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[waitandsee]

My own story would be good. But the journalist wanted to write about the general problem -- not necessarily about 'my' problem.

I would agree to that judgement because it would bring an impression of the newspaper to be more objective; to factor in more truths instead of the truth from only one case study.

Many people probably would doubt the effectiveness of this attempt to solve the problem of unfair work practices by these 'educational' institutes, because of lack of 'hard' evidence. It would almost seem to be hearsay on both perspectives; the schools, and the foreign English teachers.

However, every change begins with a start. And you never know, maybe someone more passionate, intelligent, and influential than I am, whose attention would be caught, thus spreading our effort in a larger scale, by first beginning with this small-time attempt to show our ability to stand up for what is right.

The good news is that we all maybe able to work as a team; where the community's work in submitting our stories (hopefully they are not going to be exaggerated), and my work in organizing and making necessary contacts down the chain of command all the way to the journalist, will be enough to prove our time here enduring some unprofessional treatment, was worthwhile.

[SeoulNate]

[waitandsee]

[SeoulNate]

false what? I didn't ask you a question, reading comprehension FTL

[waitandsee]

[waitandsee]

Please let's stay on topic here. It's really not polite to spam unsolicited advice on other people's threads.

Like mentioned before, anyone is welcomed to contribute their story for case studies to be submitted to a Korean journalist. Of course only relevant cases will be used, so please keep the case studies to the facts.

I am a foreign English teacher who have taken the role of compiling these case studies on this highly popular and professional web forum.

The intention of the newspaper article is to highlight on how some educational institutes may be using 'loop-holes' in the Korean labor law to take advantage of foreign English teachers.

The potential article to be published will be in Korean for the Korean audience.

Cheers!

[SeoulNate]

you already posted that, how about you read what you wrote, recognize why no one wants to help you write your article and move on.

[waitandsee]

[waitandsee]

Please let's stay on topic here. It's really not polite to spam unsolicited advice on other people's threads.

Like mentioned before, anyone is welcomed to contribute their story for case studies to be submitted to a Korean journalist. Of course only relevant cases will be used, so please keep the case studies to the facts.

I am a foreign English teacher who have taken the role of compiling these case studies on this highly popular and professional web forum.

The intention of the newspaper article is to highlight on how some educational institutes may be using 'loop-holes' in the Korean labor law to take advantage of foreign English teachers.

The potential article to be published will be in Korean for the Korean audience.

Cheers!

[SeoulNate]

[drcrazy]

[waitandsee]

I apologize for the community who are witnessing the impulsive postings, from people who do not understand the goal of this tread, and whom have the hidden resentment for other people's goals masked as unsolicited advice.

I am forced to 'cut and paste' the purpose of this thread in order to preserve a sense of direction. Otherwise, the adversaries would deem it appropriate to overwhelm the message of this tread for their own entertainment.

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Now back on topic:

It seems like Korea has begun to really crack down on details for improving their English education system. Their determination to have the finest form of education, for its younger generation, is now in the mist of a complete transformation.

At first, it was setting up standards that aimed at making it difficult for unqualified ESL teachers to be hired for work. Policies such as health checks, criminal record checks, and reference checks all became an important focus. Now the next step is to make sure those foreigners who are qualified, are indeed treated fairly and professionally in the workplace.

A friend of mine, who works at a local Korean newspaper, had asked that I reach out to the foreign community, about the topic of unfair treatment of foreign ESL teachers in Korea, and about how common these types of incidents really are.

All the case studies will have the NAMES CHANGED to protect identities. The important part is to have the adverse stories voiced. This may be the change ESL teachers in Korea have been all waiting for.

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[SeoulNate]

[tardisrider]