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[wylde]

schools are different to hakwons though

[ryleeys]

[wylde]

[dodgybarnet]

[sadsac]

Previous school enforcable rules, no Korean taeching staff. New school, just introduced rules, foreign teachers enforces, Korean teachers, no thanks, too much trouble. My class my rules, kids are aware that I will reward good work and behavior and punish transgressors. Consistency works every time.

[Gwangjuboy]

[osangrl]

[Crois]

We were beating our kids today but only because a few of them turned up. Sports day today.

Well we were play fighting with them and only one kid cried.

[Falstaff]

[Grotto]

Rules and regulations for my class

1. No speaking Korean
2. No fighting
3. No yelling
4. Always be respectful to each other
5. Always bring to class, a pencil, pen, eraser, notebook and textbook


Disciplines

1. Expulsion from class....very very bad
2. Taken before Principal very bad
3. Stand with chair over head bad
4. Stand in hallway with hands raised so-so bad
5. Phonecall to Mother and Father OH! SO VERY VERY BAD

Posted in all classes of the school, our students know what is allowable and the punishments for breaking the rules. We have a lot of flexibility as to how they are applied as you cant punish someone everytime they speak Korean as you would end up punishing the entire class on a daily basis.

I use them more as something to point out to the rule breaker. With the pen pencil notebook rule I usually give a student three chances a month before I make them hold a chair over their head. Everybody forgets something sometime.

[peemil]

[Grotto]

I can relate Peemil

Gave a test to our advanced class? Some did very well (the ones that listen and are pretty smart) the others marks ranged from 15%(the worst) to about 60% the top 3 students got in the 90%

I gave the tests to the director and he said 'well we cant give them these tests back' Why not? 'Their parents would be upset' Sigh so what am i supposed to do 'oh give them all 85%+ that way they will be happy' Okay dont ask me to make up any tests if they dont mean anything its a waste of my time...next test will be what is your name? Do you like candy? Very good 100% everyone is happy

Hogwans are only in the game for the pursuit of the almighty buck

I got in heck for teaching the students how to write...this is a speaking and listening hogwan after 3 years here they will go to the other academy(that she owns) and learn to read and write They why do you sell them books they cant read?

11 more weeks

[Sucker]

When I was teaching in a hagwon we had a test.

It was planned for weeks - we made these fancy littel cards for all the parents asking them to come in and watch the test. Then we turned one of the classrooms into this stadium where the parents could sit against the walls and watch all the children take the "test" in the middle of the room.

Then we gave all the children the questions and drilled them on this test for like three whole weeks. Most boring classes I ever had - both for me and the kids. Each class we would go through the test twice, five days a week for three weeks.

They didn't understand why the answer was the answer - they just memorized what to write where.

Anyway - almost everyone got 100%, all the parents where delighted (fooled??) and enrollments went up..........

[Hagwon Muppet]

We had something very similar....trained them for weeks....word perfect...they knew their shit. Some of them could even speak without memorisation.

As soon as mommy was in the room none of the little shiznits would talk!!

You tell me!!!!!

[Sucker]

Sure seen that before. A few of my students actually learnt a few things in that place. We could hold a half decent conversation after I had been there for a year. But if you ran into them in the street with their parents - it would be hihowareyoufinethanksandyou....