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

Mandoo for lunch? Phooey! Bulgogi and soju downtown (courtesy of the new middle school admin).

tony602 · Joined: 13 Feb 2006

In my opinion...all depends on the hagwon too...the one I'm at right now...I do have split shifts...sometimes as much as two hours between classes...if youre doing a job for back home...I'd be using that time to finish articles and what not...but as you can see, some use their time more productively than others, here, back home, on the moon...human nature I suppose...but, as far as I go, I dont mind the split shifts all that much since I can run home, take care of what needs to be done, play some basketball at the local court, whatever really...But it all does depend on where you work at for sure!!

SPINOZA · Joined: 10 Jun 2005 Location: $eoul

OP,

I'm at public school and teach 22 x 45min classes per week (with one overtime class which I'm paid extra for. Last semester I did 2 OT classes which was quite a bonus; sadly not this time....it's not like I haven't got time to prepare for them!).

22 x 45min classes = 16 actual hours (minus prep).

It's easy as heck, but I do have to be at school from 8.30 til 4.30 Mon-Fri, so it seems silly to regard the time outside of that 16 hours as "free time" exactly, but it's not really 'work' either compared to my previous difficult, stressful job back home. I can always keep myself occupied with internet, music and movie downloading. Getting paid a not-unreasonable salary to sit on my arse watching Reservoir Dogs hardly constitutes work in my opinion! Laughing

laogaiguk · Joined: 06 Dec 2005 Location: somewhere in Korea

I never thought of that. I am only teaching 20 X 40 minutes = 800 minutes (13.3333 hours). Wow! It's actually hard to believe when I actually calculate that out.
Spare time I study Korean, surf the net, and email friends. I would have done that anyways (maybe a bit less) so I don't really consider it work time. Actually, being at work makes me study Korean harder than I would have at home (with distractions like the TV) so it is better.

Homer · Guest

I know that in my present job I have plenty if time for other projects and for taking care of my baby boy.

However, I agree that the amount of free time will vary. If you have no experience you most likely have to start at a hakwon. This most likely implies a heavier schedule (around 30 hours per week) and this can leave you a bit tired if you have never taught before.