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jacl · Joined: 31 Oct 2005

Man, I hate it.

You know? When the class starts waltzing in and yammering on in their native language while you're sitting at the computer or when you're getting ready to go after your last class and they're yammering on yet again. You tell them to stop or to go outside your classroom if they want to speak Korean. Some do and others remain in the classroom and just start speaking again. I asked them today if they had minds like steel traps. I screamed so fuking hard at them before going home.

Before this last class, I complained to my boss about this. He said that if anyone speaks Korean to send them to him. Then he spoke to my last class before I started (in Korean). But they forget. They don't listen. Even one little bit p1sses me off. No shuffling of books, no rummaging through pencil cases. No noise whatsoever. Korean in the classroom is noise. It's my zone. There is no compromise.

My boss used that line "They're only children" today. What the hell's that? So fuking what! If they're children, they should do what I say. They're not fuking babies. Simple enough.

Of course Korean is used to learn vocabulary, grammar, and to translate sentences, but this is very minimal. Doesn't warrant one student asking another to borrow a pencil or aksing what page we're on in Korean.

Don't get me wrong. My classes are not out of control, but I have to have complete control.

Some of you might come on here providing me with advice on disciplinary tactics, but I'm not interested in something I'm already familiar with. I'm not into the doing the push-ups, holding the book over the head, writing lines, etc. deal. It's just shut-up or get out with me. And don't tell me that you're tired to let me know that you don't want to do the book today. Especially if you say "Tired" in a whiny voice. That's not even proper English. You're tired? Gee, that's too bad. Look at the tears rolling down my cheeks.

Kimchieluver · Joined: 02 Mar 2005

I'm tired.

jacl · Joined: 31 Oct 2005

Another day, another dollar.

mister_joseph · Joined: 10 Mar 2006 Location: we lost the signal

well, even truly bilingual people have one language which is stronger than the other. Do you think that yelling at them will make them be quiet? Quite the opposite. School teachers get them to call down, not yell at them. That just leads to more chaos. Besides, do you understand what they are saying? is everybody who does not speaking english saying something bad?

Ya-ta Boy · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Location: Established in 1994

If your post is how you really feel, maybe you should step back and consider a different career choice. If, on the other hand, you are just expressing the frustrations of working/living in Korea on a bad day of more rain, rain, rain...then step back and take 10 deep breaths.

jstrain · Joined: 03 May 2006

A positive approach works better. It takes a lot of work to try to break a bad habit. Its even harder work to try to get someone else to break a bad habit.

jacl · Joined: 31 Oct 2005

Today, I just decided that I was sick and tired of the lack of obedience. When I tell them to stop speaking Korean, I mean forever in my presence. By shaking up the situation and letting my boss know, directly and indirectly, I'm hoping to improve things. I find that sometimes when I show my displeasure in this way that it wakes people (my boss) up. Whenever you ask anything to get done, it doesn't. You have to scream it in their ear. WAKE UP!

And the rain does suck. I was on edge as soon as my day started. It seems I have more classes where I would like to plan better, but I don't have the time. I figure that 5-6 classes a day is enough work. I could make some classes so much better than what they are, but I don't want to work on my free time. I don't want to even think about doing any extra work. This gets me on edge too.

Actually, the class in question went very well. I'm trying to eliminate some other things so I can get down to business. Diplomacy doesn't work sometimes.

jacl · Joined: 31 Oct 2005

jacl · Joined: 31 Oct 2005

ChopChaeJoe · Joined: 05 Mar 2006 Location: Seoul

I don't think I see the problem. You aren't even teaching the children and you care what language they are speaking? Why?

When i'm teaching class, there is no Korean allowed, except for gamgi, I like that word better than the common cold. But If I'm not teaching, I could give a frogs fat ass.

Maybe it helps to actually like children. If you don't like children, they'll never please you, and they'll probably stop trying.

jacl · Joined: 31 Oct 2005

ontheway · Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 8:15 am Post subject:

They're children. They make mistakes. Even when they know the rules, they make mistakes. It would be terrible if they were so afraid of you that they never slipped up by speaking Korean. Besides, they're Korean children.

Must be a bad day.

Drink more.

or maybe you want to be Kim Jac-Il .... Wink

Hater Depot · Joined: 29 Mar 2005

Um, as a teacher, I think it is your job to get the students to behave. That's why people learn about "classroom management", "discipline", etc. Parents are important. Your boss is important. But you are also a big, big part of the equation... I mean, think about when you were in school... some teachers you were good for, others you weren't. Were your parents telling you it was ok to be bad in their classes? Was the principal? No.

Dodgy Al · Joined: 15 May 2004 Location: Seoul

jacl. Try to be less angry with your students. Otherwise you sound like this: FJKNERFGUINDEVGNDKFJVNSDNAKJWDNSKDJCNADSAS CD;LSKDNC GRRR GRRRRRR ASARRGGH!! PRTHTTTTHST!

relax - the rain will subside Wink

jacl · Joined: 31 Oct 2005

Whatever.

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