This Blog is dedicated to telling people about what I am doing in South Korea with my teaching and about my experiences with being here. It is also to tell people back home in Canada what God is doing through me while I'm here.

Tuesday, August 23, 2005

My Second/Current Teaching Position

Okay, so I've now told you about my really horrible teaching position that I had to end short because of the way I was treated. Now I can tell you about my new teaching position that is so much better than the other one.
Let me start by listing the things that make this placement much better. First, the teachers at the school speak English and I can carry on a converstation with them and ask questions. Second, the classes are smaller. The classes have under 10 students in the classes and if a class reaches 11 students, the class is split into 2 separate classes. Third, the students respect me and if I have a problem with one of them I can speak with the director and he will speak with that trouble student. Fourth, there are English text books for all the students and each of the classes and I am not the only one teaching from the text books. They are shared with the Korean teachers also. Fifth, my director is great. If I have any problem I can tell him and he will help to solve the problem. He has been able to help me with my computer, get internet in my house, get a cell phone, get a new stove, get a new tv, and help me to get information about various items. Sixth, the hours are very nice and my house is a whole 2 minute walk from the school. Seventh and last, there is a freedom to do fun things in the class. We can do worksheets, activities, and have fun while learning English.
This picture is just an example of some of the fun that we have. The three girls are testing to see whose plane will fall the slowest and the fastest.
So as you can see, this teaching position is much different and much better than my previous one. It is so good here that I have decided to extend my contract for an extra 6 months. I have been here for 7 months already, so I have another 11 months until I will be heading back to Canada.
This picture is of my 2 native speaking students. The picture is of a trip to Seoul that we made to do a project on experiencing a new food. They were to try foods that they had never tried before and write about it along with trying to speak as much English as possible on the trip. It was a success.

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