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| What is the MOST impt. factor that will lead u to sign with a school? |
| Salary |
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11% |
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| Working hours / days |
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46% |
[ 12 ] |
| Reputation |
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23% |
[ 6 ] |
| Number of foreigners working there |
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0% |
[ 0 ] |
| Location |
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7% |
[ 2 ] |
| Benefits-vacation time, severance pay, etc. |
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11% |
[ 3 ] |
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Angelus
Joined: 10 Feb 2006
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 Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2006 11:12 am Post subject: Signing with a school |
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| Just doing a quick poll to see what the MOST important factor is when teachers select which school they will work for. I know all of these are important, but if you had to choose one....which would it be? |
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Angelus
Joined: 10 Feb 2006
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| Posted: Mon Apr 10, 2006 7:44 am Post subject: |
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| Wow so many ppl answered this poll...haha |
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Porter_Goss
Joined: 26 Mar 2006
Location: The Wrong Side of Right
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| Posted: Mon Apr 10, 2006 3:46 pm Post subject: |
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| You should have an "all of the above" option. |
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Yu_Bum_suk
Joined: 25 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Mon Apr 10, 2006 5:58 pm Post subject: |
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| Mine would be teaching environment. Do they want a real teacher or not? |
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crazylemongirl
Joined: 23 Mar 2003
Location: almost there...
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| Posted: Mon Apr 10, 2006 6:12 pm Post subject: |
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| Enviroment... both at home and work. A year in a good place goes so much further than a year at a bad one... can only really suss that out by being here to look at things. |
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Angelus
Joined: 10 Feb 2006
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| Posted: Mon Apr 10, 2006 8:49 pm Post subject: |
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| I didn't add "all of the above" because I wanted to know the the MOST important factor. So far, I am surprised with the results. I figured location and salary would be a biggy. These two factors seem to be the most important ones to all the instructors I have talked to. I think I need a larger population sample......even if you guys don't post a reply, please vote!!! Thanks. |
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BigBlackEquus
Joined: 05 Jul 2005
Location: Lotte controls Asia with bad chocolate!
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| Posted: Mon Apr 10, 2006 8:57 pm Post subject: |
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Gosh, you think like a Korean!
This pull is ultra-stupid, because it doesn't include the one thing that most ESL'ers look for: VACATION!
Unfortunately, most schools think this way, too. |
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Angelus
Joined: 10 Feb 2006
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| Posted: Mon Apr 10, 2006 9:05 pm Post subject: |
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Gosh, you think like a Korean!
This pull is ultra-stupid, because it doesn't include the one thing that most ESL'ers look for: VACATION!
Unfortunately, most schools think this way, too.
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You spell like a Korean and you must be blind. What the heck is a "pull?" If you look at the last one under "benefits" you'll see vacation. |
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Free World
Joined: 01 Apr 2005
Location: Drake Hotel
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| Posted: Mon Apr 10, 2006 9:14 pm Post subject: |
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| I voted for vacation. I have no idea what I will do when I leave Korea in a couple months but it will give me more than 2 weeks vacation per year. |
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Yu_Bum_suk
Joined: 25 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Mon Apr 10, 2006 10:20 pm Post subject: |
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| Angelus wrote: |
| I didn't add "all of the above" because I wanted to know the the MOST important factor. So far, I am surprised with the results. I figured location and salary would be a biggy. These two factors seem to be the most important ones to all the instructors I have talked to. I think I need a larger population sample......even if you guys don't post a reply, please vote!!! Thanks. |
Well, it all depends on you, doesn't it? I wouldn't work for my old hogwan if they offered 3.0 / month and a two-bedroom flat in a nice area. Why are you coming? To experience a different culture? To party it up? To pay off student loans asap? Because you like teaching?
Some things your poll didn't include were:
- teaching at a real school and not some joke of an academy
- age of the students
- class size |
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Angelus
Joined: 10 Feb 2006
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| Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 7:05 pm Post subject: |
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Some things your poll didn't include were:
- teaching at a real school and not some joke of an academy
- age of the students
- class size |
I think the first one would fall under reputation.
The second one does come up often....I can't believe I left that out.
The third is important, but I don't think that is a concern for most teachers unless they work in a public school. Most hagwons only can hold 12 students per class.
I guess for ppl voting, ask yourself this, "If you absolutely had to take this one job and you could only control one of these factors, which would it be?" |
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