Some people have asked me exactly what it is that I do, so I thought I would let everyone know so that people stop asking me questions bout it.
Anyway, I have to be at the school, Shinsong Middle School, in case you cant read it in the title, by 830 M-F. I have to get on the bus that comes around 8ish. Its packed everyday, today the bus driver stopped the bus, got out, and yelled at someone in a car. Everyone else acted like it was normal and all I could think was WTF. Anyway, bus ride takes between 10-15mins then its a 5 min walk.
My office is on the 4th floor with 4 other English teachers, all Korean. They are very nice and feed me every so often. My schedule varies from then on. I will actually be teaching 22 class periods a week and the other 18 hrs I will prepare for my classes the following week. I teach level 1 and 2, or 7th and 8th graders. I only have to prepare 1 lesson plan for each grade, thats 2 if your not good at math.
I wont actually start teaching until next week, so this week I can watch some of the Korean teachers do their thang and get ready for my class next week. The average class size will be 40 students but I will be teaching with a Korean co teacher every class period so its not too many kids to handle. Oh and ya I have to be here each day until 430 then I hop back on the bus and Im home to the penthouse.
Bout to go get my alien registration card (ARC) then off to the bank to set up my account, direct deposit what what. Although I wish they paid me in cash, I would make it rain every pay check. Im goin with my co teacher, Lucy has been very helpful and Im glad cuz I heard a few horror stories from orientation.
Godzilla out
Hey, I don't actually know you, but I'm Craig and I go to high school in New Jersey. I went to Korea in Summer '09 with my friend (Korean International Student), and he went to Shinsong Middle School. We were just talking about our trip when I googled the school and found your blog. We visited the school and had a great time. I totally understand what you were saying about being treated like a rock star, btw. It's a crazy experience, and I couldn't believe it when it first happened. Was the teacher before you Jeff, or someone else? Shinsong is an awesome school, and you definitely have it better than 99% of English teachers. Anyway, best of luck.
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