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yunasy
Joined: 21 Aug 2010
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 Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2013 6:41 am Post subject: Public school teaching? What's it like? Any good recruiters? |
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I taught in Korea at an English village, which was pretty good.
Then I taught at a hagwon which was the worst period of my life.
I swore never to go back to Korea to teach.
But circumstances are trying to get me to go back.
So I was wondering about teaching at a public school. What's it like? How are teachers treated? Is it worth going back to try there?
And does anyone know any good recruiters? |
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World Traveler
Joined: 29 May 2009
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| Public school conditions are on the decline (less vacation, more work). Also, they are harder to get into now. Before, anyone with a pulse was hired. Not so anymore. It is getting very competitive at the public school level. (Females are preferred.) |
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Charlie Bourque
Joined: 27 Jun 2010
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| Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2013 8:07 am Post subject: |
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| World Traveler wrote: |
| Public school conditions are on the decline (less vacation, more work). Also, they are harder to get into now. Before, anyone with a pulse was hired. Not so anymore. It is getting very competitive at the public school level. (Females are preferred.) |
That's not necessarily a bad thing though. Hopefully, things go the same direction as they did in Hong Kong. |
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wonkavite62
Joined: 17 Dec 2007
Location: Jeollanamdo, South Korea.
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| Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2013 3:20 pm Post subject: Public Schools |
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| Well, I just happen to have landed a job with a public school in Jeollanamdo. This was through Canadian Connection, an agency based in Toronto. I start on the 15th. You should look them up online and ask if they are looking for people for NEXT September. I got a job starting in April, but I was lucky. I am a man, over forty. I don't have an American accent either. |
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mayorhaggar
Joined: 01 Jan 2013
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How is it? Really depends on your school. My school is pretty great and teaching there is pleasant and pretty easy (but uses up a LOT of energy) but other EPIK teachers I know have more difficult schools.
EPIK is the main public school teaching program in Korea since it's nationwide. Incheon has its own program, and so does Geollabuk-do which is the suburban province surrounding Seoul, the program is called GEPIK.
If you are interested in EPIK then just find a recruiter who is interested in you and start the application process. I went with Educon, who are based in the US which was nice because as an American I could talk by phone with them at any time, and they were really responsive by email as well. They gave me a lot of advice about the application and interview too. Someone will probably tell you to just apply directly to EPIK on your own but the process is pretty complicated, and it's good to have a savvy recruiter on your side to give you advice. |
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ippy
Joined: 25 Aug 2009
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| Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2013 9:16 pm Post subject: Re: Public Schools |
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| wonkavite62 wrote: |
| Well, I just happen to have landed a job with a public school in Jeollanamdo. This was through Canadian Connection, an agency based in Toronto. I start on the 15th. You should look them up online and ask if they are looking for people for NEXT September. I got a job starting in April, but I was lucky. I am a man, over forty. I don't have an American accent either. |
The guy that runs it is legit. I went through them as well. Were it not for the fact that I really Want gangwon do next time, I'd absolutely be going through him. Can't say enough good things about them. |
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