Korean Job Discussion Forums

[JongnoGuru]

[shifty]

I think one should avoid confrontation to the last and instead, you should contrive to develop a thick skin.

I had a set-to with a supervisor and demolished him with ease. My lack of respect for him made me scathing, while his battle with English didn't help his fighting finesse.

Finally, I mouthed the magic words: 'I've decided against renewing my contract.' As I walked away, I could hear the guttural voice of the boss, who had attended the meeting, chewing him out.

Next day, he sought a meeting and was all milk and honey. I responded positively, as working atmosphere is a must-have. So we became so sugar and sweet that it was unbearable. I still had to leave, under those circumstances. Remaining as mortal enemies would have been far more
more tolerable.

So in the end, I was the loser.

[Kimchieluver]

mindmetool,

If you can't understand what was written, maybe you should go back to school, perhaps grade two.

This is a discussion forum, not a lesson planning/teaching forum.

[hellofaniceguy]

Not that my opinion is worth two cents...but I can understand Mindmetoo......and I agree....sure, this is a discussion board...asking for help, etc...still...what we do, how we write, say, act, etc..... is a guideline of sorts of how one teaches. It all reflects back.
It is so very easy to type and use the shift key for capital letters or the spell check function on the computer. I think most people who read letters posted on the internet...ESPECIALLY on an ESL site would expect good grammar skills, etc. Is it being to picky?

[Kimchieluver]

So this is what you consider proper grammer?

I was sitting on the dock......when a boy came..... we laughed....

And if mindmetooo finds poor writing putrid.....she shouldn't be teaching ESL...because ESL students ...often are poor writers....

[Kimchieluver]

Oh and it's supposed to be "too picky?" not "to picky?"

[sheba]

Kimchieluver I totally agree with you.

My earlier point was that writing on daves is not an english lesson.... no one actually uses perfect, correct english in casual converation, so whats the big deal??

[Wrench]

Hmm scolding really does suck, I know I went through two months of negative feedback. Then one day I had a teacher meeting and I just ripped into the moronic books we have to teach from, and hence forth negative feedback stoped.

As far as other teachers attacking each other I find this very repulsive. If a person is not suited for the job sooner or later they will leave.

[Yu_Bum_suk]

If Tiny Tibbo's boss doesn't realise how easy it is to get a job teaching kindergarten in Korea, and how it's the absolute last thing 95% of us even want to consider doing, she should experience an employee quiting and then trying to find a replacement in time given the current market.

[Kimchieluver]

I have vowed never to teach Kindy again. I did it for a year and it was complete waste of time. Of course they learned basic phonics, but it took forever for them to learn. The books sucked and to top it off they have to go through phonics again in grade 1. I can't understand why somebody who is teaching pure Kindy would be given a hard time.

I only had one Kindy class a day, my KT co-teacher and I both hated it. One student would always be drawing something on a different page in Gogo Loves English and another would be kissing every other student. Another kid would always puch everybody. The two that actually learned were okay,but damn it was hard time.

I can't imagine teaching Kindy full time. They should be grateful that they found someone to do it. The OP should start sticking up for herself and lay into them. She is doing them a great service.

[Ya-ta Boy]

[the eye]

[Qinella]

Rarely is the question asked: is our children learning?

[JongnoGuru]

well, is they? ... no, am they? .... wait, ain't they?

[Ya-ta Boy]

Mine is. They's probably ain't.