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Omkara
Joined: 18 Feb 2006
Location: USA
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 Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 5:08 pm Post subject: For the Public School Teachers Who Taught P.S. at Home |
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How did you find the line of work? Why are you here? How does it compare to here? Etc.
I'm sure there are more than a few teachers here in Korea thinking through their exit strategy; any info you could give would be helpful! |
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cazzy3
Joined: 07 May 2008
Location: kangwon-do
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| Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 5:23 pm Post subject: |
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i taught middle school history in Florida for four years and although i had a good experience, teaching middle school here has been more enjoyable.
first, the administration and parents can be quite a handful back home in terms of unrealistic expectations for students and bureacratic paperwork such as weekly progress reports/individual student analysis w/ quantitave data to back it up, etc.
secondly, teaching is still a respected position here while back home many students have little to no respect for their teachers. there are still some great students back home, but they are going to lack quality teachers in the future because no one wants to teach.
i guess the main factor is how your korean school allows you to teach. i have complete autonomy over my lesson plans and my co-teacher and i work very well together. the kids are also well behaved which makes a huge difference in class being successful or unbearable.
hope some of this helps. |
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cazzy3
Joined: 07 May 2008
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| Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 5:26 pm Post subject: |
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| btw: i've been teaching here for over 13 months and spent 18 months teaching in cheong-ju from 2001-2002 just to give some reference to my opinion. |
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Omkara
Joined: 18 Feb 2006
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| Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 6:53 pm Post subject: |
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| What are the advantages of the certificate in itself? |
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Justin Hale
Joined: 24 Nov 2007
Location: the Straight Talk Express
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| Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 7:23 pm Post subject: |
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For the vast majority of high-paying English teaching jobs around the world, qualified teacher status is a requirement. Korea and Taiwan are the only places it's possible to make a comfortable living with no QTS.
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Fallacy #1: I will be teaching English as a foreign language.
Not necessarily. Whilst there are a number of English Language schools that exist solely to teach English language to non-native English speakers, there is a very large and important category of schools that teach a full curriculum of all subjects. These schools, known as international schools, use various curricula such as the US, UK, Canadian, Australian and International Baccalaureate and teach all subjects in English. Whilst some of the pupils may not be native English speakers, they are still expected to learn all or most subjects such as Maths, Science, Geography, Art and Physical Education, in English. In fact, a TEFL (teaching English as a Foreign Language) certificate is not required to work in International schools. They require approximately the same qualifications you would need to teach at home in a state-funded school.
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http://www.teachanywhere.com/ |
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cazzy3
Joined: 07 May 2008
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| Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 8:08 pm Post subject: |
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if you 'shop' around, your salary can be much higher with certain certificates. i have a professional teaching certificate which is huge for being able to teach in many areas. the tefl/tesl certificates should give you a pay raise but be sure they are accredited and have some merit to them.
most of the more lucrative jobs here will require one if not both certificates (TESL+Teaching) as well as a master's degree. many of the lower level universities though have less strict requirements. |
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