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bigwilly999
Joined: 01 Jun 2009
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 Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2010 2:02 pm Post subject: Which would you choose? |
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| I currently have two offers. One is from Avalon with an afternoon shift. The other is a small school where I would be the only native teacher (morning hours). The pay is the same at both and the location is comparable. |
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sheba
Joined: 16 May 2005
Location: Here there and everywhere!
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| Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2010 2:04 pm Post subject: |
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Small school in the morning... kindy classes? Do you mind what age group you teach?
I dont like kindy classes, but I loved working in a small school where I was the only teacher. They seemed to value me a lot more there, wasnt just a number and wasnt being compared to the other teachers like my friends were... |
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conbon78
Joined: 05 Jun 2008
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| Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2010 10:46 pm Post subject: Avalon |
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| I would never teach in a small school without other foreigners, unless you already have friends here. |
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VanIslander
Joined: 18 Aug 2003
Location: Geoje, Hadong, Tongyeong,... now in a small coastal island town outside Gyeongsangnamdo!
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| Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2010 6:43 pm Post subject: |
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| sheba wrote: |
| ...I loved working in a small school where I was the only teacher. They seemed to value me a lot more there, wasnt just a number and wasnt being compared to the other teachers... |
that's my experience too |
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Haze Daze
Joined: 02 Sep 2009
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| Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2010 7:15 pm Post subject: |
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Wasn't it Avalon that tried to confiscate their foreign teacher's passports during the swine flu scare this summer?
I worked for a big name hagwon chain before and would never attempt it again.
As long as you are outgoing then being the only foreigner in your hagwon should be OK.
Hope this helps! |
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lifeinkorea
Joined: 24 Jan 2009
Location: somewhere in China
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| Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2010 7:20 pm Post subject: |
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| I would never work for a big chain school unless you like the idea of slavery. |
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PeterDragon
Joined: 15 Feb 2007
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| Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2010 7:24 pm Post subject: |
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| lifeinkorea wrote: |
| I would never work for a big chain school unless you like the idea of slavery. |
Although there are certainly chains here and there that keep things very above-ground--- YBM comes to mind--- I concur.
Obviously the practices at different branches can vary, but Avalon has a rep for pulling a lot of dirty tricks, and firing people on a whim if the parents complain, without stopping to weigh how many parents are complaining or whether the complaints have merit. |
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sheba
Joined: 16 May 2005
Location: Here there and everywhere!
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| Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2010 8:52 pm Post subject: |
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It depends on the school I think. I worked for for a big chain franchise for 3 years and had an awesome time... but thats probably because my boss didnt enforce the usual meetings/trainings/outings etc that I was supposed to go to, and while I occasionally used the books I also had freedom to choose my own.
Again, another reason I loved working at a small school where I was the only foreign teacher ^^ |
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