Teaching English Abroad

[KRonn]

Tim, what are the hours you work like there?  In my Canadian high school in China, I've got Mon - Fri, 8:25 - 3:35.  However, each day there are only around 210 minutes of classroom teaching.

Incidentally, is the length of the Korean school day also insane?  Here the day begins around 7:00 AM and often ends around 6:30 PM or later, with several hours of supervised evening study time later in the night.  As well, students always go to school on Saturdays, and also sometimes on Sundays if they have had a test during the week (in order to "make up for lost time"). 

Fortunately, we Canadian teachers only work according to normal Canadian high school teaching hours.

Those poor children.... and poor teachers with such long hours!

[Monoriu]

Those poor children.... and poor teachers with such long hours!

Poor children yes.  Poor teachers no.  Students stay in the classroom all the time.  But different teachers come in at different times.  From a student's perspective, he is stuck in the classroom.  From a teacher's perspective, he may need to teach a lot of classes on Monday, but his schedule maybe different on Tuesday.

[jimmy olsen]

Those poor children.... and poor teachers with such long hours!

Poor children yes.  Poor teachers no.  Students stay in the classroom all the time.  But different teachers come in at different times.  From a student's perspective, he is stuck in the classroom.  From a teacher's perspective, he may need to teach a lot of classes on Monday, but his schedule maybe different on Tuesday.

I have my own multimedia room, I stay here and the students come to it.

Hours at my school are 8:20-4:30

EDIT: I only teach 4-5 forty-five minute classes a day though.

[HisMajestyBOB]

Incidentally, is the length of the Korean school day also insane?  Here the day begins around 7:00 AM and often ends around 6:30 PM or later, with several hours of supervised evening study time later in the night.  As well, students always go to school on Saturdays, and also sometimes on Sundays if they have had a test during the week (in order to "make up for lost time").

The school day is 8:20-4:30 or thereabouts. However, most students take after-school classes or go to private institutes after school, sometimes until 10pm. Schools have Saturday classes the 1st and 3rd Saturday of every month (or maybe every other Sat - I don't work weekends, so I don't know), and again many students will go to institutes to study English and math on Saturday. Finally, those students who don't have afterschool class will sometimes stay at school voluntarily to study, especially seniors in high school, since they study constantly, all day, for the big college entrance exams. The entire senior year in high school is basically a cram session for that test.

Note that the above applies to high school. Younger kids' schedules are (probably) less insane.

[Camerus]

Speaking of prisons, in the winter there is no heating in the schools.  Thus the students spend all that time huddling in a room that is literally around 0 degrees.

[lustindarkness]

Big words coming from a dirty rican.

Hey! that's my title! 

[katmai]

Big words coming from a dirty rican.

Hey! that's my title! 

pfft you've been lurking too much.

[Josquius]

Those poor children.... and poor teachers with such long hours!

Poor children yes.  Poor teachers no.  Students stay in the classroom all the time.  But different teachers come in at different times.  From a student's perspective, he is stuck in the classroom.  From a teacher's perspective, he may need to teach a lot of classes on Monday, but his schedule maybe different on Tuesday.

Strange, the total opposite system to the UK.
I have to say I think ours is better- teachers have everything they need for their class set in a location and don't have to carry things around with them everywhere.

[jimmy olsen]

I'm back on the grid. 

Any funky internet laws I should know about Bob?

[HisMajestyBOB]

Watching Japanese porn will get you deported - you may only watch good Korean porn (plus, it's good for health!)


Nah, I don't think there's anything. In fact, you can probably get away with pirating more than usual if you want - certainly everyone in my school pirates like crazy, and I've heard that well over 50% of software on business and government computers is pirated.

[jimmy olsen]

Watching Japanese porn will get you deported - you may only watch good Korean porn (plus, it's good for health!)


Nah, I don't think there's anything. In fact, you can probably get away with pirating more than usual if you want - certainly everyone in my school pirates like crazy, and I've heard that well over 50% of software on business and government computers is pirated.

I heard streaming is okay, downloading is iffy (prawn} and distributing (send a picture to a friend) is right out.

I'm drunk.

[Jaron]

Watching Japanese porn will get you deported - you may only watch good Korean porn (plus, it's good for health!)


Nah, I don't think there's anything. In fact, you can probably get away with pirating more than usual if you want - certainly everyone in my school pirates like crazy, and I've heard that well over 50% of software on business and government computers is pirated.

I heard streaming is okay, downloading is iffy (prawn} and distributing (send a picture to a friend) is right out.

I'm drunk.

*streams his ESSENCES into Tims mouth*

[ulmont]

Watching Japanese porn will get you deported

That should be a rule everywhere.  Including Japan.

[Camerus]

Japanese porn is a venerable staple of the black market here.  In fact, it comprises 100% of my porn collection.   

[Savonarola]

Japanese porn is a venerable staple of the black market here.  In fact, it comprises 100% of my porn collection.   

Are the naughty parts pixelated; or is that not done for the export market?