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lowpo



Joined: 01 Mar 2007

PostPosted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 9:09 pm    Post subject: Public School stealing students from Hogwans Reply with quote

I work at two small public schools in a small town. Between the two schools I only work 15 classes a week between them.
At the beginning of the semester my coteacher asked me if I wanted to teach at a elementary school for extra money. I have no problem on making extra money when it is offered me by my school.
They told me it would be an after school program ran by the school and it would run for 5 night a week between 5:30 and 7:00. That would mean two extra classes a night for five nights for how ever long it was succesful. Also my school would pay me every month for each class I teach.
The two principle's make a deal with the kids parents that they would pay the school for the classes. But the price is lower than the parents would be paying at the hogwans.
For the first night I had 22 studends in class A and the next night I had 21 students in class B.
With these classes starting up and my other extra schools. I have just doubled my salary from my contract. Puls, I'm still teaching under 32 hours a week.
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jinju



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PostPosted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 9:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Good. I hope you guys put some hogwans out of business.
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lowpo



Joined: 01 Mar 2007

PostPosted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 9:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

jinju wrote:
Good. I hope you guys put some hogwans out of business.



The classes are actually fun to teach.
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The_Conservative



Joined: 15 Mar 2007

PostPosted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 9:43 pm    Post subject: Re: Public School stealing students from Hogwans Reply with quote

lowpo wrote:
I work at two small public schools in a small town. Between the two schools I only work 15 classes a week between them.
At the beginning of the semester my coteacher asked me if I wanted to teach at a elementary school for extra money. I have no problem on making extra money when it is offered me by my school.
They told me it would be an after school program ran by the school and it would run for 5 night a week between 5:30 and 7:00. That would mean two extra classes a night for five nights for how ever long it was succesful. Also my school would pay me every month for each class I teach.
The two principle's make a deal with the kids parents that they would pay the school for the classes. But the price is lower than the parents would be paying at the hogwans.
For the first night I had 22 studends in class A and the next night I had 21 students in class B.
With these classes starting up and my other extra schools. I have just doubled my salary from my contract. Puls, I'm still teaching under 32 hours a week.


So you are working from 8:30 AM to 7:00 PM five days a week then?
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ajgeddes



Joined: 28 Apr 2004
Location: Yongsan

PostPosted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 9:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I also do that at my school, although during school hours. Students pay 100,000won for 4 months. I get all of it. Gets tiring after a while though.
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lowpo



Joined: 01 Mar 2007

PostPosted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 9:47 pm    Post subject: Re: Public School stealing students from Hogwans Reply with quote

The_Conservative wrote:
lowpo wrote:
I work at two small public schools in a small town. Between the two schools I only work 15 classes a week between them.
At the beginning of the semester my coteacher asked me if I wanted to teach at a elementary school for extra money. I have no problem on making extra money when it is offered me by my school.
They told me it would be an after school program ran by the school and it would run for 5 night a week between 5:30 and 7:00. That would mean two extra classes a night for five nights for how ever long it was succesful. Also my school would pay me every month for each class I teach.
The two principle's make a deal with the kids parents that they would pay the school for the classes. But the price is lower than the parents would be paying at the hogwans.
For the first night I had 22 studends in class A and the next night I had 21 students in class B.
With these classes starting up and my other extra schools. I have just doubled my salary from my contract. Puls, I'm still teaching under 32 hours a week.


So you are working from 8:30 AM to 7:00 PM five days a week then?


Yes, with 3 days only having 2 or 3 classes a day. On these days the school let's me leave at 2:30.
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Yu_Bum_suk



Joined: 25 Dec 2004

PostPosted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 9:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Way to go! I hope there's a franchise hagwon nearby that's really feeling the pinch.
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Alyallen



Joined: 29 Mar 2004
Location: The 4th Greatest Place on Earth = Jeonju!!!

PostPosted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 10:21 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

ajgeddes wrote:
I also do that at my school, although during school hours. Students pay 100,000won for 4 months. I get all of it. Gets tiring after a while though.


I hear ya espeically since my classes seem to be getting bigger. I enjoyed having small classes of 8-10 now I have a class of 19 Shocked 15 Shocked and 8 Very Happy

I now can't stand these classes and they pay a hell of a lot less than 100,000 won at my school Confused
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lowpo



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PostPosted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 11:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Alyallen wrote:
ajgeddes wrote:
I also do that at my school, although during school hours. Students pay 100,000won for 4 months. I get all of it. Gets tiring after a while though.


I hear ya espeically since my classes seem to be getting bigger. I enjoyed having small classes of 8-10 now I have a class of 19 Shocked 15 Shocked and 8 Very Happy

I now can't stand these classes and they pay a hell of a lot less than 100,000 won at my school Confused


YES, I know it will get old soon. But I'm lucky starting out with 4 days a week for the first few weeks. The school wanted two teachers to work the class. But their schools wanted them for after school programs.
For now I'm enjoying the extra money. The school promised 1,200,000 W a month for these classes.
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LuckyNomad



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PostPosted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 11:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I do extra classes too, but only once a week. The school also has an English Training Day that it does every other Saturday morning, which I used to do. I don't think it's really an effort to destroy the Hogwans, but more of a way to alleviate the financial burden of poor farming families, which my school has a lot of.
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Young FRANKenstein



Joined: 02 Oct 2006
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 11:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

ajgeddes wrote:
Gets tiring after a while though.

As long as it's not a permanent arrangement, I could sacrifice a month or two, then take a break from it, and go back and do it again later after I've recharged the batteries.

Month (or two) on, month (or two) off. Sure.
Twelve months stright of that kind of schdule? Not a chance. The money's not worth my health.
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Young FRANKenstein



Joined: 02 Oct 2006
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 11:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

LuckyNomad wrote:
I don't think it's really an effort to destroy the Hogwans,.

But if that were the end result, I wouldn't shed a tear.
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BS.Dos.



Joined: 29 Mar 2007

PostPosted: Thu Sep 20, 2007 12:01 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Extra coinage never hurts. However, that's a long old day, and as they're obviously paying for the privilage of having you teach their kids, you better make sure you keep things spikey and entertaining in the classroom else senor Hogwon will be reeling them back in.

Good luck with it and enjoy the extra wonga.
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Alyallen



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PostPosted: Thu Sep 20, 2007 12:48 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

lowpo wrote:
Alyallen wrote:
ajgeddes wrote:
I also do that at my school, although during school hours. Students pay 100,000won for 4 months. I get all of it. Gets tiring after a while though.


I hear ya espeically since my classes seem to be getting bigger. I enjoyed having small classes of 8-10 now I have a class of 19 Shocked 15 Shocked and 8 Very Happy

I now can't stand these classes and they pay a hell of a lot less than 100,000 won at my school Confused


YES, I know it will get old soon. But I'm lucky starting out with 4 days a week for the first few weeks. The school wanted two teachers to work the class. But their schools wanted them for after school programs.
For now I'm enjoying the extra money. The school promised 1,200,000 W a month for these classes.


To be fair...I teach those classes on top of 3 other after school classes of 27 Shocked 24 Shocked and 15 Shocked

When I think of it this way, I should get a fucking gold medal Laughing
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wylies99



Joined: 13 May 2006
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PostPosted: Thu Sep 20, 2007 10:14 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

[quote="Yu_Bum_suk"]Way to go! I hope there's a franchise hagwon nearby that's really feeling the pinch.[/quote]

They'll ship in some illegal teachers- no diplomas, EH. Rolling Eyes
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