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timetotravel
Joined: 02 Sep 2007
Location: korea
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 Posted: Sun May 10, 2009 7:33 pm Post subject: friday off?! |
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how many people have to go to school friday, teachers day?
i heard we dont have to...just wondered if thats the case all over... |
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lifeinkorea
Joined: 24 Jan 2009
Location: somewhere in China
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| Posted: Sun May 10, 2009 7:39 pm Post subject: |
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| Teachers day for whom? GEPIK, SMOE, EPIK? Which one are you chained to? |
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timetotravel
Joined: 02 Sep 2007
Location: korea
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| Posted: Sun May 10, 2009 7:45 pm Post subject: |
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oldfatfarang
Joined: 19 May 2005
Location: On the road to somewhere.
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| Posted: Sun May 10, 2009 8:10 pm Post subject: |
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Friday (Teachers' Day) is a sports day event for our private school. Apparently, we have to play volley ball and soccer with neighbouring schools (yeah, right).
No classes though. Yippie! |
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oldtactics
Joined: 18 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Sun May 10, 2009 8:17 pm Post subject: |
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| I'm deskwarming until noon and then heading home. Win! |
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RufusW
Joined: 14 Jun 2008
Location: Busan
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| Posted: Sun May 10, 2009 9:30 pm Post subject: |
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| Normal school day here. |
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Big Mac
Joined: 17 Sep 2005
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| Posted: Mon May 11, 2009 1:54 am Post subject: |
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They're doing a sports day here too.
They told me that all the teachers are supposed to run and play volleyball at another school all day and I told them I would prefer the day off. I hate how they constantly force teachers to play volleyball when many of them clearly don't want to. I'm a teacher, not a volleyball player.
I understand it is all about community building, but can't they find other ways of doing it than playing volleyball?
And why do they need to take away a holiday from you for this kind of thing? |
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English Matt
Joined: 12 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Mon May 11, 2009 3:03 am Post subject: |
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| Big Mac wrote: |
They're doing a sports day here too.
They told me that all the teachers are supposed to run and play volleyball at another school all day and I told them I would prefer the day off. I hate how they constantly force teachers to play volleyball when many of them clearly don't want to. I'm a teacher, not a volleyball player.
I understand it is all about community building, but can't they find other ways of doing it than playing volleyball?
And why do they need to take away a holiday from you for this kind of thing? |
Ditto....sports day for me also. I'm hoping to wriggle out of it....like playing sports but don't want to be the sole entry for the British contingent against several hundred Koreans. Not my idea of fun at all. |
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Looney
Joined: 23 Dec 2008
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| Posted: Mon May 11, 2009 3:34 am Post subject: |
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| got Friday afternoon off (SMOE) |
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WendyRose
Joined: 10 Dec 2008
Location: hanam-si, seoul
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| Posted: Mon May 11, 2009 3:48 am Post subject: |
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Regular day, to my knowledge.  |
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Xuanzang
Joined: 10 Apr 2007
Location: Sadang
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| Posted: Mon May 11, 2009 5:28 am Post subject: |
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| Will be looking into it. Thanks for the tip. |
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rationality
Joined: 05 Jul 2007
Location: Some where in S. Korea
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| Posted: Mon May 11, 2009 5:36 am Post subject: |
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littlelisa
Joined: 12 Jun 2007
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Mon May 11, 2009 5:51 am Post subject: |
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Only 3 periods of 40 mins. 1st period: ceremony. 2nd period & 3rd period teaching. Gone before noon.
No class would be great, but a half day isn't bad.
I'm with a semi private school in Seoul (immersion program). |
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kerbythepurplecow
Joined: 02 Mar 2009
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| Posted: Mon May 11, 2009 6:06 am Post subject: |
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I'm in GEPIK. In an uncharacteristic maneuver, my co told me on about events that were still several days away.
On Friday, post lunch, we're either climbing a mountain or seeing a movie. |
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Rteacher
Joined: 23 May 2005
Location: Western MA, USA
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| Posted: Mon May 11, 2009 6:11 am Post subject: |
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At my privately owned high school (but under GEPIC) they usually have the classical guitar club students do a performance dedicated to the teachers, who each get a plate of fruit, deok, and Korean sweets.
Kinda nice, actually...
If there's a sports day, I bring out my hard rubber baseball bat and ball (which I bought at a U.S. Walmart) and try to relive the glory days ... |
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