Korean Job Discussion Forums

[dogshed]

I've had little problem but not every public school teacher
has had the same experience. Someone posted this on
one of the Gangwon-do groups.

http://seoul.usembassy.gov/t_types.html

ETIS/EPIK KOREAN GOVERNMENT PROGRAM
ETIS (English Teachers in Seoul) and EPIK (English Program in Korea) are programs sponsored by the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education and the Korean Ministry of Education, respectively. These fairly new, Korea-wide, government-sponsored programs place native English speakers in every school district in Korea and present a unique opportunity for the adventurous to live away from popular tourist centers. While recruiting and training appear to be performed quite professionally, teachers� living and working experiences vary considerably. Some are welcomed with open arms and treated extremely well. Others, arriving in areas where the program has been forced upon reluctant, under-funded schools, are greeted less warmly and face significant challenges winning over ambivalent � or antagonistic � Korean counterparts. Housing, benefits, reliability of pay, and access to ombudsmen are steadily improving, but still have a long way to go.