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[bobbybigfoot]

http://www.eslcafe.com/jobs/korea/index.cgi?read=36925

Maple Bear wants CERTIFIED TEACHERS WITH EXPERIENCE to work 40 HOURS a week for 2.3 to 2.5 a month.

Are people really this dumb?

[sbp59]

It sounds like a half decent place. You mean the hours are too much for the pay?

[Cheonmunka]

Do you mean, actual teaching time? Or a quintessential eight hour day at the institute which includes the usual lunch and downtime?
2.3-2.5 is not bad in itself, for a beginner at teaching. It's the exchange rate that screws it up.

[semi-fly]

[Draz]

30 hours of in-class teaching per week
10 hours of teaching relating duties per week

Yuck. They don't only want certified teachers though, they prefer education degrees. No harm in asking right?

[Insidejohnmalkovich]

[sbp59]

I'm a certified Canadian teacher. I'm interested because they use a Curriculum that teaches all the subjects as opposed to just teaching English all day. Has anyone worked for Maple Bear? Tell me your experiences at the school? PM me if you don't want to post on here.

Thanks

[D.D.]

I can't believe people can't see how much of a joke this job is.

30 hours of classes is extreme.
14 days of holidays suck.
and they ask for certified teachers-hahahhaahahah

I don't have a teachers degree and do 22 classes for 2.4 mil. I also do 6 extra hours a week for 900000 a month.

so my job would look like this.

Looking for teacher to work 40 hours a week.
No teaching certifcate required.
22 regular classes plus 6 extra a week within working hours.
min - 32 days vacation plus Korean national holidays
3.3 million
nice apartment.

I also know many people with better gigs than me.


It also says 30 hours as opposed to 30 classes.

[Yu_Bum_suk]

If you want some experience teaching kindergarten the take-home pay is probably the same as what a starting kindy teacher would make in Canada, and with the cost of living much lower it would actually be more. Of course I wouldn't teach Korean kindergarten monsters for 5.0 +.

[Adventurer]

[Tobias]

[bobbybigfoot]

30 hours of teaching does not translate into 30 hours of equivalent work back in North American. It's alot more intensive, especially if the kids don't behave.

On top of that you have to prepare. So 30 QUALITY teaching hours take alot of effort.

I have no education degree, no TESOL, and I make 2.4 and teach 20 hours a week. I don't need to prep and have no extra duties.

Maple is SEVERELY underpaying its teachers or SEVERELY overworking its teachers.

The minimum they should be paying is 3.0 million. 3.3 to 3.5 would be better.

[Tobias]

One thing I failed to mention in my calculations is my surcharge for babysitting. If the students want to do it and will make the required effort that learning this subject demands, I'd settle for 3.3 million. However, if I'd be nothing more than a glorified babysitter, I'd demand a additional amount of at least half a million won. Demanding half a million as a babysitting penalty is fair for those playing the pretend game babysitting annoying-ass brats.

[shifty]

Maple pays a Shared health package. Does the capital s denote anything in particular? Aha!! It stands for pension !! Stupid me !

[SandyG21]

I think they only take Canadian certified teachers - not USA ones?

I looked into it and the reason was to teach all subjects - looks good on a resume to get an International teaching job.

I think the original OP was just trying to stir things up here.

I have worked in public schools in the states and they do work long days and have prep time - non paid and have to attend meetings and so on and so forth.

I do agree with the exchange rate being down right now - that schools may need to raise wages.