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madoka
Joined: 27 Mar 2008
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 Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2010 7:32 pm Post subject: Most you've ever taught in one day |
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Yesterday I taught from 9 AM to midnight - with no breaks. I got home and ate dinner around 1 AM. Man am I bushed. I find that I have trouble thinking when I teach 16 hours straight. My students have pointed out that it takes me a couple of seconds to think about what I want to say when I work that long.
What's the longest you've taught in one day? |
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RMNC
Joined: 21 Jul 2010
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| Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2010 7:40 pm Post subject: |
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6 hours.
Why would you teach that long? Privates? Masochism? |
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Globutron
Joined: 13 Feb 2010
Location: England/Anyang
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| Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2010 7:42 pm Post subject: |
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I count 15, but hey.
Oh and, anything up to 10 hours with no breaks isn't unusual for me - when phone teaching starts (50% of each month) |
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Underwaterbob
Joined: 08 Jan 2005
Location: In Cognito
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| Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2010 7:43 pm Post subject: |
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My record: nine 50 minutes classes in one day.
No slight on the OP's teaching abilities, but I imagine the last few classes of 16 straight hours got some pretty sub-par teaching. |
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northway
Joined: 05 Jul 2010
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| Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2010 7:44 pm Post subject: |
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| Globutron wrote: |
I count 15, but hey.
Oh and, anything up to 10 hours with no breaks isn't unusual for me - when phone teaching starts (50% of each month) |
I hope you're well-compensated for this. |
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ThingsComeAround
Joined: 07 Nov 2008
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| Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2010 8:01 pm Post subject: Re: Most you've ever taught in one day |
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| madoka wrote: |
Yesterday I taught from 9 AM to midnight - with no breaks. I got home and ate dinner around 1 AM. Man am I bushed. I find that I have trouble thinking when I teach 16 hours straight. My students have pointed out that it takes me a couple of seconds to think about what I want to say when I work that long.
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That isn't impressive, its somewhat shameful.
Money isn't everything. And if it is, you should be working smarter.  |
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tanklor1
Joined: 13 Jun 2006
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| Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2010 8:16 pm Post subject: |
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| 10 forty minute classes in one day. |
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Louis VI
Joined: 05 Jul 2010
Location: In my Kingdom
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| Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2010 8:20 pm Post subject: |
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| Nine 50-minute classes for summer session. At least they were back to back, eleven until nine. I got lots of sleep but did little else than work M-F. |
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Globutron
Joined: 13 Feb 2010
Location: England/Anyang
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| Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2010 8:25 pm Post subject: |
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| northway wrote: |
| Globutron wrote: |
I count 15, but hey.
Oh and, anything up to 10 hours with no breaks isn't unusual for me - when phone teaching starts (50% of each month) |
I hope you're well-compensated for this. |
Hmm, I was given a watermelon yesterday.
I'm aware that my job is long and arduous and most people would probably hate it (as the other foreigners do at the same place) and maybe even blacklist it if they're particularly touchy.
But before this job I had no job and spent 3 months sitting in a bed on a laptop and occasionally eating. This is still refreshing to me, to actually get out the house daily.
Plus the kids are great, and the staff are consistently nice to me (now). So I have no reason to complain, really.
Next year I'll want something lighter which I will be careful to find. But I think people should lighten up a little with their heavy workloads. |
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madoka
Joined: 27 Mar 2008
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| Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2010 8:39 pm Post subject: |
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I should clarify. I generally try to teach 5-7 hours a day, but yesterday I did 15 hours due to a perfect storm of students. It's at 16 hours that I start to feel slower and when students start to notice a slight lag. If any of my students noticed a significant decrease in my abilities, they wouldn't be paying me my hourly rate. Although I do know I'm not nearly as enthusiastic/patient during my last few hours.
And yeah, I'm a *beep*. The more I work, the more I get paid. And if I don't work, then those particular opportunities disappear due to certain deadlines my students are responsible for. But I'm used to lawyer hours, so I can grind it out when necessary. |
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ThingsComeAround
Joined: 07 Nov 2008
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| Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2010 9:54 pm Post subject: |
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You aren't a beep, you are a prostitute.
Effort is good, but when you only use it for self-gain (and you can't work like that every day) then its like flushing talent down the toilet. Will you work like that if you have a girlfriend? A family? Things you enjoy doing or people you enjoy being around?
And if you love money so much, why not work at a bank? |
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Captain Corea
Joined: 28 Feb 2005
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2010 10:02 pm Post subject: |
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Or, he can work that way until he has a gf or family. If he's single, and the opportunity is there, why not?
I would and have. |
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ThingsComeAround
Joined: 07 Nov 2008
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| Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2010 10:12 pm Post subject: |
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Or, he can work that way until he has a gf or family. If he's single, and the opportunity is there, why not?
I would and have. |
That's fine, if that what you want to do.
madoka started this thread as somewhat of a boast- that is what disappoints me.
Tell me, Capt'n, what is so great about working a 16 hour day? Okay- you are no different from a Mexican picking fruit on an Arizona farm. Nothing special about those workers, is there? |
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tottenhamtaipeinick
Joined: 05 Sep 2010
Location: Canada
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| Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2010 10:24 pm Post subject: |
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| ThingsComeAround wrote: |
| Captain Corea wrote: |
Or, he can work that way until he has a gf or family. If he's single, and the opportunity is there, why not?
I would and have. |
That's fine, if that what you want to do.
madoka started this thread as somewhat of a boast- that is what disappoints me.
Tell me, Capt'n, what is so great about working a 16 hour day? Okay- you are no different from a Mexican picking fruit on an Arizona farm. Nothing special about those workers, is there? |
Why is that not special? and why wouldn't a Mexican picking fruit on an Arizona farm not be special? Working hard and long hours if you can do it is special (women appreciate a man who works hard)... If you are looking for an easy way out good on ya. Slackers like you make it easier for people to get jobs. I am impressed with the 16 hr day. Sometimes I prepare papers for the environmental and planning court here in Aus when our developments get knocked back and the longest I worked was around 15 hours (lucky I probably had more breaks than you though). I still remember that day. And yes like the OP here I couldnt wait to tell someone I worked that long. You would feel proud when you work that long and I think you should that is a good effort |
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ThingsComeAround
Joined: 07 Nov 2008
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I feel proud when I tell people I rented 3 homes, and earned heaps in six hours. (more than I'm making now  )
Nothing wrong with working hard, but boasting? He acknowledged his skills weren't that great (and students aren't going to down you esp. if you are flailing one day). Lazy? I've lived with a workaholic and he is the most miserable character I've ever known. Failing to take care of himself to earn a few more dollars did nothing but give diabetes, and estrange himself from family. If you find that to be respectable, then- that's your path 
I prefer working and making opportunities for others while controlling time. Nothing lazy about that |
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