Some time during the spring, most Korean students typically go on an annual school-wide field trip. The former principal of my school had decreed that only homeroom teachers were to go on these trips, but this new King Teacher wanted as many teachers as possible to attend. Including the resident foreign-pet teacher, yours truly. So [...]
Like I mentioned in my last post, as part of my teaching duties here, I’m in charge of two weeks of English immersion camp during each vacation. There are other camps happening at the school at the same time, so students have to choose between those camps and mine. This results in lower attendance than [...]
During summer and winter breaks, I have to teach two weeks of camp (a.k.a., “extra school”). Last week I did a repeat of the Harry Potter themed camp from last winter, so I didn’t have nearly as much prep to do. The camp was a literal wash-out due to the heavy floods around these parts, [...]
In my time here, I’ve learned about many differences between Korean schools and the schools I’m used to back home. One such difference: if an American school building is partially flooded due to torrential rains and a landslide, typically one would expect that school would be closed for session. Not so here, where perpetual schooling [...]
