Quote from: jomi on October 11, 2016, 09:49:04 amQuote from: The Arm on October 11, 2016, 08:57:18 amQuote from: jomi on October 11, 2016, 08:52:27 amI really enjoy how my coteachers do the absolute bare minimum. They are good enough to stay for the duration of my classes but sit at the back doing nothing, sparingly assist in tasks, barely ever assist lower level students in tasks and this week failed to tell me about an open class I had to submit a lesson plan for and acted as if I should have miraculously know. I had to write said plan in a specific format for submission, and later admitted "you weren't told because taking charge of the foreign teacher is a job no one wants"Really?? I do not require a lot of effort literally all you need to do to take charge of me it tell me when I need to do something so I can do it. I am not a problem waygooki , I am not a problem teacher, I do my job with the minimum amount of fuss and most of the time my coteachers don't need to do anything. I plan my classes, I make my materials, I don't ask for anything, I don't cause any problems ALL I require is that I am TOLD when I need to do anything and my coteachers assist students in classes.Did you say anything when they told you that (a job no one wants)? I would have gone mental at that.If it makes you feel better I'm in the same boat and could have written the exact same rant!No. I did what I always do, smiled, said okay, put my earphones back in and carried on with what I was doing. This was said in an "Dont misunderstand me" thing from one of my coteachers after she told me I needed to script out the open class lesson plan. Basically the open classbisnt with that particular coteacher and currently my "handler" is a homeroom teacher so I never see her (she got reassigned at the start of the year). The coteacher who will be doing the open class with me had just spent her afternoon napping on the sofa in our office and left for a meeting and I get the feeling that right now none of the KTs I actually teach with think it's their responsibility to 'handle' me in terms of informing me of shit.And I learned in my first year here that showing when my KTs annoy me is a sure fire way for them to not give me that 80% mark I need to renew my contract at the end of the year (my first set of coteachers tried it, I got my contract renewal anyway)Yea that all sounds familiar. Smiling and nodding is usually the best course of action!
Quote from: The Arm on October 11, 2016, 08:57:18 amQuote from: jomi on October 11, 2016, 08:52:27 amI really enjoy how my coteachers do the absolute bare minimum. They are good enough to stay for the duration of my classes but sit at the back doing nothing, sparingly assist in tasks, barely ever assist lower level students in tasks and this week failed to tell me about an open class I had to submit a lesson plan for and acted as if I should have miraculously know. I had to write said plan in a specific format for submission, and later admitted "you weren't told because taking charge of the foreign teacher is a job no one wants"Really?? I do not require a lot of effort literally all you need to do to take charge of me it tell me when I need to do something so I can do it. I am not a problem waygooki , I am not a problem teacher, I do my job with the minimum amount of fuss and most of the time my coteachers don't need to do anything. I plan my classes, I make my materials, I don't ask for anything, I don't cause any problems ALL I require is that I am TOLD when I need to do anything and my coteachers assist students in classes.Did you say anything when they told you that (a job no one wants)? I would have gone mental at that.If it makes you feel better I'm in the same boat and could have written the exact same rant!No. I did what I always do, smiled, said okay, put my earphones back in and carried on with what I was doing. This was said in an "Dont misunderstand me" thing from one of my coteachers after she told me I needed to script out the open class lesson plan. Basically the open classbisnt with that particular coteacher and currently my "handler" is a homeroom teacher so I never see her (she got reassigned at the start of the year). The coteacher who will be doing the open class with me had just spent her afternoon napping on the sofa in our office and left for a meeting and I get the feeling that right now none of the KTs I actually teach with think it's their responsibility to 'handle' me in terms of informing me of shit.And I learned in my first year here that showing when my KTs annoy me is a sure fire way for them to not give me that 80% mark I need to renew my contract at the end of the year (my first set of coteachers tried it, I got my contract renewal anyway)
Quote from: jomi on October 11, 2016, 08:52:27 amI really enjoy how my coteachers do the absolute bare minimum. They are good enough to stay for the duration of my classes but sit at the back doing nothing, sparingly assist in tasks, barely ever assist lower level students in tasks and this week failed to tell me about an open class I had to submit a lesson plan for and acted as if I should have miraculously know. I had to write said plan in a specific format for submission, and later admitted "you weren't told because taking charge of the foreign teacher is a job no one wants"Really?? I do not require a lot of effort literally all you need to do to take charge of me it tell me when I need to do something so I can do it. I am not a problem waygooki , I am not a problem teacher, I do my job with the minimum amount of fuss and most of the time my coteachers don't need to do anything. I plan my classes, I make my materials, I don't ask for anything, I don't cause any problems ALL I require is that I am TOLD when I need to do anything and my coteachers assist students in classes.Did you say anything when they told you that (a job no one wants)? I would have gone mental at that.If it makes you feel better I'm in the same boat and could have written the exact same rant!
I really enjoy how my coteachers do the absolute bare minimum. They are good enough to stay for the duration of my classes but sit at the back doing nothing, sparingly assist in tasks, barely ever assist lower level students in tasks and this week failed to tell me about an open class I had to submit a lesson plan for and acted as if I should have miraculously know. I had to write said plan in a specific format for submission, and later admitted "you weren't told because taking charge of the foreign teacher is a job no one wants"Really?? I do not require a lot of effort literally all you need to do to take charge of me it tell me when I need to do something so I can do it. I am not a problem waygooki , I am not a problem teacher, I do my job with the minimum amount of fuss and most of the time my coteachers don't need to do anything. I plan my classes, I make my materials, I don't ask for anything, I don't cause any problems ALL I require is that I am TOLD when I need to do anything and my coteachers assist students in classes.
Quote from: jomi on October 11, 2016, 08:52:27 amI really enjoy how my coteachers do the absolute bare minimum. They are good enough to stay for the duration of my classes but sit at the back doing nothing, sparingly assist in tasks, barely ever assist lower level students in tasks and this week failed to tell me about an open class I had to submit a lesson plan for and acted as if I should have miraculously know. I had to write said plan in a specific format for submission, and later admitted "you weren't told because taking charge of the foreign teacher is a job no one wants"Really?? I do not require a lot of effort literally all you need to do to take charge of me it tell me when I need to do something so I can do it. I am not a problem waygooki , I am not a problem teacher, I do my job with the minimum amount of fuss and most of the time my coteachers don't need to do anything. I plan my classes, I make my materials, I don't ask for anything, I don't cause any problems ALL I require is that I am TOLD when I need to do anything and my coteachers assist students in classes.Oh boy, she would have caught the tongue-lashing of her life for that one. She basically said she couldn't be bothered to do her job, because she didn't want to. Like, nobody cares that you didn't want to do it, it's your freaking job (insert KT name here).
I have no idea where to put this. I lost it today. I cannot take anymore. I got attacked for not handing in full lesson plans for open classes this morning, when the schedule clearly says by tomorrow. I had already given them a basic outline for 5 classes and a full in depth one for our main open class. I had not completed the others due to disruptions to class schedules on Thursday due to a picnic that 90% of my students went on. I was informed about on the day. Ergo, lesson plans had to be changed.I couldn't understand what my CT was talking about at one point so I asked for clarity at which point she started shouting at me about a bunch of stuff, shouting and speaking so quickly in Korean that I could not understand and despite me asking over and over again that she slow down because I could not understand her she just continued to do so. She followed this up swiftly with "I am friends with many foreigners, you are the only one that has ever been a problem. Long story short I ended up screaming back and once she had literally screamed at me to the point of tears, I somehow agreed to resign because it is better for everyone.They are now pushing me for a letter of resignation. I have told them that I will deal with it once I have spoken to my coordinator.... I have no idea who this person is as I am school hired.Yes, I know. i should have shut up and walked away. I didn't. My bad. But really, so I resign, then that would mean I cannot work until such time as the end of my contract correct?Also, the other woman in the office to witnessed the whole scene, blatantly said in Korean that she will back my CT up with whatever she says.
Maya,Lots of terrible advice being thrown around.As the saying goes, you get what you pay for, so I hope you disregard many of the nutty responses you have received thus far.IMHO, your best bet might be to do/say nothing and to simply pretend that it never happened.Keep your head down, do your job to the best of your ability, and discontinue being confrontational.While doing the above, look for a new job for when your current position ends (as you won't be getting renewed).
Quote from: MataHari on October 11, 2016, 12:08:44 pmThey are now pushing me for a letter of resignation. I have told them that I will deal with it once I have spoken to my coordinator.... I have no idea who this person is as I am school hired.Yes, I know. i should have shut up and walked away. I didn't. My bad. But really, so I resign, then that would mean I cannot work until such time as the end of my contract correct?Also, the other woman in the office to witnessed the whole scene, blatantly said in Korean that she will back my CT up with whatever she says.Tell you co-teacher you want to talk to her regarding the earlier conversation. When you meet before anything is said, place your phone on the table and say you are recording it for the record, ask her to air any grievance. Tell her you will foorward a copy to her later. This way you will have a copy of any Korean that can be played back to The VP or P, and you can fact check anything she says about you. Also, if she is prone to not being in/participating in classes, you can ask her why this is so, again, the VP or P may be interested. You must tell her she is being recorded, as consent is an issue. Also, keep a calm tone, do not rise to nay bait, and ask her to explain any accusations against you. She may forget the conversation is being recorded, but you surely wont. She willl sound like an angry nut, and you appear the victim on the moral high ground.
They are now pushing me for a letter of resignation. I have told them that I will deal with it once I have spoken to my coordinator.... I have no idea who this person is as I am school hired.Yes, I know. i should have shut up and walked away. I didn't. My bad. But really, so I resign, then that would mean I cannot work until such time as the end of my contract correct?Also, the other woman in the office to witnessed the whole scene, blatantly said in Korean that she will back my CT up with whatever she says.
Quote from: Pecan on October 11, 2016, 01:48:11 pmMaya,Lots of terrible advice being thrown around.As the saying goes, you get what you pay for, so I hope you disregard many of the nutty responses you have received thus far.IMHO, your best bet might be to do/say nothing and to simply pretend that it never happened.Keep your head down, do your job to the best of your ability, and discontinue being confrontational.While doing the above, look for a new job for when your current position ends (as you won't be getting renewed).Best advice here.
I feel like I've been trying to lose my belly fat for like 3 years. It wont budge! everywhere else I lose weight and I don't know what gives. I eat healthy food most of the time, I workout 5 or 6 days a week, some strength training with Pilates and cardio with H.I.I.T training. I'm. So. Frustrated.
Quote from: krissyboo75 on September 09, 2016, 01:26:53 pmI feel like I've been trying to lose my belly fat for like 3 years. It wont budge! everywhere else I lose weight and I don't know what gives. I eat healthy food most of the time, I workout 5 or 6 days a week, some strength training with Pilates and cardio with H.I.I.T training. I'm. So. Frustrated. Instead of eating healthy food most of the time, how about all the time? For one month. Studies show overweight people overestimate how healthfully they are eating. So for thirty days, try this: no alcohol, no white rice, no white flour, and no sugar. It will be hard, but you will lose belly fat.https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-fallible-mind/201502/5-reasons-alcohol-makes-you-fathttp://www.nowloss.com/does-alcohol-make-you-fat.htmhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYqsWAjvEbI
Quote from: sligo on October 11, 2016, 01:37:29 pmQuote from: MataHari on October 11, 2016, 12:08:44 pmThey are now pushing me for a letter of resignation. I have told them that I will deal with it once I have spoken to my coordinator.... I have no idea who this person is as I am school hired.Yes, I know. i should have shut up and walked away. I didn't. My bad. But really, so I resign, then that would mean I cannot work until such time as the end of my contract correct?Also, the other woman in the office to witnessed the whole scene, blatantly said in Korean that she will back my CT up with whatever she says.Tell you co-teacher you want to talk to her regarding the earlier conversation. When you meet before anything is said, place your phone on the table and say you are recording it for the record, ask her to air any grievance. Tell her you will foorward a copy to her later. This way you will have a copy of any Korean that can be played back to The VP or P, and you can fact check anything she says about you. Also, if she is prone to not being in/participating in classes, you can ask her why this is so, again, the VP or P may be interested. You must tell her she is being recorded, as consent is an issue. Also, keep a calm tone, do not rise to nay bait, and ask her to explain any accusations against you. She may forget the conversation is being recorded, but you surely wont. She willl sound like an angry nut, and you appear the victim on the moral high ground.Don't do this. A) It's not going to work.B) She doesn't like you and doesn't have to comply with this.C) It's not going to matter what she says on the recording. Just don't sign any resignation form. They won't have to release you and therefore you won't be able to get a different job. Just stick it out to the end and don't sign anything.