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Gollum
Joined: 04 Sep 2003
Location: Japan
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 Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2005 8:15 pm Post subject: How bad reputation with teachers cost the SLP hagwon money |
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Do any of you work for a branch of SLP?
My co-worker had two children in that hagwon. Now she does not.
Here's why:
I have never worked there personally, but the SLP school near my old school had a horrible reputation. Teachers would work there for 5 months, then leave -- or be fired... depended on the teacher.
I've seen SLP referred to as "Slave Labor Program" by teachers on this board.
My co-worker and I were discussing which hagwon her children attend. She said, SLP, and I joked that some foreign teachers refer to that hagwon as "Slave Labor Program," and I chuckled. She was not thrilled at hearing this, and asked me if I could recommend another place. I did, and she now sends her children to a different school -- even after I explained that it was a different SLP branch, and hers might be totally fine.
The moral of this story is, we need to spread the news about "bad" hagwons and chains to the Koreans we know. It will hurt the bad businesses, and can only help force them to change.
Besides, it kind of feels good. |
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kprrok
Joined: 06 Apr 2004
Location: KC
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| Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2005 8:51 pm Post subject: |
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Ah yes, it must feel great for the owner of the good hakwon in the "bad" chains that lose money simply because there are some nuggets out there owning bad schools in the same name.
Yeah, just great. Don't ever complain about a franchise in its entirety. No chain is inherently bad. I have no problem warning about individual locations and actually want that kind of reporting. But saying it's fun to cause good people to lose money is just low and disgusting.
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agraham
Joined: 19 Aug 2004
Location: Daegu, Korea
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| Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2005 9:03 pm Post subject: |
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Outrage reactors to full! Invective cannons at maximum dispersal!
Didn't you see
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| even after I explained that it was a different SLP branch, and hers might be totally fine. |
sheesh! |
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Yu_Bum_suk
Joined: 25 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2005 9:16 pm Post subject: |
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I'd definitely not send my kids to the one where I work.
Whenever I meet parents who can speak some English and send their kids to hogwon I always recommend they talk to the FT directly and request to be given an honest appraisal of their child and the learning environment. |
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fidel
Joined: 07 Feb 2003
Location: North Shore NZ
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| Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2005 10:46 pm Post subject: |
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Please don't write this, it irritates me for some reason, possibly because another "I am the king of Korea who know all, bow before me newbs and kiss my..." poster uses it. Plus I don't know what it means, do you?  |
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Grotto
Joined: 21 Mar 2004
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| Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2005 11:22 pm Post subject: |
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Sheesh:
Used to express mild annoyance, surprise, or disgust.
Alteration of Jesus
There are some cases where the entire chain sucks...take KFC for example  |
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JongnoGuru
Joined: 25 May 2004
Location: peeing on your doorstep
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| Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2005 11:48 pm Post subject: |
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| Grotto wrote: |
There are some cases where the entire chain sucks...take KFC for example |
Hey, would you try one of their new Pita Shrimp... um... things, if I paid? I think they're rather good for fast-food. Pricy, though. Try that one, then knock it all you want.
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Saxiif
Joined: 15 May 2003
Location: Seongnam
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| Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2005 2:48 am Post subject: |
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| Ah yes, it must feel great for the owner of the good hakwon in the "bad" chains that lose money simply because there are some nuggets out there owning bad schools in the same name. |
Yes, exactly. Right now the vast majority of chains have zero quality control, that needs to change. |
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Yu_Bum_suk
Joined: 25 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2005 3:16 pm Post subject: |
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| Saxiif wrote: |
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| Ah yes, it must feel great for the owner of the good hakwon in the "bad" chains that lose money simply because there are some nuggets out there owning bad schools in the same name. |
Yes, exactly. Right now the vast majority of chains have zero quality control, that needs to change. |
A good point - chains allow their reputation to sour, so it serves them right if they all get a bad rep. They're probably afraid to lose the money from selling material to the bad ones, so they put up with them, just like hogwan directors keep bad students who ruin everything. |
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