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[Sash]

If you have worked a full term at a public school, please enlighten me.

I am thinking about teaching for a public school. I have not have any experience with this, so I was wondering how severance worked.

For example, If I were to work starting February, do I need to be physically present February 1st (or whatever starting date was) to receive severance? or can I leave before the new school year starts? (During december break)? Do any public schools start in march?

Also, what are the pros/cons of working in elementary, middle and high schools? How many other foreign teachers do you work with (if you work in the public system)?

Thanks a bunch!

[midian3x]

Most public school will have you doing some kind of winter camp- you will not have 2 months of winter vaction- unless you just get extremely lucky.

[ilovebdt]

During your first year of employment you have to work until the end date stated on your contract or you will not receive severance.

ilovebdt

[Yu_Bum_suk]

If you start any time before 2 March it would be good timing, as that's the first day of the school year.

You'll probably be the only foreign teacher at the school.

Do you like 6-12-year-olds, 13-15-year-olds, or 16-18-year-olds? That should answer your question about what level to teach. Just remember that their mental ages will be well below their western counter-parts.

[schwa]

[Sash]

[xtchr]

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[Sash]

Ah... gotcha. Thanks! I was thinking wishfully.