Friday, April 15, 2011

"Notification Mystification"

Here are some examples of what teaching in Korea can be like - specifically in regards to trying to debate issues with your Korean co-teachers.



Lunch with your Korean Teachers



Honestly, I've had similar conversations with some Korean teachers at lunch on occasion - specifically those who cannot speak English that well (they just want to practice). But, I usually get the same question from my head teacher every time we go out to eat as a group. "Nick, what is your favorite Korean food?"  I want to yell "YOU ASK ME THIS EVERY TIME WE EAT TOGETHER! OF COURSE I LIKE MANY DIFFERENT FOODS AND I AM SICK OF LISTING THEM FOR YOU AS I USUALLY DO!" - But then I just list them as usual anyways because I'm polite and patient with her. She really shouldn't be a head teacher though. The "last minute" section was spot on. My teachers never tell me about anything until the last minute. Once, we had a soccer game scheduled where I was told I was supposed to play - but I wasn't prepared (I wore dress shirt/pants/shoes). As it turned out, the game was canceled anyways...which they didn't learn about until the last minute as well. For some reason with schools - being prepared in advance does NOT happen.


Overtime Pay and Citing Your Contract


I've never really had this issue with having to cite my contract. Maybe once or twice when discussing length of time with camps or with reimbursments that my contract states. This one is a bit over the top - but I wouldn't be surprised if others actually have had that conversation. I love the ending though...

I hope you got to laugh about it as well!

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