Quote from: gprinziv on April 07, 2017, 06:31:51 pmWho knows, but it does mean I'm that much less motivated both at the school and to get out of town immediately afterward.Which, right now, is completely eating me alive in terms of feeling isolated.Clicked on your profile and it says you are living in Sangju right? One of my friends lived there for 2 years and she said it was the best time ever, there were a few foreign teachers but mostly they hung around with the young Korean population who spoke surprisingly good English. I know at the time she said she really had to put herself out there in order to meet people but once she did she had a great time. I know this isn't great advice but I guess you have to really really make an effort to meet people there. I hope it gets better and this gives you a little hope!
Who knows, but it does mean I'm that much less motivated both at the school and to get out of town immediately afterward.Which, right now, is completely eating me alive in terms of feeling isolated.
Quote from: kobayashi on April 07, 2017, 03:02:38 pmat least you get paid an hour of non-teaching overtime every time you are at that school then Whaaaat?How do I go about getting this money?
at least you get paid an hour of non-teaching overtime every time you are at that school then
The hallways have gone deathly quiet. I had a class due to start one minute ago... yet again it is clear that the waygookin has been left out of the loop. I want to be thrilled, however I know that this will just mean the first period, and then it will be back to grind, and one of my grade 5 classes will be a lesson ahead of the other. Three years here and still haven't come to terms with Korean surprises.
Quote from: gprinziv on April 10, 2017, 08:40:55 amQuote from: kobayashi on April 07, 2017, 03:02:38 pmat least you get paid an hour of non-teaching overtime every time you are at that school then Whaaaat?How do I go about getting this money? You can't, unfortunately: the school isn't requiring you to stay that extra time. They would argue that you should just get yourself some transportation. Which isn't a bad idea: get yourself a crappy old 50cc scooter for a 3oo,ooo won and save yourself an hour of waiting around time. They're also a heck of a lot of fun, if you dont mind risking life and limb in local traffic.
Quote from: kyndo on April 10, 2017, 08:50:05 amQuote from: gprinziv on April 10, 2017, 08:40:55 amQuote from: kobayashi on April 07, 2017, 03:02:38 pmat least you get paid an hour of non-teaching overtime every time you are at that school then Whaaaat?How do I go about getting this money? You can't, unfortunately: the school isn't requiring you to stay that extra time. They would argue that you should just get yourself some transportation. Which isn't a bad idea: get yourself a crappy old 50cc scooter for a 3oo,ooo won and save yourself an hour of waiting around time. They're also a heck of a lot of fun, if you dont mind risking life and limb in local traffic. If you don't have a licence / can't drive, then you are required to stay that extra hour. I'd argue for it myself, as I can't drive.
Quote from: kobayashi on April 07, 2017, 03:02:38 pmQuote from: gprinziv on April 07, 2017, 02:29:09 pmQuote from: Pecan on April 07, 2017, 02:08:25 pmNot sure If I understand the OP on this issue, but when I used to go to my travel school on Fridays (not my main school), I would finish at 1:50 in the afternoon.Did I stick around? No. I would bounce.Usually, I would go back to my main school to tidy up and finish prepping for Monday, but there were other times, when I would simply go home or get a head start on my weekend.Are they saying you need to stay at your travel school?That is nuts.Teach your classes and go.I can't leave my satellite schools til day's end. Today, for example, I'm here til 5:20 because clock off is 4:40, but the bus home is hourly, 20 after.I'm provincial, though.at least you get paid an hour of non-teaching overtime every time you are at that school then Whaaaat?How do I go about getting this money? Not that I need to make my administration any more tense with me. We get along well enough but it's a working relationship at best. I've had to put my foot down a couple of times now and don't wanna stir the pot too much.Also, apparently one of the lunch ladies at my school wants me to teach her son conversational English on weekends... Luckily my coteacher mediated and told her no since I am not actually in my town on weekends.
Quote from: gprinziv on April 07, 2017, 02:29:09 pmQuote from: Pecan on April 07, 2017, 02:08:25 pmNot sure If I understand the OP on this issue, but when I used to go to my travel school on Fridays (not my main school), I would finish at 1:50 in the afternoon.Did I stick around? No. I would bounce.Usually, I would go back to my main school to tidy up and finish prepping for Monday, but there were other times, when I would simply go home or get a head start on my weekend.Are they saying you need to stay at your travel school?That is nuts.Teach your classes and go.I can't leave my satellite schools til day's end. Today, for example, I'm here til 5:20 because clock off is 4:40, but the bus home is hourly, 20 after.I'm provincial, though.at least you get paid an hour of non-teaching overtime every time you are at that school then
Quote from: Pecan on April 07, 2017, 02:08:25 pmNot sure If I understand the OP on this issue, but when I used to go to my travel school on Fridays (not my main school), I would finish at 1:50 in the afternoon.Did I stick around? No. I would bounce.Usually, I would go back to my main school to tidy up and finish prepping for Monday, but there were other times, when I would simply go home or get a head start on my weekend.Are they saying you need to stay at your travel school?That is nuts.Teach your classes and go.I can't leave my satellite schools til day's end. Today, for example, I'm here til 5:20 because clock off is 4:40, but the bus home is hourly, 20 after.I'm provincial, though.
Not sure If I understand the OP on this issue, but when I used to go to my travel school on Fridays (not my main school), I would finish at 1:50 in the afternoon.Did I stick around? No. I would bounce.Usually, I would go back to my main school to tidy up and finish prepping for Monday, but there were other times, when I would simply go home or get a head start on my weekend.Are they saying you need to stay at your travel school?That is nuts.Teach your classes and go.
Kayos,Are you sure your "boss" clearly understands your situation?If they did, surely they would let you catch the earlier bus.If they do, but don't, have you asked why the hostility toward you?
Quote from: Kayos on April 10, 2017, 09:20:12 amQuote from: kyndo on April 10, 2017, 08:50:05 amQuote from: gprinziv on April 10, 2017, 08:40:55 amQuote from: kobayashi on April 07, 2017, 03:02:38 pmat least you get paid an hour of non-teaching overtime every time you are at that school then Whaaaat?How do I go about getting this money? You can't, unfortunately: the school isn't requiring you to stay that extra time. They would argue that you should just get yourself some transportation. Which isn't a bad idea: get yourself a crappy old 50cc scooter for a 3oo,ooo won and save yourself an hour of waiting around time. They're also a heck of a lot of fun, if you dont mind risking life and limb in local traffic. If you don't have a licence / can't drive, then you are required to stay that extra hour. I'd argue for it myself, as I can't drive. No."Required"?Please.
I'm curious...if your school is out at 4:40, how are the other teachers leaving?Why not pitch in for a ride along or something?That used to be pretty SOP for anyone working rural...at least to get you closer to your main school or home (not door to door).
Quote from: JNM on April 10, 2017, 09:28:11 amQuote from: Kayos on April 10, 2017, 09:20:12 amQuote from: kyndo on April 10, 2017, 08:50:05 amQuote from: gprinziv on April 10, 2017, 08:40:55 amQuote from: kobayashi on April 07, 2017, 03:02:38 pmat least you get paid an hour of non-teaching overtime every time you are at that school then Whaaaat?How do I go about getting this money? You can't, unfortunately: the school isn't requiring you to stay that extra time. They would argue that you should just get yourself some transportation. Which isn't a bad idea: get yourself a crappy old 50cc scooter for a 3oo,ooo won and save yourself an hour of waiting around time. They're also a heck of a lot of fun, if you dont mind risking life and limb in local traffic. If you don't have a licence / can't drive, then you are required to stay that extra hour. I'd argue for it myself, as I can't drive. No."Required"?Please.The original situation was: rural school, after school class makes them miss the bus, has to wait for an hour after school's finished to wait for the next bus. If you are like me and can't drive, and if one of the Korean teachers won't give you a ride (However, this wasn't mentioned by the OP, I don't think), then you are "required" to stay/wait for another hour to get the next bus. I'd argue that it is required if I were in this situation, I'd fight for over time pay for this, if they wouldn't be willing to let me finish early to catch the bus closest to the finishing time.
Quote from: Kayos on April 10, 2017, 10:15:09 amQuote from: JNM on April 10, 2017, 09:28:11 amQuote from: Kayos on April 10, 2017, 09:20:12 amQuote from: kyndo on April 10, 2017, 08:50:05 amQuote from: gprinziv on April 10, 2017, 08:40:55 amQuote from: kobayashi on April 07, 2017, 03:02:38 pmat least you get paid an hour of non-teaching overtime every time you are at that school then Whaaaat?How do I go about getting this money? You can't, unfortunately: the school isn't requiring you to stay that extra time. They would argue that you should just get yourself some transportation. Which isn't a bad idea: get yourself a crappy old 50cc scooter for a 3oo,ooo won and save yourself an hour of waiting around time. They're also a heck of a lot of fun, if you dont mind risking life and limb in local traffic. If you don't have a licence / can't drive, then you are required to stay that extra hour. I'd argue for it myself, as I can't drive. No."Required"?Please.The original situation was: rural school, after school class makes them miss the bus, has to wait for an hour after school's finished to wait for the next bus. If you are like me and can't drive, and if one of the Korean teachers won't give you a ride (However, this wasn't mentioned by the OP, I don't think), then you are "required" to stay/wait for another hour to get the next bus. I'd argue that it is required if I were in this situation, I'd fight for over time pay for this, if they wouldn't be willing to let me finish early to catch the bus closest to the finishing time.I'm actually done before lunch at all three of my rural schools, lol. I'm just not allowed to leave until 4:30 (4:40 on Friday) despite that and deskwarm every afternoon. But yeah, Friday the busses run at 4:20 and 5:20, and I get forced to take the 5:20, which suuuuuuuuucks.
Pardon me if I'm misunderstanding, but are these all travel schools that are requiring you to stay after classes? Are you not allowed to return to your main school?
Quote from: What?What? on April 10, 2017, 08:04:34 amThe hallways have gone deathly quiet. I had a class due to start one minute ago... yet again it is clear that the waygookin has been left out of the loop. I want to be thrilled, however I know that this will just mean the first period, and then it will be back to grind, and one of my grade 5 classes will be a lesson ahead of the other. Three years here and still haven't come to terms with Korean surprises.I got tired of stuff like that, too, so I started reading all the messages sent on the school messenger system, and then surprises became much less frequent. Rarely a surprise staff dinner or anything again.
I hate to see students running around the halls in their socks.
I hate to see students running around the halls in their socks. These schools are completely filthy. Third graders running a broom over the steps for 10 minutes after lunch does nothing and the floors have obviously not been cleaned properly in years. There is dirt, sand from outside, food, wrappers etc covering the stairs and gathering in corners, yet they are running around shoeless between coming in from outside and arriving at their classrooms. It doesn't make any sense. Everyone can see these floors are dirty. Changing into school slippers doesn't save the place from needing a good cleaning, which it never gets... Yet everyone just ignores the fact that kids are running around in their socks on dirty floors because that's just how they've always done it. So tired of rules being applied without any thought to logic or reason. I'm not saying get rid of tradition... Just adjust it so it makes some sense and people aren't running around spreading more filth!