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So...I hate my job.
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yoonlovehan



Joined: 15 Mar 2011

PostPosted: Mon Mar 21, 2011 6:48 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

sounds exactly what i went through.

however, after i told my boss i quit i found myself connecting with the kids and found them trusting me.
they test teachers. they want to see if they can trust you. kids are afraid of adults, let alone maybe foreign looking adults heh (sorry I'm assuming you're not Korean)
I actually feel terrible that I'll be leaving the kids, but the kids would be the only reason I'd stay. The environment is miserable and I find myself doing everything on the spot because of very little communication and organization.

I would wait and see how it goes. If its your first time with Korean kindergarten kids, then I'd definitely give them some time. Do whatever you can with rewards, with just smiling at them and allowing them to open up to you Smile If it's really bad then I'd talk to them and give them enough time for them to find a new teacher. The school wil also want a teacher who wants to be around kindergaten kids rather than someone who doesn't so they'll be willing to find someone.
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TECO



Joined: 20 Jan 2003

PostPosted: Mon Mar 21, 2011 12:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

yoonlovehan wrote:
sounds exactly what i went through.

however, after i told my boss i quit i found myself connecting with the kids and found them trusting me.
they test teachers. they want to see if they can trust you. kids are afraid of adults, let alone maybe foreign looking adults heh (sorry I'm assuming you're not Korean)
I actually feel terrible that I'll be leaving the kids, but the kids would be the only reason I'd stay. The environment is miserable and I find myself doing everything on the spot because of very little communication and organization.

I would wait and see how it goes. If its your first time with Korean kindergarten kids, then I'd definitely give them some time. Do whatever you can with rewards, with just smiling at them and allowing them to open up to you Smile If it's really bad then I'd talk to them and give them enough time for them to find a new teacher. The school wil also want a teacher who wants to be around kindergaten kids rather than someone who doesn't so they'll be willing to find someone.


Yes, like adults, kids do test teachers.
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sclpk



Joined: 09 Jun 2009

PostPosted: Wed Mar 23, 2011 2:58 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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tomato



Joined: 31 Jan 2003
Location: I get so little foreign language experience, I must be in Koreatown, Los Angeles.

PostPosted: Wed Mar 23, 2011 3:16 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hello, sclpk!

Good luck to you!
Here are the fifty links, in case you would like to do some studying:

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interestedinhanguk



Joined: 23 Aug 2010

PostPosted: Wed Mar 23, 2011 3:36 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

tomato wrote:
Hello, sclpk!

Good luck to you!
Here are the fifty links, in case you would like to do some studying:

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49 48 47 46 45 44 43 42 41
40 39 38 37 36 35 34 33 32 31
30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21
20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1


You and your list.... You just can't resist, can you?
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tomato



Joined: 31 Jan 2003
Location: I get so little foreign language experience, I must be in Koreatown, Los Angeles.

PostPosted: Wed Mar 23, 2011 4:32 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Why does it bother you?
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interestedinhanguk



Joined: 23 Aug 2010

PostPosted: Wed Mar 23, 2011 4:52 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'm a fan Wink
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