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Donnyk
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 Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 5:23 pm Post subject: teaching hours vs working hours question |
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| I bet everyone is sick of hearing the same questions again and again BUT here�s another one. Ok I�m going over to Korea for the first time, and I�ve been looking at contracts and there�s something I just don�t quite understand. Most schools have a contract of 120/hrs a month, which last I checked equals out to 6 hours a day, 5 days a week, but the job specs say you�ll end up working more then 6 hours a day, lets say from 10am-7pm. Now I understand the 6hrs a day is how much you teach, and they want you to come in early to prep for classes and do up reports. What I�d like to know is why do some jobs require 9 working hours while others require only 7. Its seems that some jobs ask you to work 9 hours a day for the same pay as someone who asks you to work 7 hours. I think I understand what�s going on but if anyone can shed light on this subject for me that would be great. |
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IncognitoHFX
Joined: 06 May 2007
Location: Yeongtong, Suwon
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| Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 5:32 pm Post subject: Re: teaching hours vs working hours question |
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| Donnyk wrote: |
| I bet everyone is sick of hearing the same questions again and again BUT here�s another one. Ok I�m going over to Korea for the first time, and I�ve been looking at contracts and there�s something I just don�t quite understand. Most schools have a contract of 120/hrs a month, which last I checked equals out to 6 hours a day, 5 days a week, but the job specs say you�ll end up working more then 6 hours a day, lets say from 10am-7pm. Now I understand the 6hrs a day is how much you teach, and they want you to come in early to prep for classes and do up reports. What I�d like to know is why do some jobs require 9 working hours while others require only 7. Its seems that some jobs ask you to work 9 hours a day for the same pay as someone who asks you to work 7 hours. I think I understand what�s going on but if anyone can shed light on this subject for me that would be great. |
There's so many factors. It depends on the individual hagwon really, for instance: is the hagwon split shifted (Kindy in the morning/Elementary in the afternoon) or is it just in the afternoon, how many students/foreign teachers does the hagwon have, where is it located, what is the boss like, are the nazis involved, et cetera...
The biggest difference is between split shift hagwons and non-split shift hagwons. The pay is the same, but a split shift school will have you coming in at 9:00am in the morning, teaching kindergarten for three hours, having a lunch break and then teaching until 6-7:00pm (or 8:30pm as some chains do).
A non-split shift hagwon will have you teaching from 2:30pm(ish) to around 8-9:00pm(ish). Obviously, the non-splift shift hagwons are better, even though they are hard to come by these days. Kindergartens suck unless you enjoy young children, and even if you do, it's still way too many hours.
If I were you, I'd work a public school. 8/9:00am - 4/5:00pm, between 3-4 teaching hours a day. |
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