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[flutieflakes]

mon - 3 classes, home by 2

tues - classes home by 12:30

wed - 1 class, home by 1

thurs - classes at 1:30

fri - no classes

next monday - start teacher training, 5-6 hours a day for a week, 1 mil. extra pay

next next thursday - philippines for 9 days

next next next next friday - canada for 2.5 weeks, paid by employeer

get out of hagwons NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[the_beaver]

my work week:

no classes

my work month:

no classes

my work month next month:

have a meeting on the 27th (I think) and classes on 30 and 31

[flutieflakes]

good on ya beaver..............

[Mosley]

EPIK: Wonderful program...consider my week compared to flutie's and keep in mind that we work in the same province for the same employer(arranged by EPIK). Also, we have the same pay/qualification level.

My week: 14 lessons(a slack week for me!). Average time of getting home: 6 p.m. Days off: none(in fact, 4 of my classes are on Fri.).

Rest of summer: no promise of vacation. There are vague hints of extra duties in the offing but no hint of extra pay. Why should there be? I've hardly ever gotten any yet. Hell, I'm tickled pink when I get my regular salary ON TIME.

And people wonder why EPIK is scorned by so many, save the priviliged few who have simply lucked into enviable situations....

[inkoreaforgood]

Mosley,


Some people just want to work their foreign teachers to death, I think sometimes. Your situation sucks.

[adventureman]

Good luck next year Mosley

[Gollum]

I get about 4 months of paid vacation a year, spread out through the year, and I don't have to do something you University teachers have to do.... no grading tests or homework, and no mid-terms or finals. I give my own tests sometimes, though, for my own records.

18 teaching hours/week during 10 to 4 hours.

Glad the original poster is happy, but I'm happy where I'm at.

Oh, and I don't live in a dorm.

[fidel]

I don't like to brag but vacation starts tomorrow so I'm feeling 'top of the world'. My family and I are heading home for several weeks of touring, eating and visiting.
My usual week
Maximum of 20 50 minute classes
20 students per class as English Conversation is an elective subject.
6 classes, same grade 3 times a week each, plus a couple of teacher classes.
8:00am - 4:00pm Mon-Fri

5 week summer vacation
9 week winter vacation
4 weeks exams 8-11 No classes
8 weeks oral testing
15? National holidays
6? random school holidays
4 days camp (this year China) however I stay home.

Few discipline problems, can beat them if I want however I don't feel the need to. 15 Korean English teachers, with about 8 who are near fluent.
2 fully paid 'meetings' per month at a local restaurant, followed by a bar.

Catered lunch is provided everyday, in a seperate teachers dining room. The quality is excellent and the food varied, server yourself buffet style.

It almost feels like I'm not working at all. My only gripe is that provided the students with a government issued book which is crap so I have to make up all my lesson plans and materials from scratch. However next year will be a breeze as I will have all the plans/materials ready.

[The Lemon]

[Mosley]

Technical point: the OP never said he works at a univ.; in fact he's mainly w/public middle schools. See my above post.

[The Lemon]

[wylde]

he comes off as a lucky sod.. that is the job in korea we should all aspire to and feel blessed when we get it..



that said.. hahahah hah ha

my next job gives 5 months of vacations and 12 hours a week



nice one fruity..


why dump on someone who has a great job in korea, they are few and far between.. he is happy.. why bring him down?

[wylde]

[The Lemon]

[wylde]