tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188923502160270744.post7019750008954168629..comments2023-10-20T07:51:45.637-04:00Comments on AAA: Alex's Adventures in Austin: Education: My own personal demons and Korea'sAlexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14578743779311742562noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188923502160270744.post-29276111081129607332010-02-09T23:16:41.898-05:002010-02-09T23:16:41.898-05:00@Kyle: :-D :-D@Kyle: :-D :-DAlexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14578743779311742562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188923502160270744.post-88957591793416668842010-02-09T19:58:13.734-05:002010-02-09T19:58:13.734-05:00I'm too busy keeping the foreign crime wave go...I'm too busy keeping the foreign crime wave going to do private teaching.Kyle Crumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07783963171110291340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188923502160270744.post-66228329445118004622010-02-09T01:08:48.089-05:002010-02-09T01:08:48.089-05:00You are young, I'm older and grizzled.
When ...You are young, I'm older and grizzled. <br /><br />When I was your age I could drink all night here, get up and teach. Now I'm in bed by 10pm. I can't handle the club scene anymore. It's too loud and smoky i'd rather stay home and do the xword puzzle. <br /><br />Oh youth is wasted on the young. tss tss.<br /><br />ps..i'm not that old but 40 is a coming....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188923502160270744.post-16731967092069657852010-02-09T01:04:01.222-05:002010-02-09T01:04:01.222-05:00Meh, my school is pretty cool about letting me lea...Meh, my school is pretty cool about letting me leave to do errands. I've had to go to the bank a few times and the post office once and they were always like sure sure no problem, let me sign off on that. I don't REALLY mind desk warming it's just that being under worked is boring. I'd much rather be teaching.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14578743779311742562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188923502160270744.post-18929095823047095082010-02-09T00:59:32.195-05:002010-02-09T00:59:32.195-05:00Great! I'm here all afternoon as well.
Oh......Great! I'm here all afternoon as well. <br /><br />Oh...if you want to make it look like you are around but have fled the place for an hour or two you can all ways turn a book upside down on your desk. It has the illusion that you are reading it and have just taken a bathroom break or whatever. <br /><br />When I worked for EPIK years ago that's what i did to do errands around town in the afternoon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188923502160270744.post-21539141652229743852010-02-09T00:51:43.223-05:002010-02-09T00:51:43.223-05:00Yup! My classes were canceled last minute for some...Yup! My classes were canceled last minute for something or other and I'm already too far ahead on my lesson plans to really do anything but read the news and reply to blog comments.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14578743779311742562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188923502160270744.post-82661743017151592562010-02-09T00:43:14.489-05:002010-02-09T00:43:14.489-05:00E2 people are not legally allowed to teach private...E2 people are not legally allowed to teach private. F people, it's a slippery slope and more of a tax issue than being against the law. <br /><br />I don't think my numbers of .1% are really that far off. Foreigners represent about 1% of the population here. of that 1% nearly half are chinese-koreans. <br /><br />Of F visa people about 90% are south-east asian mail order brides. The F visa foreigner doing privates isn't the norm like most people think it is. <br /><br />Are you on break now or something?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188923502160270744.post-1000371847858586842010-02-09T00:37:59.998-05:002010-02-09T00:37:59.998-05:00The statistics you point out are interesting, espe...The statistics you point out are interesting, especially given the fact that the articles tend to emphasize us E-2 visa holders though it does scold the F series as well.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14578743779311742562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188923502160270744.post-7181862849767761502010-02-09T00:32:57.050-05:002010-02-09T00:32:57.050-05:00Alex, what the author of that piece doesn't sh...Alex, what the author of that piece doesn't show are the real numbers. <br /><br />We represent about .1% or less of all the private teachers in Korea. It is just a few fish(foreigners) in an ocean of Koreans. They can't even regulate their own! How are they going or why would they care about the little minnows like us when there are 99.9% big fish to fry?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188923502160270744.post-10085019892356786242010-02-09T00:27:54.382-05:002010-02-09T00:27:54.382-05:00Agreed. I cannot count how many times I've bee...Agreed. I cannot count how many times I've been approached to teach English lessons. I have enough to do!Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14578743779311742562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188923502160270744.post-79829850858978948172010-02-09T00:25:47.717-05:002010-02-09T00:25:47.717-05:00It's just easier to villify(sp?) us as the for...It's just easier to villify(sp?) us as the foreign infidels who come here and take money. <br /><br />Oh course I don't force people to take my classes nor do i go begging around asking for work. People get foreign teachers because they want them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188923502160270744.post-21296239819063540272010-02-09T00:23:00.946-05:002010-02-09T00:23:00.946-05:00Oh...and as for the clasroom control if you are ha...Oh...and as for the clasroom control if you are having trouble just open the windows and not allow them to wear jackets. They will 'cool' down real quick. <br /><br />ps...you are easy on the eyes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188923502160270744.post-54376235581333074652010-02-09T00:22:52.140-05:002010-02-09T00:22:52.140-05:00Agreed. I think it's interesting that he didn&...Agreed. I think it's interesting that he didn't compare prices for the rest of the city or country since Kangnam is one of the richest area and sure to cost a bit more than the rest of South Korea.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14578743779311742562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188923502160270744.post-22499069186661271222010-02-09T00:19:22.321-05:002010-02-09T00:19:22.321-05:00It is true what he says. 50-70,000w is a bargain I...It is true what he says. 50-70,000w is a bargain I think for a place like Kangnam. You get at least 50k in Busan and it's the 2nd city. <br /><br />People that shop for cheaper teachers usually find one, over and over and over again. You get what you pay for.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com