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Quote from: sbk on December 18, 2017, 06:07:47 pm Also, who proceeds to set their alarm for 6am in the sleeping room and then sleep thorough it for at least 2 or 3 minutes. That happened at least twice. I sleep through at least 4 alarms out of the 10 have set for the morning.....
Also, who proceeds to set their alarm for 6am in the sleeping room and then sleep thorough it for at least 2 or 3 minutes. That happened at least twice.
And buh bye! See you never
Quote from: DMZabductee on December 22, 2017, 12:22:50 pmAnd buh bye! See you never the behavior of my 6th grade students this year is one of the things that's made me finally pack it in wrt public school teaching in korea. i've had to see these dickheads twice per week, and i've never had such blatantly rude and disrespectful behavior from a group of students before.some of the things i've seen them do:- two students using the corridor as an olympic sprinting track to see who could run the fastest- two students who regularly wrestle each other in the corridor, and who have almost knocked me over on numerous occasions and spilt my coffee all over my clothes on numerous occassions- a student counting her coins on top of her english book in the middle of class, while she's supposed to be working- students blatantly and openly reading comic books on top of their english books in class- students violently (not playfully) punching and kicking each other while the homeroom teacher stands 2 meters away grinning like a moron- students sitting on the floor and playing games as the bell rings, and even after, because the useless AF homeroom teachers can't even get them seated with their books out in time for class to start (i teach in the homerooms).- students just getting up and walking out in the middle of class without saying anything to myself or my coteacher- students throwing their shoes at each other in the corridors outside the classroomsand that's just what i can remember off the top of my head. i'm sure there's more that will come back to me.
This sounds like a normal Korean elementary school, to be honest.
Quote from: StillInKorea on December 22, 2017, 01:46:31 pmThis sounds like a normal Korean elementary school, to be honest. and you don't think this is a problem?
Quote from: kobayashi on December 22, 2017, 12:35:20 pmQuote from: DMZabductee on December 22, 2017, 12:22:50 pmAnd buh bye! See you never the behavior of my 6th grade students this year is one of the things that's made me finally pack it in wrt public school teaching in korea. i've had to see these dickheads twice per week, and i've never had such blatantly rude and disrespectful behavior from a group of students before.some of the things i've seen them do:- two students using the corridor as an olympic sprinting track to see who could run the fastest- two students who regularly wrestle each other in the corridor, and who have almost knocked me over on numerous occasions and spilt my coffee all over my clothes on numerous occassions- a student counting her coins on top of her english book in the middle of class, while she's supposed to be working- students blatantly and openly reading comic books on top of their english books in class- students violently (not playfully) punching and kicking each other while the homeroom teacher stands 2 meters away grinning like a moron- students sitting on the floor and playing games as the bell rings, and even after, because the useless AF homeroom teachers can't even get them seated with their books out in time for class to start (i teach in the homerooms).- students just getting up and walking out in the middle of class without saying anything to myself or my coteacher- students throwing their shoes at each other in the corridors outside the classroomsand that's just what i can remember off the top of my head. i'm sure there's more that will come back to me.This sounds normal/not that bad considering what I have experienced in some of these schools.But the constant disrespect and wild behaviour does wear on you. Every time I have class with my 6th graders it makes me more and more happy to buy my ticket home for February. They are just so damn unpleasant and it's like these Korean teachers don't realise it doesn't have to be this way.
Y'aint rid of me yet, Korea.#Koreateaching2018
Quote from: CO2 on January 08, 2018, 03:06:37 amY'aint rid of me yet, Korea.#Koreateaching2018Dare I ask how your vacation went?
I've had a sore throat for over a week now. I'm pretty sure I have a tonsil problem, as I had a sore throat for a week and a half just 2 weeks ago. This is actually quite painful, not just sore, and when I went to the doctor earlier this week, he looked in my mouth for 5 seconds, wrote me a prescription and said goodbye. RX is clearly not doing anything and my job wants me to go back, but I feel like he is just going to do the same thing and get rid of me as fast as possible.
Quote from: HaLo3 on January 12, 2018, 10:06:20 amI've had a sore throat for over a week now. I'm pretty sure I have a tonsil problem, as I had a sore throat for a week and a half just 2 weeks ago. This is actually quite painful, not just sore, and when I went to the doctor earlier this week, he looked in my mouth for 5 seconds, wrote me a prescription and said goodbye. RX is clearly not doing anything and my job wants me to go back, but I feel like he is just going to do the same thing and get rid of me as fast as possible.Probably viral tonsillitis. Antibiotics wont do anything. Sometimes takes 10-14 days to resolve by itself.Can you see your tonsils? Do they look inflammed or have white on them?They could give you typical otc pain relief. Maybe a steroid to help with the infammation. Go to another ENT. It's one of the most common types of dcotors clinics you can find here, so there should be another one nearby. Like all Korean doctors, many are shit and do the same thing for every single patient. Some are good though.