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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| ontheway wrote: |
| Hey, where are all these qualified older teachers? We looked and looked. We wanted an experienced, older teacher and couldn't find one. Now I've got to train some young newbie. |
We are all quietly hiding out in the suburbs and ejoying the land of the morning calm instead of stressing out in the big city. |
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princess
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: soul of Asia
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| Posted: Wed May 17, 2006 3:07 pm Post subject: |
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| I could retire in Korea if I end up marrying a Korean guy^^I have to get Mommy's approval first...so it won't happen anytime soon, if ever. I wouldn't teach my whole life in Korea though. I'd become fluent in Korean and probably get into bartending or working in a flower shop surrounded by beautiful flowers. The pay in a flower shop would suck, but if I were married, I wouldn't care so much. |
Or you could work at a noraebang. |
True. Most folks say I'm a good singer too. I just don't think I'd want to sit with strange guys, amongst other things, though^^ |
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Hobophobic
Joined: 16 Aug 2004
Location: Sinjeong negorie mokdong oh ga ri samgyup sal fighting
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| Posted: Wed May 17, 2006 3:33 pm Post subject: |
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WHAT!!!!!!!!!
Belting out tunes and undoing belts isn't your thing?!
A flower shop will only torture you...you will see all the beautiful flowers HE didn't get you instead of those he did, and a BAR will only serve to torture you more seeing all the NEW LOVE spawning before your very eyes.
....back on track....
I agree - if you have some pictures of you in the classroom, all smiley and yet professional surrounded by students, it is a good idea to include them. Also, in person, with a positive attitude could win over any skeptical employers.
And unless you truly look ancient the kids and most have no idea how old you are....I get told anything from 20 to 45...(31) |
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Colorado
Joined: 18 Jan 2006
Location: Public School with too much time on my hands.
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| Posted: Wed May 17, 2006 7:59 pm Post subject: |
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For what it's worth, I'll be 55 in a few months, having a ball teaching here in a Korean public school, for top dollar I might add, thanks to a bachelor's degree, a TELF certificate and two years of teaching experience in Thailand prior to arriving in Korea. I never experienced age discrimination during my employment search and was offered a variety of jobs from several recruiters before settling on this one.
I'm saving my money and planning on retiring in Thailand in a couple of years.
Life is good. |
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jinju
Joined: 22 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Wed May 17, 2006 8:05 pm Post subject: |
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| Im 30. I doubt very much Ill be even bothering to look for jobs in schools when im 35. By that time I plan to either have a totally different career or be teaching business or adult conversation English as a freelancer. |
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princess
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: soul of Asia
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| Posted: Wed May 17, 2006 8:30 pm Post subject: |
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| Hobophobic wrote: |
WHAT!!!!!!!!!
Belting out tunes and undoing belts isn't your thing?!
A flower shop will only torture you...you will see all the beautiful flowers HE didn't get you instead of those he did, and a BAR will only serve to torture you more seeing all the NEW LOVE spawning before your very eyes.
....back on track....
I agree - if you have some pictures of you in the classroom, all smiley and yet professional surrounded by students, it is a good idea to include them. Also, in person, with a positive attitude could win over any skeptical employers.
And unless you truly look ancient the kids and most have no idea how old you are....I get told anything from 20 to 45...(31) |
Well, HE suggested if we get married, working in a flower shop. NO, he's never bought me flowers, but he made balloons into the shape of a flower for me and he's given me jewelry and beautiful princess-y blouses. He's also taken me for nice dinners, including one at his family's home, and we spent a wonderful weekend in Nagoya together. He's also bought me chocolate. I had a corn on my foot and he took me to a pharmacy and bought medicine, took my pretty high-heeled shoe off and proceeded to put the medicine on my foot while the pharmacist and other customers watched. We both giggled. It was so sweet!!! All of this is just as good as flowers. AND...he carries my purse for me.hehehe |
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jinju
Joined: 22 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Wed May 17, 2006 8:54 pm Post subject: |
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| princess wrote: |
| Hobophobic wrote: |
WHAT!!!!!!!!!
Belting out tunes and undoing belts isn't your thing?!
A flower shop will only torture you...you will see all the beautiful flowers HE didn't get you instead of those he did, and a BAR will only serve to torture you more seeing all the NEW LOVE spawning before your very eyes.
....back on track....
I agree - if you have some pictures of you in the classroom, all smiley and yet professional surrounded by students, it is a good idea to include them. Also, in person, with a positive attitude could win over any skeptical employers.
And unless you truly look ancient the kids and most have no idea how old you are....I get told anything from 20 to 45...(31) |
Well, HE suggested if we get married, working in a flower shop. NO, he's never bought me flowers, but he made balloons into the shape of a flower for me and he's given me jewelry and beautiful princess-y blouses. He's also taken me for nice dinners, including one at his family's home, and we spent a wonderful weekend in Nagoya together. He's also bought me chocolate. I had a corn on my foot and he took me to a pharmacy and bought medicine, took my pretty high-heeled shoe off and proceeded to put the medicine on my foot while the pharmacist and other customers watched. We both giggled. It was so sweet!!! All of this is just as good as flowers. AND...he carries my purse for me.hehehe |
How many times has he dumped you because mommy was opposed to you? Arent you in Canada now? Shows you how much he cares to do nothing and have you be away for months from him. if he cared wouldnt he propose and get you over to Korea instead of letting you desperately look for work to try and get over to Korea and doing nothing about it? |
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princess
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: soul of Asia
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| Posted: Wed May 17, 2006 9:39 pm Post subject: |
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| Hobophobic wrote: |
WHAT!!!!!!!!!
Belting out tunes and undoing belts isn't your thing?!
A flower shop will only torture you...you will see all the beautiful flowers HE didn't get you instead of those he did, and a BAR will only serve to torture you more seeing all the NEW LOVE spawning before your very eyes.
....back on track....
I agree - if you have some pictures of you in the classroom, all smiley and yet professional surrounded by students, it is a good idea to include them. Also, in person, with a positive attitude could win over any skeptical employers.
And unless you truly look ancient the kids and most have no idea how old you are....I get told anything from 20 to 45...(31) |
Well, HE suggested if we get married, working in a flower shop. NO, he's never bought me flowers, but he made balloons into the shape of a flower for me and he's given me jewelry and beautiful princess-y blouses. He's also taken me for nice dinners, including one at his family's home, and we spent a wonderful weekend in Nagoya together. He's also bought me chocolate. I had a corn on my foot and he took me to a pharmacy and bought medicine, took my pretty high-heeled shoe off and proceeded to put the medicine on my foot while the pharmacist and other customers watched. We both giggled. It was so sweet!!! All of this is just as good as flowers. AND...he carries my purse for me.hehehe |
How many times has he dumped you because mommy was opposed to you? Arent you in Canada now? Shows you how much he cares to do nothing and have you be away for months from him. if he cared wouldnt he propose and get you over to Korea instead of letting you desperately look for work to try and get over to Korea and doing nothing about it? |
Well, we had a disagreement on the phone March 16th and we didn't speak after that until he invited me to his cyworld again April 28th. I'm sure you saw my thread about cyworld. We emailed each other last week. But, no, he isn't getting me over there either. |
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capebretoncanadian
Joined: 20 Feb 2005
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| Posted: Wed May 17, 2006 9:55 pm Post subject: |
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Sorry to say princess. You're PATHETIC. *SOB* He removed me fu-fu-fu-fu-from his Ilchon list again for the seventeeth time! Sniffle sniffle.  |
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Real Reality
Joined: 10 Jan 2003
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Wed May 17, 2006 11:27 pm Post subject: |
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According to at least one Office of Education, native English teachers older than 45 are not qualified to apply for teaching positions.
Korean Job Board (14 May 2006)
http://www.eslcafe.com/jobs/korea/index.cgi?read=18800
Is this good? "If you are older than 45, you need not apply." |
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desultude
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
Location: Dangling my toes in the Persian Gulf
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| Posted: Thu May 18, 2006 12:16 am Post subject: |
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| Real Reality wrote: |
According to at least one Office of Education, native English teachers older than 45 are not qualified to apply for teaching positions.
Korean Job Board (14 May 2006)
http://www.eslcafe.com/jobs/korea/index.cgi?read=18800
Is this good? "If you are older than 45, you need not apply." |
I know of one woman who teaches in a school in Daegu who is 60. |
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jacl
Joined: 31 Oct 2005
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| Posted: Thu May 18, 2006 1:56 am Post subject: |
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| princess wrote: |
| Hobophobic wrote: |
WHAT!!!!!!!!!
Belting out tunes and undoing belts isn't your thing?!
A flower shop will only torture you...you will see all the beautiful flowers HE didn't get you instead of those he did, and a BAR will only serve to torture you more seeing all the NEW LOVE spawning before your very eyes.
....back on track....
I agree - if you have some pictures of you in the classroom, all smiley and yet professional surrounded by students, it is a good idea to include them. Also, in person, with a positive attitude could win over any skeptical employers.
And unless you truly look ancient the kids and most have no idea how old you are....I get told anything from 20 to 45...(31) |
Well, HE suggested if we get married, working in a flower shop. NO, he's never bought me flowers, but he made balloons into the shape of a flower for me and he's given me jewelry and beautiful princess-y blouses. He's also taken me for nice dinners, including one at his family's home, and we spent a wonderful weekend in Nagoya together. He's also bought me chocolate. I had a corn on my foot and he took me to a pharmacy and bought medicine, took my pretty high-heeled shoe off and proceeded to put the medicine on my foot while the pharmacist and other customers watched. We both giggled. It was so sweet!!! All of this is just as good as flowers. AND...he carries my purse for me.hehehe |
He sounds like a pansy. |
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Paji eh Wong
Joined: 03 Jun 2003
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| Posted: Thu May 18, 2006 2:23 am Post subject: |
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| Is it possible to make it a career? |
You could make a career out of it, but I wouldn't recommend it. EFL in most places has the reputation of being a low value, low wage job by western standards. I believe that Korea is slowly catching up with the rest of the world in this respect. Wages will stagnate while inflation holds steady at 4% a year, eating into your ability to save money. The Japanese market has apparently been undergoing the same process for the last 10 years.
In teaching English, the cardinal sin is getting comfortable. As soon as that happens, your bargaining position goes to shit. You always need to be able to walk out at a moments notice, or you will get trod on. I firmly believe that Koreans don't want us here long term, anyway. I think everyone should take the hint.
Bottom line: I treat this like a job, not a career. |
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dragonsaver
Joined: 17 Nov 2004
Location: Wuxi, China
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| Posted: Thu May 18, 2006 4:29 am Post subject: |
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I know of one woman who teaches in a school in Daegu who is 60. |
I am 62 and would like to work in Korea. Haven't got any replies from Recruiters yet. I am currently teaching at a University in China but would like to work in other Countries. |
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jacl
Joined: 31 Oct 2005
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| Posted: Thu May 18, 2006 5:07 am Post subject: |
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| I'm 72 and still going strong! Thank god I start in the afternoon because I'm not a morning person. The evenings, however, are a little tough on my frailing body. I have to sit down a lot because I have a bad knee and use a cane. |
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