...but these guys hover around me, try to "sneak" peeks down my shirt or at my crotch (I had to drape a towel across my lap because of this), a few try to chat me up and it's pretty damn clear that they're bothering me but they never take the hint, and it's all just super weird and annoying. The owner notices but doesn't say anything.
Quote from: Chinguetti on October 13, 2016, 10:45:42 am...but these guys hover around me, try to "sneak" peeks down my shirt or at my crotch (I had to drape a towel across my lap because of this), a few try to chat me up and it's pretty damn clear that they're bothering me but they never take the hint, and it's all just super weird and annoying. The owner notices but doesn't say anything. I am livid just reading this. And of course I'm sure you're the wanton foreigner-whore who is reveling in their attention. Fuuuuuuck these men.
Quote from: jomi on October 13, 2016, 07:16:51 amQuote from: oglop on October 12, 2016, 09:21:21 pmi never understood the need to have two teachers in the same classroomI kinda see it as more if an assiastant type thing. Idk about the US but in the U.K. It's common in primary school to have a teaching assistant (the school I worked at in the uk had pm one assistant per class for lower years and then one or two assistants per unit in upper juniors). One teacher can't meet the needs of 30 kids and at early years it's important to meet their needs as much as possible. English is a subject with huge disparity in levels, one foreign teacher is not going to be able to meet the needs of 30 kids who range from barely knowing the alphabet to being able to have conversations, considering we teach 100% in English and often don't have enough Korean to explain stuff to the lower level students. In my classes I view my Korean teacher as a teaching assistant type role, there to help lower level students.The problem with this is that the Korean teacher doesn't always take the innitiative to assist lower level students, and the way classes are set up and typically run (and the fact we teach 20-22 different classes of around 30 students once a week for 40 minutes with no system of tracking students' progress or weaknesses) it's hard to run differentiated tasks, so you can't ask the KT to work with the lower level students because you will have a handful in the class sat at opposite sides of the classroom. Alternatively we can take an assistant role, if your KT prefers to be leading the class (lol)Yea I agree with this.In fact, I'm stunned by the amount of people here who apparently teach without a CT even in the room. I don't mean classroom management, I mean how do you actually teach the material without any translation? Do elementary and middle school textbooks have Korean in them or are they written completely in English?
Quote from: oglop on October 12, 2016, 09:21:21 pmi never understood the need to have two teachers in the same classroomI kinda see it as more if an assiastant type thing. Idk about the US but in the U.K. It's common in primary school to have a teaching assistant (the school I worked at in the uk had pm one assistant per class for lower years and then one or two assistants per unit in upper juniors). One teacher can't meet the needs of 30 kids and at early years it's important to meet their needs as much as possible. English is a subject with huge disparity in levels, one foreign teacher is not going to be able to meet the needs of 30 kids who range from barely knowing the alphabet to being able to have conversations, considering we teach 100% in English and often don't have enough Korean to explain stuff to the lower level students. In my classes I view my Korean teacher as a teaching assistant type role, there to help lower level students.The problem with this is that the Korean teacher doesn't always take the innitiative to assist lower level students, and the way classes are set up and typically run (and the fact we teach 20-22 different classes of around 30 students once a week for 40 minutes with no system of tracking students' progress or weaknesses) it's hard to run differentiated tasks, so you can't ask the KT to work with the lower level students because you will have a handful in the class sat at opposite sides of the classroom. Alternatively we can take an assistant role, if your KT prefers to be leading the class (lol)
i never understood the need to have two teachers in the same classroom
Does anyone elses school just take money out of your Bank without asking?I got asked to go on a school trip next week, which I said yes to. I wasn't told I had to pay for myself. They took 55,000 won, without even asking me or telling me. It's not a lot. No big deal. But surely if you ask someone if they want to go on the trip you would mention 'oh btw you need to pay x amount' not just take it from my account?Don't know how comfortable I am with that to be honest, that they can just access my money like that.
Quote from: Pecan on October 13, 2016, 09:38:30 amI wouldn't want our children (if we had any) to ever be alone with some of the folks brought over here to "teach". It's frightening.because having your child alone with a korean teacher who frequents room salons, gets blasted on soju every night, never comes prepared for class because they're 'SO BUSY', and might well end up sexually assaulting your child (i think everyone is aware of the preference a vast number of korean men have for children) is a much more appealing prospect?
I wouldn't want our children (if we had any) to ever be alone with some of the folks brought over here to "teach". It's frightening.
Quote from: chupacaubrey on October 13, 2016, 10:53:10 amQuote from: Chinguetti on October 13, 2016, 10:45:42 am...but these guys hover around me, try to "sneak" peeks down my shirt or at my crotch (I had to drape a towel across my lap because of this), a few try to chat me up and it's pretty damn clear that they're bothering me but they never take the hint, and it's all just super weird and annoying. The owner notices but doesn't say anything. I am livid just reading this. And of course I'm sure you're the wanton foreigner-whore who is reveling in their attention. Fuuuuuuck these men.That's what they want. :)
Quote from: chupacaubrey on October 13, 2016, 10:53:10 amQuote from: Chinguetti on October 13, 2016, 10:45:42 am...but these guys hover around me, try to "sneak" peeks down my shirt or at my crotch (I had to drape a towel across my lap because of this), a few try to chat me up and it's pretty damn clear that they're bothering me but they never take the hint, and it's all just super weird and annoying. The owner notices but doesn't say anything. I am livid just reading this. And of course I'm sure you're the wanton foreigner-whore who is reveling in their attention. Fuuuuuuck these men.Right? I just want my own posse of ahjummas. I don't think that's too much to ask.
Quote from: chupacaubrey on October 13, 2016, 10:53:10 amQuote from: Chinguetti on October 13, 2016, 10:45:42 am...but these guys hover around me, try to "sneak" peeks down my shirt or at my crotch (I had to drape a towel across my lap because of this), a few try to chat me up and it's pretty damn clear that they're bothering me but they never take the hint, and it's all just super weird and annoying. The owner notices but doesn't say anything. I am livid just reading this. And of course I'm sure you're the wanton foreigner-whore who is reveling in their attention. Fuuuuuuck these men.That's miserable. Guys are gross.When I used to go to the gym regularly, which was a poor, community health center gym full of olds, they had a separate floor for women and men. Of course, the women's floor only had hula hoops and tread mills, while all the free weights and machines were in the men's section.Still, creeping on someone when they're trying to work out is so uncool. Speaking of the gym, I used to go three to four times every week for about 3 years in a row.Then I started working at a school where I was worked to exhaustion every day and haven't been to the gym in about two and a half years. And now I'm fat. It sucks. Starting again is so hard.
Perhaps you need to look in the mirror.
Quote from: kobayashi on October 13, 2016, 09:48:14 amQuote from: Pecan on October 13, 2016, 09:38:30 amI wouldn't want our children (if we had any) to ever be alone with some of the folks brought over here to "teach". It's frightening.because having your child alone with a korean teacher who frequents room salons, gets blasted on soju every night, never comes prepared for class because they're 'SO BUSY', and might well end up sexually assaulting your child (i think everyone is aware of the preference a vast number of korean men have for children) is a much more appealing prospect?Hold up!Koby, don't get it twisted. There is NEVER a time when any student should be ALONE with any "teacher" or teacher.That is covered in great detail when completing one's teacher certification.Door open. Have a colleague or another student in the room, etc. One needs to protect themselves from any perceived impropriety.When I have my after school class, and only one student shows up, we do the class in the teachers' office, where other teachers are.Got it?BTW, I totally agree with your comments about Korean teachers.
Do they take it out of your salary each month or take it out of your actual bank account?I suppose they could have helped you to set up a direct debit for school lunches but how could they have taken money for the school trip directly from your bank account? A bit worrying
Quote from: Pecan on October 13, 2016, 11:32:02 amQuote from: kobayashi on October 13, 2016, 09:48:14 amQuote from: Pecan on October 13, 2016, 09:38:30 amI wouldn't want our children (if we had any) to ever be alone with some of the folks brought over here to "teach". It's frightening.because having your child alone with a korean teacher who frequents room salons, gets blasted on soju every night, never comes prepared for class because they're 'SO BUSY', and might well end up sexually assaulting your child (i think everyone is aware of the preference a vast number of korean men have for children) is a much more appealing prospect?Hold up!Koby, don't get it twisted. There is NEVER a time when any student should be ALONE with any "teacher" or teacher.That is covered in great detail when completing one's teacher certification.Door open. Have a colleague or another student in the room, etc. One needs to protect themselves from any perceived impropriety.When I have my after school class, and only one student shows up, we do the class in the teachers' office, where other teachers are.Got it?BTW, I totally agree with your comments about Korean teachers.Are you joking?Do the other teachers look at you like you're mental when you're having your class in the middle of their office?
Arm,I'm NOT joking.These are students who don't know phonics/the alphabet/etc., so the group is really small, like four or five. However, sometimes only one student shows up.When that happens we have our lesson in the office at the conference table.By your response, it's obvious you have never had any formal training, because if you had, you would know that even a false accusation can destroy one's career and life. Therefore, it is always best to err on the side of caution.I suppose I should parrot your question back to you, "Are you mental?"
Probably not, because they wouldn't want him to be alone with the kid. It's common knowledge for Korean teachers as well, that you should not be alone with the kids.
This is a site for "teachers", yet some think it's appropriate to be alone with a student...I sure hope you are trolls and not being sincere.