Korean Job Discussion Forums

[World Traveler]

Teachers surveyed in America generally reported high rates of satisfaction with their life. It looks like we picked a good profession. Teaching rocks!
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http://www.nbcnews.com/business/most-least-satisfied-workers-1C9080645

[transmogrifier]

You sit in on a staff meeting at a high school, you'll be questioning that result within 30 seconds

[World Traveler]

In what country? Korea? Canada? The United States? I assume teaching would be a pretty good gig in all of those countries (depending on your position).

[transmogrifier]

New Zealand.

Though to be fair, most of us enjoyed it. But it does attract some total killjoys.

[silkhighway]

[radcon]

In the US, 10% of new teachers quit after 1 year, 20% after 3, and 50% quit within 5 years.

[Couchsurfer]

From reading this board, I would guess the satisfaction level of teachers in the ROK is somewhere close to Bush's approval rating in his 2nd term.

[littlelisa]