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[Lucas]

https://www.facebook.com/Feb2013Epik#!/Feb2013Epik

Looks like they are having fun, immersing themselves in 'Korean culture.'

[byrddogs]

Look at all of those bright eyed, bushy tails soaking up the 'culture'. Looks like they will fit right in if they continue that newbness.

[Lucas]

I don't think it's cool that I can put the mouse cursor over some of their faces and their full name pop's up!

'Facebook is soooo cool'

[World Traveler]

Way more females at this orientation than in past orientations.

I guess public schools really do (strongly) prefer women over men.

[rkc76sf]

Is it mandatory to go to it if you've been in Korea for several years? Just curious. I had a friend that had been in Korea for 3-4 years in 2006 and each year they had this program for Kyungi Province teachers for a couple of days, he just refused to go and noone said anything to him. I guess he had tenure, I don't know. I went to it in February 2007, I had already been here teaching for six months and had been in Korea a couple years before. It was pretty dry and uneducating, the highlight was drinking with several other teachers at the local bar, watching some teacher sleep on the floor at the back of the room during a presentation, and having some teacher steal a fire hydrant (not sure what he wanted to do with it). This place was south of Suwon at some 'resort' type place. That was my only experience.

[Lucas]

[World Traveler]

They take what they can get I guess. Hotter people have more life options (sad but true), and are hence more likely to stay in their home countries.

There is the fear of possible molestation etched on the psyche of many...which leads to the request for a female teacher. With more applicants than open positions, schools can afford to be selective.

Look at this ad I saw on Dave's:

[rabidcake]

Doesn't seem so bad, I'd probably want to participate if this were my first time in Korea

[lemak]

Fresh meat!!

An unnatural amount of smiles at being forced to wear hanboks and do creepy looking Mannam-esque exercises in sub-freezing temps.

Would love to see pics of the same dudes in 6 months. Would wager many of the same sparkly, bright eyed, seemingly innocent kidlets will look more like something from Dawn of the Dead combined with Leaving Las Vegas.

[jonpurdy]

I think that putting newbies into Hanboks and teaching them how to bow is not the best introduction to Korean culture.

Spend the time with experienced teachers who give them lots of lesson ideas, teaching strategies, and more. Give teachers free time to talk with experienced teachers. Or set up workshops that they could choose to attend. Deal with the cultural stuff once they're settled in and can actually appreciate it.

(And send anyone back home if they get too drunk and cause a ruckus the first night.)

[Dodge7]

Looks like I'd rather rather have a root canal than to be stuck with these people for a weekend.

[hellofaniceguy]

Either Halloween came early or the circus is in town...

[dairyairy]

Banging drums and wearing hanbok are the easy part. Did they have any sessions about classroom management and Korean customs in the workplace? You know, that icky, boring stuff that actually helps you do your job?

[dairyairy]

[hogwonguy1979]

waiting to see the mannam symbol show up in those pics