This teacher was black and made to the leave the sch The work day is ridiculous. There is an arrogant ****** who treats people horribly. One of the other teachers will tell on you for your mistake to xxxx, even though you did not have enough time to adjust to the academy. 3. XXXX and XXXX were only seen a handful of times more. However, no outcome is ever provided, E Quality of education is based on how many pages have been completed in a book, E Poor curriculum not matching skill level or developmental stage of children, resources and power points provided just paraphrase the resource books and do not assist in concept checking the children's understanding. Hillside Collegiate/Iya Skola in Songdo Incheon. However, the money is there for renovations, so if you're cool with being underpaid but like having a game console in the staff lounge, then you'll be fine. Students are pushed into high level classes that they are unsuitable for, and teachers are blamed when the students are unable to keep up with the class. The person you interview with will be from headquarters, and she's sooo sweet and she'll describe the school as an environmental green school where you go hiking and do lots of outdoor activities. Yet, the xxxxxxxx, xxxx can leave and come in whenever xxx wants because xxxx is the xxxxxxxx'x xxxx. Management does well with gaslighting. I was told I'm a bad teacher without any real reasons to back up this claim. In the kindergarten class, about five hours a day is sitting and doing work from textbooks in order to prepare them for the international schools entrance tests. Winny Winny Wonheung, Goyany. I dont expect any of the above characteristics of WCIS to change because they come from the two owners. They somehow keep getting investors, but they can't afford printer paper or classroom supplies? Back to Top Treatment of kids and lying to parents on tests: They will go above and beyond to make sure the parents never know that their kids are not learning anything. At one point, I was told that I cannot speak EnglishEbecause I wasnt phrasing a sentence the exact way that he wanted it to be said. You're paying it. Health Insurance was never paid on time so everyone always received a letter saying their health payment is overdue. They shaved off the time for dinner, so you only get 15 minutes, which isn't even enough time to get a snack or a drink. Samhyook Elementary School- Wonju South Korea. Activities that encourage self-directed learning and focus on developing skills such as problem-solving and communication. There is no curriculum or homework for students. Use the staff and when they're don't with you, you're replaced with a "friend" of theirs. They had to ask the school multiple times before finally getting paid, but 1 million KRW was deducted from their salary for house fees and cleaning. If your homework teacher doesn't speak English all misunderstandings and miscommunications are your fault you should have used papago (even with an intermediate korean speaking ability and papago if something goes wrong because you didn't understand it is still your fault). Bullying issues slide right under the carpet as long as their parents pay their bill. A bigger lie couldn't have been said, and those two teachers explicitly asked me (among other future teachers) why is the work place so toxic. I have experience working at a much better institution, so I can promise you that this place just isn't it. 5. Francis Parker School competitors are Granville CSD, Augusta Prep, Brookwood School, and more. They finally responded to me saying they couldn't hire me "Because of the rain, we cant get out permits to finish the building." Do not, I repeat do not work for Winny Winny Wonheung, Goyany. Paychecks are never on time. The xxxxx sells the school to parents as project based learning, but this is not the case which results in many complaints from parents. Management has also cancelled all social events for the staff due to the negative relationship they have with their teachers. They still reverted to their old ways of over-managing and overworking their staff. At the beginning I was only 5 minutes late a few times, but they still wrote me up. If you are lucky enough to have breaks in your schedule, you are not allowed to leave and do with your break as you please. During the intensive season, they pay you extra for what is supposed to be one extra hour of work each day, from nine hours to ten, but teachers have been forced into working twelve to fourteen hour days. The next day I got a message asking why I had failed to show up to a meeting that I hadnt been told about. Francis Parker Collegiate This place seems good at first. Overtime: They take advantage of the fact that you do not get paid after 6, and you are told about planning whole events right at 6 pm. This summary only scratches the surface of the misery this school inflicted on us and all our coworkers. So they thrive on new teachers coming in and doing the work clueless. Once you're hired and have signed a contract, after 1-2 weeks you're asked to sign a separate housing contract. Steer clear, and good luck with your job search. I paid $1200 for a ticket back home but not before I told my xxxxxxx that I want the remaining money for my months pay & he threatened to sue me and made up lies. Only five days in summer and none in winter. The school also took additional deductions from my check that I did not agree to such as recruiter fees, cleaning, substitutes, etc. You will be talked down to and belittled over very small, petty issues that could easily be resolved if management would simply learn how to communicate. The reason that DOCS in Gwangmyeong needs to continue to be on the blacklist is the management from xxxxxx. We loved the kids and teaching English/living in South Korea but we weren't going to be taken for fools for 12 months. As much as I didnt want to, I had to do a midnight run to get away from this work situation. In the meeting with the person about renewing or completing the current contract, the person in charge will talk to you as if this is a contract renewal meeting but will ask you what you don't like about the campus. Please add Altiora EDS and English Revolution Hagwon in Gwangmyeong to the blacklist. Ive had management scold me multiple times because a (5 year old) child does not write neatly, been asked if English was my first language because I didnt catch every capital GEtouching the top line or a period in a sentence. JM English doesn't have a set curriculum, makes employees live together in shared housing and work together in a tight office, and overall is a unnecessarily stressful place to work. *The terms of your xxxxxx will be broken easily. St Paul American Scholars, Elementary School, Gwangyo Branch. Back to Top I could write a book about this 2 month ordeal but trying to leave out the unnecessary parts. -Poly is famous for having long hours but Sejong Poly is at another level. In my time there, we went through 3 to 4 xxxxxxxxxs, and countless Korean desk staff. Wow. Overall, it's not a terrible place to work but there are entirely too many teaching hours (the xxxxxxxxx doesn't like down time) and not enough support for teachers. Since I had decided I was leaving and they said were not going to need my office tel anymore (they canceled the visa of the replacement teacher), they were trying to rent it out. Protect yourself and do NOT take this job, no amount of money is worth the emotional abuse you will endure. Didnt get paid properly and took ages to fix it up. For the following reasons. My head was spinning as this was my first initial teaching job in South Korea. There are too many posts, one after the other, of script written precision about what's happening there. The place was not sanatized. On your first day, you are thrown into a classroom and expected to teach without any preparation or training. Again, do not take a job with McEnglish/Samsung English Selena in Yongin. Everyday felt like I was in trouble and that I was under a microscope. Back to Top d make sure to let us know we were failures. And if all of this isnt enough, the staff is almost entirely male, and entirely Korean-American. Teachers are also expected to cover additional classes, regardless of the work they need to finish that day. There was also aggressive yelling at teachers, for very minor things. As most of these duties had not been required or discussed as part of the regular workload at the beginning of the school year, many teachers fought back on these policy changes as they did not find them useful or productive. Anyone who has integrity and self-respect should be very careful of WCIS. Multiple complaints and attempts to communicate were brushed off or ignored. When I also asked for advice in the classroom regarding issues in the past, or even attempted to try and get any sort of help I've mostly been met with a condescending tone without anything constructive said. They sent me the contract and everything seemed ok, but there was no salary amount in the contract. The bad: you cant be left alone for any reason. The amount of work one person has to do is impossible and you're constantly kept busy including during your "breaks". There is rarely any shadowing or one-on-one with the head teacher. Repeated communication with management yields nothing. Yet youre still expected to get all the work in the book done in a timely manner. You are essentially expected to babysit, but simultaneously be scolded for not performing magic in the classroom. Little Fox Daechi in Gangnam, Seoul. It's only after you have started to work here that it's not a good a place as you first thought. Candidates should have at least a bachelors degree (for PS 8th, in an education-related field) and previous classroom experience. This is also the way in which she micromanages EVERY. When I had emotional breakdowns due to the manipulation, nobody helped for fear of what the xxxxxxxxx would do. As an excuse in case, any instance of management came up. This has resulted in huge gaps in ability between classes, which will undoubtedly be another issue that parents complain about later. They also lie to new teachers about these problems, and if you bring it up, they'll act like it's the first time that this has happened. For the duration period you work 30% less of your salary and they can extend it for as long as they see fit. When you say that didn't happen, they will gaslight you and say they were watching and saw it on the camera. They have ZERO knowledge of how to run any kind of educational school (but what Hagwon does). Money looks good, but not worth MY misery. Long hours, unreasonable parents, and they just let the children run amok (no discipline). Francis Parker Collegiate Career: Working at Francis Parker I honestly don't think there have been inspections conducted for the housing. Yes, you get four weeks vacation instead of four. There was also a bullying incident. I've seen the teacher actively mock and scream at the students; it's heartbreaking as someone who cares about education. There is zero organization, and when questioned on the lack of structure, management (particularly xxxxxxxx) will give extreme pushback. i.e., I struggled with a class and informed management, but because management didn't like me for a mistake (which I apologized for and they even agreed that it was a miscommunication), xxxxxx didn't bother to help me. This business needs to close for multiple reasons. So far 3 foreign teachers including myself have quit. To keep it brief: It's a long-haul game for them. This is a direct quote from the only English speaking Korean male at the Daejeon Labor Board office. Most of the time you will be in the classroom by yourself with up to 12 students. Ian School, GLITT, Children's Musical Company. They insisted that I resign first and obtain a letter of release which was very risky for both me and the academy I worked for. God forbid you make one small mistake; you will be scolded yet not trained in a better practice. 10. - If you try to use a translator or speak a few Korean words that are simple, so that you can communicate with the students and help them understand your instruction, you will immediately get knocked out by the management team. It is terrible. These are just a few contract changes. Oftentimes, the Korean teachers have different expectations than is instructed by the head native teachers. 4. DON'T TEACH AT BADASOOP. _Showing favoritism towards korean staff and constantly gossiping about the Female Native teachers. The way they talk to the foreign teachers can be very condescending. not buying textbooks for lessons on time). Those aforementioned teachers were miserable at this place and were lied to about everything with 0 communication about how the academy works. In the first year, most teachers work an extra 10-20 unpaid hours a week bringing their work home or working on the weekends. Francis Parker Collegiate Haeundae in Busan / May 2023. Well, for whatever reason, if they do not like you, they will act secretly and dishonestly to get rid of you. You also have to use your own equipment, and if it breaks they will blame you and give you no time or money to repair it. While the school gives multiple breaks, they are all for prep time. On more than one occasion there was no communication between management, I was often told by different members that the same tasks should be performed in different ways, which meant depending on who was judging the class, I was always doing it wrong according to at least one members standards.