http://ratemyhagwon.com/2008/10/13/teaching-in-korea/ + the Latest News, Jobs, and Culture in Korea Wed, 16 Nov 2011 15:17:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://ratemyhagwon.com/2008/10/13/teaching-in-korea/comment-page-1/#comment-78 gypsyteacher Sun, 02 Nov 2008 08:23:01 +0000 http://ratemyhagwon.com/?p=1928#comment-78 I am tired of meeting teachers over here who are being jerked around by schools and recruiters. I have met so many others who, usually after paying the price, have found more interesting and teacher friendly environments to work. I would like to create a blog or a space where pilgrim teacher and those with more experience could exchange views on the good, the bad and the ugly on the ROK without the bullshit and censorship so often found in the literature and FAQ pages. I am thinking of organizing this so teachers and prospective teachers can make informed choices. I know the insights you have and I would imagine you have teacher friends that could add to this and make it more valuable. All I would like is a short critique of your experience with school, district and recruitment company with names, without giving a testimonial or a damnation. If you or anyone else you know would like to help me out with this it will be appreciated by more than just me. Perhaps the Korean schools, owners, districts and recruiters will be a little fairer in dealing with us when they can see the teacher's thoughts will be posted for the world to see. I am pretty sure I will become persona non grata here soon after I do this but I am tired of them screwing with all the good people who come here to work in their schools. On the other hand, I know praise is more effective than a whip so will be sure to accent the good stories as well. I am tired of meeting teachers over here who are being jerked around by schools and recruiters. I have met so many others who, usually after paying the price, have found more interesting and teacher friendly environments to work. I would like to create a blog or a space where pilgrim teacher and those with more experience could exchange views on the good, the bad and the ugly on the ROK without the bullshit and censorship so often found in the literature and FAQ pages. I am thinking of organizing this so teachers and prospective teachers can make informed choices. I know the insights you have and I would imagine you have teacher friends that could add to this and make it more valuable. All I would like is a short critique of your experience with school, district and recruitment company with names, without giving a testimonial or a damnation. If you or anyone else you know would like to help me out with this it will be appreciated by more than just me. Perhaps the Korean schools, owners, districts and recruiters will be a little fairer in dealing with us when they can see the teacher’s thoughts will be posted for the world to see. I am pretty sure I will become persona non grata here soon after I do this but I am tired of them screwing with all the good people who come here to work in their schools. On the other hand, I know praise is more effective than a whip so will be sure to accent the good stories as well.

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