Korean Job Discussion Forums

[dodgybarnet]

Simple total newbie question not FAQ'd - what should the kids call you to get your attention?

In the UK kids call their teacher "Sir" or "Miss" - sounds good to me... Although having the students call out "Oh Wise and Masterful Leader" does have a certain ring to it...

[Crois]

They call me Crwys Teacher

[snufalufagus]

Most students will call you "teacher" regardless of what you tell them to call you.

[dodgybarnet]

[snufalufagus]

Many times you'll get your First Name + Teacher as suggested

[Crois]

I have an English accent actually.

You might get called �� �� �� or son seng nim. Teacher in Korean.

Funniest i heard was a punjab with a welsh accent

[MixtecaMike]

Here I'm Teacher Michael, in Korea I guess I'll be Michael Teacher.

Hope I can make the adjustment.

[sadsac]

99% of the time, the kids call me Stephen teacher.

[ryleeys]

7 months and my first name only (or my nickname "Ramyen").

Not an ounce of respect even once.

[peppermint]

You've really gotta insist on the respect if you want to get it. At my school the kids generally call me Miss Peppermint , though sometimes it's teacher. When they call me by just my first name, I growl at them.


When I was in elementary school, as far as I was concerned ALL my teacher's first names were Miss, Mr. or Mrs.

[phaedrus]

[Blind Willie]

I got called "Wrestling Teachuh" because I taught them all how to choke someone out.

Oh, the sights and sounds of all of them kids passing out all around Ansan was like music to my ears...

[mindmetoo]

I'm called, quite literally, and I kid you not, "Knife Teacher" by students and other teachers. It's got a very Gurney Hallek or Kzinti feel to it.

[katydid]

I think being called Miss Katydid is a bit silly but I insist they call me that or Katydid-teacher or Katydid-seonsaengnim. I really appreciate the girls who immediaqtely chirp a "Hello Miss Katydid" at me, but give those who say "Hi, Katydid." a second chance to correct themselves. They see the storm clouds roll in and 99 percent of the time it becomes "Hi Katydid.......teacher."

They have to call you something respectful. You can be friendly with your students, but you should never have them treat you as one of their friends.

[chronicpride]

You guys are lucky! All I get is 'waygookin seonsaengnim' or the Daegu-ism of 'waygookin saem'. New school for me, though. Everytime that I try to teach them 'Craig', they default to the closest sounding word already in their minds, 'Craa-zy?'.