here on this board answering questions from Newbies all the time. We give advice and help them get jobs.
but...........
...........I don't actually LIKE newbies.
I find them annoying.
Why are we helping them?
Soon they will be displacing us in the job market.
Just by consensus we should report - DON'T COME TO KOREA IT'S THE WORST MISTAKE YOU'LL EVER MAKE. |
because we're not complete buttholes, and helping your fellow man should come naturally?
what's the problem? not confident in your own teaching skills? are you afraid that you're that easy to replace?
i'm not. |
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isisaredead
Joined: 18 May 2010
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| Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2011 7:09 pm Post subject: |
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| World Traveler wrote: |
creeper1,
If you are interested in keeping the market from becoming more flooded than it already is, one thing you can do is combat the exaggerations/sugarcoating/lies by recruiters. Call them out on their bs.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzCy3kipXVs
At the very least, you could make a comment like: "This person is a recruiter. He is making a sales pitch. He gets paid $1,000 per placement. Therefore, his "truth about teaching English in South Korea" spiel is not objective. |
good point. |
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littlelisa
Joined: 12 Jun 2007
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2011 7:18 pm Post subject: |
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| creeper1 wrote: |
I was thinking the same thing.
We are here on this board answering questions from Newbies all the time. We give advice and help them get jobs.
but...........
...........I don't actually LIKE newbies.
I find them annoying.
Why are we helping them?
Soon they will be displacing us in the job market.
Just by consensus we should report - DON'T COME TO KOREA IT'S THE WORST MISTAKE YOU'LL EVER MAKE. |
When you were a newbie, did nobody help you? Pay it forward. |
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World Traveler
Joined: 29 May 2009
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| Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2011 7:35 pm Post subject: |
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I actively dislike you if you are a foreigner.
My local neighbourhood has some sssttttunuuuunnnnniiinnnggg K gals and I want them all for myself.
It is possible that I have a chance in there with my "specialness" as a foreinger. Maybe say "anyong" and the K gal will think "귀여운".
Now consider another foreign guy in my area. 
You are eroding my specialness just by your presence
Go home! |
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isisaredead
Joined: 18 May 2010
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| Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2011 8:00 pm Post subject: |
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| World Traveler wrote: |
| creeper1 wrote: |
I actively dislike you if you are a foreigner.
My local neighbourhood has some sssttttunuuuunnnnniiinnnggg K gals and I want them all for myself.
It is possible that I have a chance in there with my "specialness" as a foreinger. Maybe say "anyong" and the K gal will think "귀여운".
Now consider another foreign guy in my area.
You are eroding my specialness just by your presence | | | |
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