Korean Job Discussion Forums

[Weigookin74]

Rural area and islands. Still difficult to attract teachers? With the surge and the bad economy is this still true for EPIK? Just curious. If you agreed to go where they were desperate for foriegners would you get special treatment?

[DeMayonnaise]

I did and do. I live in a tiny, tiny little village in the boonies of Gyeonggi-do (yes, there are boonies in Gyeonggi-do) and get more vacation days, fewer teaching hours and have an extra after school job. It all depends on your principal though.

[chellovek]

You get a 100,000 won rural living allowance, with regards to special treatment. With regards such treatment with your workmates, depends on the school. I work at 3, and it varies at each one- ranging from being a persona non grata to apparently being liked, or at least tolerated with good humour. I also know others in the sticks who are apparently having a good time at their schools.

[jvalmer]

Even when rural areas get teachers, often they'll take off well before the year is over.

[TheUrbanMyth]

[DeMayonnaise]

[jvalmer]

[Weigookin74]

[southernman]

100 000 for a rural allowance
50 000 for each school more than one, my first semester 150 000 per month.

I got treated really nicely, I was the first western teacher they had at all my schools

I'm moving on at the end of this contract to a large school in a city, it's been a tad too quiet for me but saying that the savings were awesome and the scenery is nice

[chellovek]

[Fishead soup]

Rural area schools have a harder time attracting teachers. There is much less of the passive aggressive behavour from the KET because they will feel the heat if you quit. You will also have an easier time getting vacation time. Although some POE's still interfere, fallout from a few NET's complaints. There will be lots of off time and cancelled classes because you will most likely end up in a small school with only one or two KET's
This will mean the KET will be responsible for getting those students in a half decent high school. This will result in a lot of the NET's classes being Hijacked.

The students will be innocent, shy and have very poor oral English abilty.
There will be at least one person in the staff room who really wants you hang out with them. The others will ignore you. Staff parties will be lots of fun. So many people will really make an effort to talk to you.

Contract renewal is like shooting fish in a bucket. If they like you it's be no problem.

[chellovek]

[ttompatz]

Rural schools also give an extra 5 working days of paid annual vacation in addition to the bumps in salary.

With a couple years experience, a couple of schools and a few extra classes after the normal classes are finished and you could be earning as much as 3 million + having 6+ weeks of annual paid vacation ...

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[allovertheplace]

I actually saw a news article about a tiny town in Wyoming that is starting an internet based teaching ESL sort of company because Korea, and China are not getting nearly enough teachers in the boonies. Actually it was started by an ESL'er who lived in Korea for 10 years. Just interesting.

Personally, I have NO idea how anyone could live in the boonies. Not throwing stones as some may say they have NO idea how some could live in the city. But not understanding the languauge and actually enjoying human contact lead me wake at night with the thoughts of being surrounded by nothing. God bless ya!

[allovertheplace]

I actually saw a news article about a tiny town in Wyoming that is starting a internet based teaching ESL sort of company because Korea, and China are not getting nearly enough teachers in the boonies. Actually it was started by an ESL'er who lived in Korea for 10 years. Just interesting.

Personally, I have NO idea how anyone could live in the boonies. Not throwing stones as some may say they have NO idea how some could live in the city. But not understanding the languauge and actually enjoying human contact lead me wake at night with the thoughts of being surrounded by nothing. God bless ya!