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asaleh
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 Posted: Sun Feb 02, 2014 2:23 pm Post subject: Feinschule: Hagwon Chain |
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My application is being reviewed by a chain of Hagwons called Feinschule and I was wondering if anyone had some information on them. The only thing I know is that they mainly work with children (kindergarten to third grade or so) and that the specific school I'm being reviewed for is in Suwon.
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Ralph Winfield
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| Posted: Mon Feb 03, 2014 5:06 am Post subject: Re: Feinschule: Hagwon Chain |
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| asaleh wrote: |
My application is being reviewed by a chain of Hagwons called Feinschule and I was wondering if anyone had some information on them. The only thing I know is that they mainly work with children (kindergarten to third grade or so) and that the specific school I'm being reviewed for is in Suwon.
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I went to an interview at Feinschule's branch in Yongtown, Suwon in Summer of 2004 because a poster at Dave's named Ralph had worked there and claimed it was a good hogwon. I got the job after teaching a whole day's worth of classes. (I was told that I'd be paid for the day). The next day, I was told that I was not going to get the gig and any money for teaching as they'd found a younger teacher. The woman who told me the news said that what the hoggie did to me was "Korean way." Maybe that institute is different now. It was in a new area of Suwon and Suwon Station was only 13 or 14 mins away by foot from the school. |
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young_clinton
Joined: 09 Sep 2009
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| Posted: Mon Feb 03, 2014 8:10 am Post subject: |
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| Given what the above poster said, avoid this hogwan. What they did sounds like something that would be done to somebody in Thailand. |
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Hokie21
Joined: 01 Mar 2011
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| Posted: Mon Feb 03, 2014 4:06 pm Post subject: Re: Feinschule: Hagwon Chain |
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| Ralph Winfield wrote: |
| asaleh wrote: |
My application is being reviewed by a chain of Hagwons called Feinschule and I was wondering if anyone had some information on them. The only thing I know is that they mainly work with children (kindergarten to third grade or so) and that the specific school I'm being reviewed for is in Suwon.
Thanks. |
I went to an interview at Feinschule's branch in Yongtown, Suwon in Summer of 2004 because a poster at Dave's named Ralph had worked there and claimed it was a good hogwon. I got the job after teaching a whole day's worth of classes. (I was told that I'd be paid for the day). The next day, I was told that I was not going to get the gig and any money for teaching as they'd found a younger teacher. The woman who told me the news said that what the hoggie did to me was "Korean way." Maybe that institute is different now. It was in a new area of Suwon and Suwon Station was only 13 or 14 mins away by foot from the school. |
Two posters on Dave's named Ralph? What are the odds? |
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EZE
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| Posted: Mon Feb 03, 2014 6:17 pm Post subject: |
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| Feinschule? Do they teach German language classes? |
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nicwr2002
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| Posted: Mon Feb 03, 2014 6:29 pm Post subject: |
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| The chain isn't bad it just depends on the local boss running the school. The curriculum will leave you coming up with extra stuff to do on your own. Their main focus is on kindergarten students with some books geared to 1st year to 3rd year elementary students. I was teaching about 8 to 9 30 minute classes a day though with no break between classes. You will be required to attend a tri-monthly unpaid meeting on a Saturday. You have to meet up with all the other Feinschule teachers from all over Korea. The meeting is pretty useless though if you have already been to one, because it's the same thing over and over. |
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asaleh
Joined: 28 Jan 2014
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| Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2014 5:04 pm Post subject: Re: Feinschule: Hagwon Chain |
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I went to an interview at Feinschule's branch in Yongtown, Suwon in Summer of 2004 because a poster at Dave's named Ralph had worked there and claimed it was a good hogwon. I got the job after teaching a whole day's worth of classes. (I was told that I'd be paid for the day). The next day, I was told that I was not going to get the gig and any money for teaching as they'd found a younger teacher. The woman who told me the news said that what the hoggie did to me was "Korean way." Maybe that institute is different now. It was in a new area of Suwon and Suwon Station was only 13 or 14 mins away by foot from the school.[/quote]
That's unfortunate, sorry to hear about this experience. I'll definitely keep this in mind as other opportunities begin opening up. Thanks for the response |
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asaleh
Joined: 28 Jan 2014
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| Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2014 5:11 pm Post subject: |
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| nicwr2002 wrote: |
| The chain isn't bad it just depends on the local boss running the school. The curriculum will leave you coming up with extra stuff to do on your own. Their main focus is on kindergarten students with some books geared to 1st year to 3rd year elementary students. I was teaching about 8 to 9 30 minute classes a day though with no break between classes. You will be required to attend a tri-monthly unpaid meeting on a Saturday. You have to meet up with all the other Feinschule teachers from all over Korea. The meeting is pretty useless though if you have already been to one, because it's the same thing over and over. |
This is is pretty much what most of my research is telling me, that in most cases it's going to depend on the individual school rather than the chain.
Your description of the meetings seem like a drag and waste of time but are really the least of my worries with respect to the essays of other things I've been told to look out for with Hagwons. Still, it's a good bit of information to have. Thanks for the insight |
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Dr. Lipschitz
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| Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2014 5:41 pm Post subject: |
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| EZE wrote: |
| Feinschule? Do they teach German language classes? |
Now...think about which country started Kindergarten and put it together. Thus leading to the clever name. Nice try - |
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