Korean Job Discussion Forums

[philipjames]

I'm applying to a public school job that requires its teaches to have relevant experience reflecting a "Christian educational philosophy." I'm not a Christian. If they ask about my experiences reflecting my Christian educational philosophy what should I say?

It is a public school job, so I really don't know how they can bring religion into the equation. And I don't want to pretend to be a Christian just to get a job. They want us to have a good education, but they also want us to believe in fairy tales. I didn't attain a graduate degree to pretend to be stupid.

Any advice welcome.

Thanks.

[shantaram]

Maybe it's a covert way to discriminate against imagined minorities. They might think all white people are Christian and all black people aren't or something ridiculous.

[Demophobe]

[philipjames]

True, I can't pass an opportunity to take a swipe at religion. But my question is genuine. If I get offered an interview, and this question comes up, what doth one say?

Cheers.

[icicle]

[jkelly80]

If you were to go the less than forthright route, I think that emphasizing the words "service", "humility", and "moral code" couldn't hurt.

[CentralCali]

Public schools in the Republic of Korea cannot discriminate on the basis of religion. There may be a terminology issue, though. The OP may be British where public school does not mean government-run school as it does in the US and the ROK.

[philipjames]

Icicle, thank you for your response. You may well be right. However, in the past I was still offered a position at a Christian university after I had informed the interviewer that I was most definitely not a Christian. So one never knows in Korea. Nothing ever seems to be transparent here. It could be the same thing as before, with me being offered a position. Or, they could be pretty hardcore about it. If I'm offered an interview I don't want to waste my time going if the interview begins with a prayer, and / or they expect me to begin each class with one.

[philipjames]

jkelly, you might be onto something there also. Cheers.

[seoulsucker]

I paraphrased the first few lines of Whitney Houston's "Greatest Love of All" when asked a similar question during an interview, and knocked it out of the park.

[Bingo]

Must resist temptation to comment on yet another Christian-related thread....Must be strong.....too easy.....all been said before...must not be drawn in......

Okay, how about this? Just phone the dude and ask him what it means. Ask him straight up if you would be wasting your time applying. I think that's the simplest way to go about it.

[Bingo]

Seoulsucker, that's hilarious.

[RACETRAITOR]

[jaganath69]

Are you sure this is a public school job? I'm stunned that there is a religious requirement for such a position. Are there Buddhist and Shaman public schools here too?

[icicle]