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naturegirl321
Joined: 18 Jul 2006
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 Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2010 2:57 pm Post subject: Arg! No heat! |
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| This is too much, we have no heat until mid, or most likely, late November. Teaching with long underwear, coat, scarf, and mittens is ridiculous. My rattly windows complete with holes at the top for some none existant fan don't help either. |
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machoman
Joined: 11 Jul 2007
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| Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2010 3:30 pm Post subject: |
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ugh, i feel your pain.
the dumb thing about my school is that the principal doesn't let students wear jackets in class. it's a bit effed up. |
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naturegirl321
Joined: 18 Jul 2006
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| Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2010 3:56 pm Post subject: |
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| machoman wrote: |
ugh, i feel your pain.
the dumb thing about my school is that the principal doesn't let students wear jackets in class. it's a bit effed up. |
I'll sacrifice looking good in class for not getting hypothermia! Or just wear tons of layers so that I can't even put my arms down. |
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balzor
Joined: 14 Feb 2009
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| Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2010 3:58 pm Post subject: |
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| Wait until it actually gets cold. |
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naturegirl321
Joined: 18 Jul 2006
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| Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2010 4:00 pm Post subject: |
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| I'll have heat when it actually gets cold. |
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balzor
Joined: 14 Feb 2009
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| Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2010 4:06 pm Post subject: |
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| My heater is not actually working properly right now |
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MalFSU1
Joined: 27 Jan 2009
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| Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2010 4:12 pm Post subject: |
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| Welcome to teaching in Korea! Hopefully your school has more than those white radiator heater things that my school has ....even when on the heat is barely noticeable. |
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eamo
Joined: 08 Mar 2003
Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.
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| Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2010 4:18 pm Post subject: |
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Not turning on the heaters or A/C in public schools is usually down to one of two things....
1. The inevitable middle-aged men who run the school believe that if they went through school with little or no heating in Winter, and it didn't kill them, then the current school generation can go through the same discomfort.
2. Someone is pocketing the schools heating budget. |
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brento1138
Joined: 17 Nov 2004
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| Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2010 4:28 pm Post subject: |
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Well, your name is naturegirl!  |
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machoman
Joined: 11 Jul 2007
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| Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2010 4:54 pm Post subject: |
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| eamo wrote: |
Not turning on the heaters or A/C in public schools is usually down to one of two things....
1. The inevitable middle-aged men who run the school believe that if they went through school with little or no heating in Winter, and it didn't kill them, then the current school generation can go through the same discomfort.
2. Someone is pocketing the schools heating budget. |
my principal is a woman in her 60s and she's been single all her life. i think she's miserable. but she's probably the stingiest person i've ever met. she doesn't allow any extra appliances to be used (i.e. electric seat warmers, personal heaters) because she wants to save money.
it's so bad that they even turned off the hot water.
during ALL of summer, even during summer classes, the AC was only turned on after 12pm.
she doesn't let students wear jackets during class and during lunch, they get confiscated.
our school lunch was consistently crap until the students parents complained to the district office that the school lunch wasn't edible. some people from district came and lunch became normal again.
there's no toilet paper in the teachers bathrooms (i know lots of schools do this but my last school had the decency to have toilet paper for teachers)
during the summer, i came to school early and the internet wasn't working. all the teachers were dumbstruck, waiting for the technician guy to come. it turns out, the principal turns off the power on everything and unplugs the outlets to save money.
sometimes when i'm taking a poop, she'll walk around in the hallways turning off lights, and she's turned it off twice so far while i was pooping. really effing annoying. [/endrant] |
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naturegirl321
Joined: 18 Jul 2006
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| Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2010 5:08 pm Post subject: |
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| MalFSU1 wrote: |
| Welcome to teaching in Korea! Hopefully your school has more than those white radiator heater things that my school has ....even when on the heat is barely noticeable. |
I'm at a top uni
| eamo wrote: |
Not turning on the heaters or A/C in public schools is usually down to one of two things....
1. The inevitable middle-aged men who run the school believe that if they went through school with little or no heating in Winter, and it didn't kill them, then the current school generation can go through the same discomfort.
2. Someone is pocketing the schools heating budget. |
See above
| brento1138 wrote: |
| Well, your name is naturegirl! |
 Yes, but not freeze to death girl
| machoman wrote: |
it's so bad that they even turned off the hot water.
during ALL of summer, even during summer classes, the AC was only turned on after 12pm.
she doesn't let students wear jackets during class and during lunch, they get confiscated.
during the summer, i came to school early and the internet wasn't working. all the teachers were dumbstruck, waiting for the technician guy to come. it turns out, the principal turns off the power on everything and unplugs the outlets to save money. |
We don't have hot water, but in the summer we had AC up to 26 and it was cooler outside than inside. Some of us actually have brough blankets to the office. |
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eamo
Joined: 08 Mar 2003
Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.
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| Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2010 5:18 pm Post subject: Re: Arg! No heat! |
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| naturegirl321 wrote: |
| This is too much, we have no heat until mid, or most likely, late November. Teaching with long underwear, coat, scarf, and mittens is ridiculous. My rattly windows complete with holes at the top for some none existant fan don't help either. |
Doesn't really sound like a top uni.......top Uni's typically have the kids of rich families as students.....they expect better than that. |
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brento1138
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Haha, all kidding aside, Naturegirl, I gotta say I feel your pain. I used to work at an elementary school where we had one of those principals who wanted to "save" money at the expense of student & teacher's comfort.
I remember while walking into my school everyday, seeing the poor students sitting in class with their coats on, shivering in their cold seats, while the teacher actually opened the windows to the freezing air outside.
The lunch trays would be freezing cold to the touch, and once you put the somewhat warm food on it (which was very loooow budget food, almost gruel like with processed meats) it would instantly lose any heat.
So glad I don't work there anymore. Now I'm at a school where the principal is awesome. He personally makes sure the food is always tip top, or he'll fire the company. I heard we pay like 500 won more per meal than most schools do for a much nicer meal. I'll pay that 500 won no problemo! And inside our office it is soooo cozy and warm.
Really, there is no reason people shouldn't be able to work in comfort and enjoy the modern inventions like electricity that we have today! Even if one goes by the name Naturegirl!  |
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sallymonster
Joined: 06 Feb 2010
Location: Seattle area
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| Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2010 5:21 pm Post subject: |
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Not only are there few heaters in my school, but everyone here insists on having the windows open. When I asked my co-teacher why they did this, she said it was for "fresh air"  |
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Carla
Joined: 21 Nov 2008
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| Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2010 5:22 pm Post subject: Re: Arg! No heat! |
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| naturegirl321 wrote: |
| This is too much, we have no heat until mid, or most likely, late November. Teaching with long underwear, coat, scarf, and mittens is ridiculous. My rattly windows complete with holes at the top for some none existant fan don't help either. |
Sorry. 
I can't deal with the cold myself. Did you try talking to the principal about it? You can say you are afraid the students will get sick.
| machoman wrote: |
ugh, i feel your pain.
the dumb thing about my school is that the principal doesn't let students wear jackets in class. it's a bit effed up. |
Effed up is putting it politely. That sucks~!
| MalFSU1 wrote: |
| Welcome to teaching in Korea! Hopefully your school has more than those white radiator heater things that my school has ....even when on the heat is barely noticeable. |
Are you talking about the white wall units or the space heaters? My wall units work great. I usually have to turn them off after a few minutes because even I get hot. Now space heaters.... worthless in a room with a door that opens.
| eamo wrote: |
Not turning on the heaters or A/C in public schools is usually down to one of two things....
1. The inevitable middle-aged men who run the school believe that if they went through school with little or no heating in Winter, and it didn't kill them, then the current school generation can go through the same discomfort.
2. Someone is pocketing the schools heating budget. |
I walked uphill to school in 2 feet of snow BOTH WAYS when I was a kid with no shoes. ^^
| machoman wrote: |
there's no toilet paper in the teachers bathrooms (i know lots of schools do this but my last school had the decency to have toilet paper for teachers)
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My hagwon shares the floor with two other schools, so there isn't toilet paper in the bathroom, but there is toilet paper in our school for the children to take, and there is toilet paper in the office for the teachers to take. Are you saying there is no toilet paper in the school for you at all? You have to bring your own tissues?
| machoman wrote: |
sometimes when i'm taking a poop, she'll walk around in the hallways turning off lights, and she's turned it off twice so far while i was pooping. really effing annoying. |
No toilet paper, and you have to poop in the dark. Ok, let's consider this Karma and you are just going through the bad part now and you will be rewarded with a good school soon. Ok? ^^ |
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