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Bloopity Bloop
Joined: 26 Apr 2009
Location: Seoul yo
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 Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2010 10:05 pm Post subject: How long is YOUR summer camp? |
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Mine is 4 with an elementary school under SMOE. I SWEAR Jon Pak said we were required only to teach 3...
Of course, the teacher in charge of planning the camp said she's just going to go with what the contract says (nothing) and plan however she wants.
How long is yours?
(My secret goal of this thread is to find out whether I actually am getting screwed or not)
I don't want to hear anything like, "It's only a week!" or other crap like that. That extra week I have away from teaching would be pretty re-energizing. A lot of teacher's at my school complain we're overworked. If we had even a week of extra time to decompress, I think it'd do everyone wonders. |
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Some of the Mothers Said
Joined: 01 Jul 2008
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| Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2010 10:12 pm Post subject: |
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| Nine days. Does that fall into the "other crap like that" category? |
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NYC_Gal
Joined: 08 Dec 2009
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| Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2010 10:15 pm Post subject: |
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Two days 
My coteacher doesn't want to do a long camp, so that she can have more vacation time. We use the entire budget for those 2 days and the kids have a GREAT time! Last time, we rented ovens and made cookies (with the instructions in English), amongst other fun activities. I'm looking forward to it! |
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Bloopity Bloop
Joined: 26 Apr 2009
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| Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2010 10:23 pm Post subject: |
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| Nine days. Does that fall into the "other crap like that" category? |
Why would it?  |
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Bloopity Bloop
Joined: 26 Apr 2009
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| Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2010 10:27 pm Post subject: |
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Two days
My coteacher doesn't want to do a long camp, so that she can have more vacation time. We use the entire budget for those 2 days and the kids have a GREAT time! Last time, we rented ovens and made cookies (with the instructions in English), amongst other fun activities. I'm looking forward to it! |
Do you wanna trade?
The person in charge of coordinating my summer camp pretty much only cares about making herself look good to higher-ups. She's interested in becoming a big-wig one day and acts accordingly. It doesn't matter that all the other teachers dislike these long camps 'cause it's all about her.
You're lucky NYC_Gal! |
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Some of the Mothers Said
Joined: 01 Jul 2008
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| Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2010 10:31 pm Post subject: |
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| Bloopity Bloop wrote: |
| Some of the Mothers Said wrote: |
| Nine days. Does that fall into the "other crap like that" category? |
Why would it? |
It may be "other crap," however, as you forgot to mention the length of time you will be teaching your summer camp, (4weeks, 4days, 4 hours) I assumed the camp to be four weeks. After all, who would complain about teaching for four days? |
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balzor
Joined: 14 Feb 2009
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| Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2010 10:42 pm Post subject: Re: How long is YOUR summer camp? |
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| Bloopity Bloop wrote: |
Mine is 4 with an elementary school under SMOE. I SWEAR Jon Pak said we were required only to teach 3...
Of course, the teacher in charge of planning the camp said she's just going to go with what the contract says (nothing) and plan however she wants.
How long is yours?
(My secret goal of this thread is to find out whether I actually am getting screwed or not)
I don't want to hear anything like, "It's only a week!" or other crap like that. That extra week I have away from teaching would be pretty re-energizing. A lot of teacher's at my school complain we're overworked. If we had even a week of extra time to decompress, I think it'd do everyone wonders. |
Mine is 3 weeks, which IS what Jon Pak told us at Orientation |
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TheUrbanMyth
Joined: 28 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2010 10:45 pm Post subject: |
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| 2 weeks...but then again I don't work for SMOE. |
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Dragoon
Joined: 18 Apr 2010
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| Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2010 10:49 pm Post subject: |
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| Wow it sounds like my buddy Jon Pak has got you waygooks wrapped around his little finger. |
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Bloopity Bloop
Joined: 26 Apr 2009
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| Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2010 10:53 pm Post subject: |
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| Some of the Mothers Said wrote: |
| Bloopity Bloop wrote: |
| Some of the Mothers Said wrote: |
| Nine days. Does that fall into the "other crap like that" category? |
Why would it? |
It may be "other crap," however, as you forgot to mention the length of time you will be teaching your summer camp, (4weeks, 4days, 4 hours) I assumed the camp to be four weeks. After all, who would complain about teaching for four days? |
You are right. My apologies.
4 weeks. |
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AsiaESLbound
Joined: 07 Jan 2010
Location: Truck Stop Missouri
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| Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2010 10:53 pm Post subject: |
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| Not SMOE, Gepik, nor EPIK. 2 weeks. 1 hour of physical fitness or games like basketball and 3 hours of the same subject where we rotate groups through several classrooms and be finished at lunch time. We have a field trip of some sort on the last day with the same students for the 2 weeks. I'm hoping for 15 student groups instead of noisy chaotic 30 to 40 student groups. No info on age yet, but would expect each group to be a different age group. And then we can take 2 weeks off which I'm looking forward to. |
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Some of the Mothers Said
Joined: 01 Jul 2008
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| Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2010 11:01 pm Post subject: |
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| Bloopity Bloop wrote: |
| Some of the Mothers Said wrote: |
| Bloopity Bloop wrote: |
| Some of the Mothers Said wrote: |
| Nine days. Does that fall into the "other crap like that" category? |
Why would it? |
It may be "other crap," however, as you forgot to mention the length of time you will be teaching your summer camp, (4weeks, 4days, 4 hours) I assumed the camp to be four weeks. After all, who would complain about teaching for four days? |
You are right. My apologies.
4 weeks. |
Oh, my apologies to you. Four weeks is a rough ride. I also don't work for SMOE. I did work for GEPIK, and it was two weeks. I'm sorry to hear of your situation. |
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JBomb
Joined: 16 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2010 11:07 pm Post subject: |
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| three weeks and only working 950 - 1210 then it is off to Busan's wonderful beaches. |
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Bloopity Bloop
Joined: 26 Apr 2009
Location: Seoul yo
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| Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2010 11:18 pm Post subject: |
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Oh yeah, forgot to add--the entire 4 weeks I will be teaching WITHOUT a co-teacher.
I will be teaching 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, AND 6th grades.
5 hours a day, 5 days a week, 4 weeks.
Anyone surprised I'm ECSTATIC this is the last year the woman who designed this hellish camp will be at my school? |
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winterfall
Joined: 21 May 2009
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| Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2010 11:21 pm Post subject: |
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I taught the last camp alone with 1 class of 20 tech kids at 5 different levels for 3 hours. ALONE.
Think of the bright side at least you've got variety. |
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