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[crazylemongirl]

Ok this is a moan.

We've had some bad stuff going down at our hagwon at the moment. Although the director comes in and occasionally looks through the windows of us when we're teaching all communication has been through her telling a korean who tells one of the waygook teachers who tells the rest of us.

Now I'm realising that I'm coming from a different society but WTF is up with this game of chinese whispers? I understand that she's just lost some face through current problems at the school and her english abilty is too crash hot. But I tried to explain to the korean teacher she's making things a million times worse by not talking to us or being present when important stuff is happening.

So aside from us en masse walking out of class when she peers through how on earth can we talk to her?

CLG

[VanIslander]

Ain't that a lemon. My director speaks little English and most communication goes through the Korean teachers. At least that way I don't argue with the director! I have the GREATEST director in the world BUT my one big knock is the total lack of communication. If I hear about things last minute that is sooner than I usually find out. What to do? What to do? This is how I cope: I remember that it is not my business, and that whatever inefficiencies result because of management tactics will cost the director in the end. Being left in the dark is just the cost of doing business AS a hogwan teacher. How to talk to a director? ABOUT WHAT? Can you be more specific? I speak to my director about my pay and my apartment. Not much more. What do you want to communicate?

[Son Deureo!]

[canuckistan]

Sounds like you could try to set up regular staff/management meetings with translator present to iron this stuff out. If you impress upon them that it'll improve the performance of the hagwon (nudge, nudge, profits!), that usually gets a receptive ear.