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Location: Seoul
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 Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 9:24 pm Post subject: Teaching Visa Squeezes Hagwon Owners |
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Tougher teacher visas squeeze cram schools
By Kang Ki-hun JoongAng Daily (January 15, 2008)
http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2885106
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The private study academy in eastern Seoul was unusually quiet yesterday afternoon. Normally abuzz with activity, it is now without the American teacher who used to draw elementary school students trying to hone their English skills. The teacher left suddenly last month, said the school�s owner, who asked that her school not be identified.
"The teacher asked for a raise of 300,000 won [$320] from her previous monthly pay of 2 million won, and she left after I told her our financial situation does not allow that," said the 45-year-old owner, who only gave her family name, Kim. After posting a series of want ads on various Internet notice boards, Kim realized it was hard to find a replacement, a situation also faced by other private schools.... |
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