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Rae
Joined: 10 Oct 2007
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 Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 3:25 pm Post subject: Mourning the end of vacation |
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| First day of school. Summer went by so fast! Anyone other schools starting early? |
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Easter Clark
Joined: 18 Nov 2007
Location: Hiding from Yie Eun-woong
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| Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 3:37 pm Post subject: |
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| We started Monday, so you're a little late! |
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Draz
Joined: 27 Jun 2007
Location: Land of Morning Clam
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| Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 3:38 pm Post subject: |
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| I know two other people who are back already. One worked camps the entire vacation, one had a single week off. Damn! |
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tob55
Joined: 29 Apr 2007
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| Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 3:52 pm Post subject: Vacation |
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Finishing up my first week back. Students are still in summer mode, so not really interested in full time study at this point. Give them a couple of weeks and they will get back on track. It was a good break from school (Technical High School) and actually going to be a good semester. The principal, vice principal and support staff here are very good to the English department in spite of some of the other department heads who commonly tell students they don't have to participate in the English classes because it isn't important for their overall learning goals.
Looking ahead, it will be interesting to see how the new co-teacher adjusts. I am losing my co-teacher after 3 years of work together. The MOE decided in their own wisdom to transfer my co-teacher out to another school in September rather than waiting until March when the school year is completed. I am getting a brand new teacher fresh out of university, oh joy. This marks the fourth co-teacher I have had to train into the system. |
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Rae
Joined: 10 Oct 2007
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| Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 3:59 pm Post subject: Re: Vacation |
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| tob55 wrote: |
Finishing up my first week back. Students are still in summer mode, so not really interested in full time study at this point. Give them a couple of weeks and they will get back on track. It was a good break from school (Technical High School) and actually going to be a good semester. The principal, vice principal and support staff here are very good to the English department in spite of some of the other department heads who commonly tell students they don't have to participate in the English classes because it isn't important for their overall learning goals.
Looking ahead, it will be interesting to see how the new co-teacher adjusts. I am losing my co-teacher after 3 years of work together. The MOE decided in their own wisdom to transfer my co-teacher out to another school in September rather than waiting until March when the school year is completed. I am getting a brand new teacher fresh out of university, oh joy. This marks the fourth co-teacher I have had to train into the system. |
Sounds like you have a good system going on despite the loss of co-teachers. Be gentle with the newbie  |
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Rae
Joined: 10 Oct 2007
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| Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 4:00 pm Post subject: |
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| Draz wrote: |
| I know two other people who are back already. One worked camps the entire vacation, one had a single week off. Damn! |
Oooh Draz! You decided to stay?!!? |
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Rae
Joined: 10 Oct 2007
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| Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 4:04 pm Post subject: |
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| Easter Clark wrote: |
| We started Monday, so you're a little late! |
My deepest condolence to you. *pat*pat*fighting!* |
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Ruraljuror
Joined: 08 Dec 2007
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| Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 5:16 pm Post subject: |
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| Returning next Thursday after 6 weeks off. Looking forward to it like a kick in the junk. |
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poet13
Joined: 22 Jan 2006
Location: Just over there....throwing lemons.
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| Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 5:36 pm Post subject: |
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| Tomorrow is the first day of classes, but yesterday and today the teachers are doing half days. I guess we have to practise being at school again. |
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Yu_Bum_suk
Joined: 25 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 6:46 pm Post subject: |
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| We started today. I kind of like being back to the regular schedule where I can get a couple months of real teaching in before mid-terms / school events / end of term stuff disrupts everything. |
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Draz
Joined: 27 Jun 2007
Location: Land of Morning Clam
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| Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 7:35 pm Post subject: |
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| Rae wrote: |
| Draz wrote: |
| I know two other people who are back already. One worked camps the entire vacation, one had a single week off. Damn! |
Oooh Draz! You decided to stay?!!? |
Stay in Korea, yes.
Probably.  |
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jinks
Joined: 27 Oct 2004
Location: Formerly: Lower North Island
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| Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 9:03 pm Post subject: |
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Wicked avatar Draz
We start back on Monday 25th, a week earlier than other unis. Like Yu Bum Suk, I am looking forward to getting back into the swing of a new semester. My job is not too arduous, I like my collegues and I enjoy the structure of a regular schedule - especially when it is as sweet as the ones they dish out here. It's all good! |
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Zutronius
Joined: 16 Apr 2007
Location: Suncheon
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| Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2008 4:47 pm Post subject: |
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| I'm not too sad about the end of vacation. I've had a month off and I feel ready to go back and teach. Plus I have a week off in October I was told due to high school mid-terms. I start teaching Monday again. |
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Rae
Joined: 10 Oct 2007
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