Today a handful of CPIS’s teachers, including myself, boycotted the weekly Wednesday meeting. The foreign teachers have resolved not to send home the weekly report to parents. Quarterly progress reports which are…
It has now been a full week since the teachers at CPIS were supposed to be paid. No paycheck today but we were told “maybe Tuesday or Wednesday” so there’s a slight…
We continue teaching without pay so have we continued teaching at CPIS in a similar vein to last week with minimal instruction. I hate the feeling that I could be doing more…
Some great advice that a fellow blogger found. Check out Ellen’s ESL teaching blog! Be an “active listener” by responding with the following instead of getting frustrated. Remember, learning a new language…
Today at CPIS wasn’t that bad. Still no paycheck so we resumed the “no pay = playtime schedule.” I had a lot of preps today so I took a walk enjoying the…
Today we had an interesting weekly meeting at CPIS. We met our future principal, and she was quite embarrassed to walk into such an awkward situation with all of our questions revolving…
I came to work today optimistic and full of energy. For a second in the morning I wondered what time my paycheck would arrive but then my students rushed in and the…
I can’t believe I’m already into my third month here in Seoul! It feels like only yesterday that I was sitting at Forte’s pizzeria eating my favorite two slices, Bacon Chicken Ranch…
Earlier today we had a surprise which bodes well for my longevity at this school. The administration is being replaced at the end of the month and they told us a full…
At our Monday morning meeting we finally got some answers. My principal went through the routine weekly minutes; bus duty, a few due dates and upcoming events. There was a confusing schedule…
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