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wwidgirl
Joined: 20 Mar 2005
Location: Seoul
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 Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2005 6:55 pm Post subject: |
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| Homer wrote: |
wwidgirl...sorry..
You can teach part time on a F-4.
However you cannot teach privates as they are illegal (I asked my wife's sister who works for the ministry of education here).
Pvts remain illegal.
Part-time jobs are open to you with an F-4 but they will be in a school and hence with a contract.
These jobs will earn you no airfare and more often the not no free accomodations.
Best of luck. |
Thank you for checking for me!!! |
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Homer
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| Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2005 2:07 am Post subject: |
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No worries wwidgirl.
My pleasure and good luck!
I tend to lean Captain Corea's way on this...perhaps a good hagwon job is the thing for you since you have no experience. |
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Joo Rip Gwa Rhhee
Joined: 25 May 2003
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| Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2005 7:14 am Post subject: |
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Be nice if people knew what they are talking about.
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<koreaherald1> [Editorial] Tutoring unbanned
The Constitutional Court ruled Thursday that a law banning out-of-school tutoring is unconstitutional and infringes the basic rights of the people more than is necessary. The ruling, which came in response to two appeals made in 1998, one by the Seoul District Court and the other by five professors at a Seoul music college, lifted the 20-year-old ban on off-campus lessons for students in this country.
Despite concerns that the ruling may have a negative impact by encouraging a renewed boom in private tutoring, it is in fact long overdue. The time has long past since when we could resort to the rather simplistic means of banning to solve this deep-seated problem in our educational system. It's time to seriously seek ways to bring fundamental reform to the system in order to accommodate the increasing enthusiasm for education in our society.
The ban on extracurricular lessons was enacted in 1980 as a remedy to special conditions facing the country at that time. The rapid economic development in the 1970s and the resulting increase in income produced a drastic growth in the demand for education, both in terms of quality and quantity. The school system at the time, however, failed to meet these new expectations and demands. The result was a frenzy of students' extracurricular activity.
The rampant out-of-school lessons for students not only put a heavy financial burden on parents. They also placed public school education in danger and became a source of social conflict between the haves and the have-nots. The military government in power at the time chose an extreme measure to resolve the problem.
Over the past 20 years, many teachers have been punished for illegally providing private lessons to their students. Numerous parents, including many celebrities, have had to resign their posts for having their children receive private tutoring. But as long as the school system fails to satisfy parents, a legal ban cannot be effective.
A survey conducted in 1980 found that 13 percent of elementary school students, 15 percent of middle school students and 26 percent of high school students took private lessons of some kind. By 1997, the percentage of students taking private lessons had increased to 70 percent in the elementary schools and 50 percent in the middle and high schools.
The ban on private tutoring itself has been modified considerably. The law that was stuck down Thursday took effect in 1996. It includes many exceptions for subjects like the technology and arts, as well as an exception for private tutoring by college and university students. Middle and high school students were also permitted to participate in classes provided by private, registered institutions. The ruling by the Constitutional Court merely lifts the remaining prohibitions.
The abolition of the ban is certain to make extracurricular lessons more popular for a time. The Ministry of Education has recently estimated that a total of 6.8 trillion won was spent on private education in the country last year. That is half the amount that the government spends on education annually. The popularity of private tutoring testifies to poor public school education.
Many agree that schools remain as one of the least developed areas in Korean society. The government allocates about 20 percent of its budgets to education, but most of this money is spent on the compulsory elementary school system. Spending on elementary education accounted for 71 percent of the government's total educational budget in 1998 and 65 percent in 1997.
The financial condition of middle and high schools are correspondingly weak. Despite some recent changes, many Korean parents still make sending their children to prestigious colleges and universities their highest priority. Distrust of school education has made them turn to private institutions. The government has implemented a series of measures to improve the college entrance system, but most of these measures merely forced parents to spend even more money on out-of-school lessons for their children.
Drastic but realistic measures are necessary to improve school education and the college entrance system. The exceptional zeal for education among Korean parents ensures that private tutoring will not disappear as long as the reality in the schools fails to meet their expectations.
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http://myhome.thrunet.com/~casiopaya/000429.html
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F4 Visa (Overseas Adopted Koreans)
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This came into effect after December 3rd, 1999. This visa allows OAKs (Overseas Adopted Koreans) to live and work in Korea indefinitely. This means OAKs are able to work and live in Korea just as a native Koreans.
Who can obtain this visa?
People of Korean decent residing overseas that immigrated after 1948.
Overseas Korean Nationals (Haewe-Hankook/Dongpo = Kyopo)
Foreign National Koreans (Wekook-Kookjeok-Dongpo = OAKs, Overseas Adopted Koreans)
Koreans born overseas with another citizenship.
Koreans who have changed their citizenship.
How does this benefit you?
Legal status in Korea for two years and renewable without having to leave the country. If you decide to move within these two years, you must notify Seoul Immigration office.
You no longer need a sponsor from a school, company, family or friend. This means working, school, or family visas are not necessary.
You can buy land, property, housing, or open up a business.
Private tutoring is now legal.
Employment in companies will be a little easier to obtain, as the companies will not have the hassle of foreign paper work for a work visa. But speaking Korean is always a plus! |
http://www.goal.or.kr/english/guide/f4.htm |
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The Man known as The Man
Joined: 29 Mar 2003
Location: 3 cheers for Ted Haggard oh yeah!
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| Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2005 11:38 am Post subject: |
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wwidgirl:
There is no money to be made doing privates.
Privates are illegal. |
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wwidgirl
Joined: 20 Mar 2005
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2005 1:42 pm Post subject: wow |
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| dayam. mixed messages much???! |
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Toby
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
Location: Wedded Bliss
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| Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2005 5:11 pm Post subject: |
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It takes a while to build up enough privates to make it worth while. You would be very lucky to walk into a good, profitable timetable, especially if you were doing it all yourself.
Find an elementary school or middle school job, as you will finish early. Gives you time to go and do privates before and after, but allowing you to always have a steady salary coming in from the school.
Or that's what I have been told anyway. |
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wwidgirl
Joined: 20 Mar 2005
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2005 6:31 am Post subject: |
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| I'm going to ilsan!!! got a job. |
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