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[one take]

I`m coming out to Korea shortly to work in a hagwon. This will be my first teaching job and I was wondering what the standard hours are per day/week.
I turned down a job in Seoul because it was 8 hours a day from 2pm - 10pm.
I thought this was too many hours. I was looking for about 6hours a day. Am I being unreakistic in my expectations?

[chopsticks]

My last job was 2-9 Mon/Wed/Fri, and 2-6:40 Tue/Thur. Also had to work half my Saturdays. In retrospect the hours weren't that bad though the school itself was horrible... another story altogether.

Look into after school classes... excellent hours. Now I arrive at 11, have an hour lunch break (with lunch included), and work 4 hours.

Good luck!

[laogaiguk]

Currently, 16 - 40 minute classes a week. I teach another 4 at another school (with permission from mine) as a part time job.

[jlb]

I'm at school from 2:00-8:30, with the first half hour being prep. I get some random breaks, usually about 1.5 hours during the week. Also, lots of little 5 minute breaks in the day, so actual classroom time in closer to 5 hours/day.

[huffdaddy]

Working hours:

MWF 10:00 - 5:35
TTh 10:00 - 2:25

I usually show up about 30 minutes before classes start, but it's not required. One hour (unpaid) for lunch (provided) everyday. Plus breaks (paid) between classes of 5-20 minutes. Actual contact hours is 22:20.

Getting 6 hours a day will be tough. You can definitely get 6 hours a day of teaching (make sure they don't count just contact hours as hours worked), but most places will require you to come in an hour early for prep. Even if they don't require it, you should spend an hour or so a day doing it.

[Smee]

First hagwon:
Prep time: 3:00 - 5:30 pm
Work: 5:30 - 11 pm.

Now:
AT work: 8:30 - 5:00 pm
at WORK: 10 forty-minute classes per week, plus running crowd control on 4 others.

[Ya-ta Boy]

I'm in a (private) public school and teach 28 hours a week (22 regular and 6 OT). I'm required to be at school from 9 to 5, but since 5 of my extra classes are before school, I arrive at 7:30 and start my teaching day at 8. On Wednesdays I don't have any morning classes during the regular school day, but am required to be at school.

[poet13]

I teach at a boys private school.
8:30-5 at the school.
3 or 4 45 minute classes a day.
1 45 minute meeting every monday morning.
I supervisor a boys acting/english club, 1 or 2 45 minute periods a week, but I volunteered for that.

[ShaneM]

AT work: 8:50-4, 45min lunch
at WORK: (3) 70 min classes, (2) 60 min classes.

[thelaststraw]

Well those are all great hours but can you possibly beat this one......

1st class: 7am, 20 minute commute to a big company for a 1 on 1
2nd class: 10:50 am in middle school
3rd class: 11:45 to 12:30
1 hour break for lunch, of course not paid, and most of it is commuting time.
4th: 1:40 (at a different middles school on the other side of town)
5th: 4pm in the hakwan
6th: 5pm hakwan
7th: 6pm hakwan
8th: 7pm hakwan
8pm 1 hour break (paid hahhaa never)
9th class: 9pm in hakwan
finally home at 10pm,,,,,,,,,,,,woowww i love my job........

dont be jelous....

[sheba]

Earliest started: 2pm
Latest finished: 9pm
Most classes in a week: 28

This is excluding extra classes (over the summer and winter vacation) which were optional.

Current schedule
Start 2 or 2.30pm, finish 8pm.
Teaching 22 classes.

I work in a hagwon.

[poet13]

thelaststraw......man, I hope you get paid plenty for that....

[thelaststraw]

Well poet man, I usually take home just shy of 3 mil but dammm i know its not even close to being worth it......i do however find it makes the time go by quickly which is top priority these days.......
thanks for being so polite...

[kscouse]

4pm til 8pm.

2 times 40 minutes class - 50 minute break - then
2 times 45 minutes class - hometime 7:55 sharp.

[Wangja]

I am not a teacher, and I work from about 7:30 till about 6:30 Mon to Fri. Sometimes, I have some stuff to do at weekends.

So in a typical week 55+ hours.