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shelleyR · Joined: 14 Mar 2007

Hey guys,

I have been offered an all Boys Public High School position. I am a female with no HS experience. I only have Elementary Level experience. I was old they only want a female teacher for this job. Has anyone had this experience before? What is it like with an all boys HS? Are most of the co-teachers male?

jvalmer · Joined: 06 Jun 2003

If the high school is public, most likely there will be more female teachers maybe a 60/40 split or more. If it's one of those private-public schools, good chance that 80% or more teachers will be male, but it depends on who did the hiring at that school.

I've worked in a private boys' middle school with a boys' high school on the same campus. Out some 80 teachers only 5 were female (not including the nurses and secretaries). These private schools tend to favor hiring former students and home-towners.

vaticanhotline · Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 8:03 pm Post subject:

I'm in a similar situation, but I'm a man working in a girls school. There are more male than female teachers at my school though. I know some other people who teach at single sex schools, and they're generally women at a boys school or men at a girls school, although there are, obviously, exceptions.

shelleyR · Joined: 14 Mar 2007

Jvalmer: it is a regular public HS not private

vaticanhotline: how do u find teaching all girls? How are the students? How are the teachers towards you? And are they generally young teachers or older?

So how big are your classes? Are the smaller at your school as it is not co-ed?
What do you teach? Do you follow a text book? Do you teach the whole 50 min class? How many times a week do you see the same class?

jvalmer · Joined: 06 Jun 2003

shelleyR · Joined: 14 Mar 2007

Thanx�

What about dress code? Are jeans ever allowed at a HS?

vaticanhotline · Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 10:25 pm Post subject:

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warmachinenkorea · Joined: 12 Oct 2008

My wife taught at an all boys MS, that I am currently the teacher, which is connected to the Gyeongbuk Automobile HS. The boys here have no respect for anyone it doesn't matter if they are male or female. There are days I think my co-teacher will rip her hair out. I'm treated with some respect because they think I'll cut their head off. I'm a large guy and they are somewhat catious of me. My wife had a difficult time as do all the female teachers(90% of teacher). I also teach at an all girl's MS and it is the best job anyone could ask for. I have been there almost 2 years and have yet to have a single problem. I have total control over teaching material and the girls really try very hard at whatever we do.

I knew a guy who taught at the an all girl's HS and MS. He had it pretty good. Hardly any trouble with the kids. He was an aquired taste kind of person though. If he had been in a different PS he would have left Korea after his first contract.

I think it depends on the school. If the principal and VP are hardcore and set the tone then you won't have any trouble. If they're like mine, well it's chaos, a dirty school, and co-teacher that are on the brink of a nervous breakdown.

oldfatfarang · Joined: 19 May 2005 Location: On the road to somewhere.

I think public schools like to but an opposite gender GET in single sex schools. I've taught in a private/public all girls MS & HS - and I'm currently at an all girls public MS & HS. But who knows, it could be my age - there's definitely no chance of girls falling in love with this old guy (ha).

Teaching all girls, is easy for me. In the past I've found that, generally, all girls have better manners, more co-operative, and aren't violent. They're also more heavily socialised to help older teachers/males. For this year, however, time will tell.

jvalmer · Joined: 06 Jun 2003

As for unruly boys at an all boys school. I've notice there is a big difference between the public schools and the private schools. The public schools usually have a lot more females than males, and most of the the time female teachers are just not strict enough. While at private schools, often the male/female ratio is heavily in favor of the males and they really come down hard on unruly boys. Which really helps cut down on disruptive classes.

And it is much easier teaching all girls than boys.

oldfatfarang · Joined: 19 May 2005 Location: On the road to somewhere.

katsu · Joined: 15 Mar 2007 Location: here and there

so is there a korean teacher with you in the classroom? what is their job, as it seems that you are the main teacher and not the assistant like in gepik?

is it safe for a female to teach at an all boys highschool? the korean kids/boys seem very aggressive (i've been looking at some youtube videos)...

do they actually listen to female teachers? or are they more likely to listen to male teachers?

jvalmer · Joined: 06 Jun 2003

^^ Unfortunately it always depends on the school.

missty · Joined: 19 Feb 2008

I teach with SMOE in an all girl's High School. This is my second year, and for both years I have taught only high school girls although they have been at different schools.

One of the reasons for leaving my first school? Well, it was a Girl's High School and they wanted a male teacher. The girl's really loved the guy who taught before me, (he wasn't with SMOE) and the VP really wanted a male to teach.

However, SMOE was against this. They don't want males teaching in an all girl's school, and they didn't want me (a female btw) teaching in a male high school. They mentioned that the boys would be immature, and that high school girls can develop crushes, and the woman who interviewed me was really uneasy about it. I think she was insinuating teacher-student relationships.

Personally I wouldn't want to teach in a male High School. All girl's is just sooo much better!