Korean Job Discussion Forums

[bosintang]

[Yu_Bum_suk]

There seems to be a bit of confusion as to what people mean by effective - making someone feel conspicuous vs making someone feel unattractive, for instance. Saying 'you're not a big, fat American man, are you? Aren't you a pretty Korean girl? Is that how a nice, Korean girl acts?', etc. is a world away from how I think you took it.

For students who are intent on acting up, there's nothing wrong (in some cases nothing better) than drawing attention to their behaviour in a way that desuades them from carrying on with it.

[SPINOZA]

[keithinkorea]

I don't think humiliation is a good idea, and certainly not bullying in any form whatsoever. I find that embarrasing middle school kids with mild teasing or making them sit next to opposite sex classmate can be effective.

I've got a couple of middle school boys who literally can't keep their hands of each other. They're always cuddling and hangin off each other. I find yelling 'Hey stop it you two perverts' a good way of embarrasing them into behaving properly, they're both actually great kids but they they are too into cuddling in class. If it was a boy and girl doing that in Korea it would be trouble for them but as it's two boys then No gays in Korea ehh? I ask them where they're going on their honeymoon quite often, sometimes I'll do it a bit obliquely by saying 'Hmm, you know guys? I,ve heard Jeju is nice this time of year'.

The girls in that class are absolutely terrific and impeccably well behaved, diligent, respectful but fun and mature. The four boys are a nightmare, besides the 'bender twins' we also have a Mr. Mumble and a Mr. Sleepy My ideal job would be in an all girl middle school if those female stars are representative of young Korean women-oldish girls,they even all always do their homework! Those types or a mixed Elementary schools. We usually have a lot of fun in my elementary classes in the Hagwon and by and large these are my favourite age groups to teach, the discipline is generally harder work with the younger ones but when you get them in shape it's great.

I do have a couple of serious problem elementary school kids, the worst is a girl who just refuses to follow instructions and speaks in this really horrible baby voice all the time, she's nine but behaves like a complete baby and is also very defiant. The problem boy is just a freak who behaves in the strangest ways imaginable, I think he has some sort of mental problem so I go easy on him as long as he's not being too disruptive.

If someone offered me a job in a boys middle school I wouldn't take it unless they were going to pay me an absolute crapload of money, give me lots of holidays and a nice apartment to my self.