It's generally pointless teaching English if students aren't divided by level. Having kids that don't know their ABCs and fluent kids in the same class? Pointless
[A lot of teachers cycle in and out after a year or two. Don't worry about it. /quote]Well, yes. Of course that happens. But it is also true that there are a good few people who leave after 6 months. But I was shocked to read about a certain person who had come all the way here to teach in a public school, and wanted to quit after just a couple of months! EPIK's application process has gotten trickier and more expensive over the years. One assumes that this was done to weed out the flakier people. Yet it still happens that people leave EPIK after a few months or do midnight runs. How come? It takes a lot more effort to get hear than it used to. So you would think you'd get committed, mature people. Nope. It's inexperienced newbies. Of course new teachers may have problems that aren't their fault. Back in the day, when EPIK was less popular, I remember meeting guys in their 30s and 40s who were with EPIK. They had been accountants and journalists back home, and they approached EPIK professionally. Surprisingly, the program was attracting serious teachers. Of course, there's also a minor point that seems to have escaped all Korean bosses. It's that the starting salary of 2.1 million won was worth a lot more back then.
To the OP: yes, it is a bad sign if most people are leaving after 1 year or less. It is a bad sign if you are hoping to be kept on next year, because you just might not be.
Quote[A lot of teachers cycle in and out after a year or two. Don't worry about it. /quote]Well, yes. Of course that happens. But it is also true that there are a good few people who leave after 6 months. But I was shocked to read about a certain person who had come all the way here to teach in a public school, and wanted to quit after just a couple of months! EPIK's application process has gotten trickier and more expensive over the years. One assumes that this was done to weed out the flakier people. Yet it still happens that people leave EPIK after a few months or do midnight runs. How come? It takes a lot more effort to get hear than it used to. So you would think you'd get committed, mature people. Nope. It's inexperienced newbies. Of course new teachers may have problems that aren't their fault. Back in the day, when EPIK was less popular, I remember meeting guys in their 30s and 40s who were with EPIK. They had been accountants and journalists back home, and they approached EPIK professionally. Surprisingly, the program was attracting serious teachers. Of course, there's also a minor point that seems to have escaped all Korean bosses. It's that the starting salary of 2.1 million won was worth a lot more back then...or, perhaps their dreams of living in a k-poop video were shattered and they leaned what teaching in Korea is all about...and, the fact these folks left does not necessarily reflect on being their fault.
EPIK I hear can have strange hiring criteria including rejecting people who have already taught here before. I even heard several years ago one person who did interviewing for EPIK (via this site) that he rejected anyone over 40. I assume such stupid arbitrary standards don't exist anymore or as much as before.
Luckily my school doesn't talk about the previous teacher who I replaced. I'm relieved!
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Okay, ㄴ ㅣ...... Or are you L1?
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