Teach in Korea - Public vs. Private Schools

[justgetsome]

Another thing, at least with public.....you get paid. That's the most important thing. With a hogwan....you might not get paid on time or in full. Bottom line; you need money and public schools pay 100% of the time. Hagwan's are a tossup.

[pha165]

Say, if I start teaching at a public school in March, will I be able to request for a vacation or days off in May? I also heard stories about schools canceling teacher's requested vacation out of the blue or right when the teacher is about to leave for vacation. Does that happen a lot?

[ExploringProphecy]

I am going for a public school job. Teaching at a hagwon was hell. I was stressed out all the time, the korean coteachers were fickle as hell, the parents are never satisfied, and the american coworkers are backbiting busybodies. I hope to get my public school position soon.

[nacaaswanacas]

Thnak you amazing video

I am going to Korea in September from the UK ...I cant wait

[foropr]

I JUST WANTO TO SAY THAT IN PUERTO RICO CAPITAL , THE TEACHER OF PUBLIC SCHOOL AREA MADE, ARE FAILING STUDENT , THEY AREA DESTROYING THE LIFE OF STUDENTS BECAUSE OF A POOR EDUCATION. GIVING D INSTEAD OF F, ............. TEACHERS IN PUERTO RICO MAKE FUN OF STUDENTS, THEY INTIMIDATE STUDENTS, THEY DONT LET THEM TO GO TO THE BATHROOM, THEY VIOLATE AND HATE STUDENT IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS

[MarlonZ23]

Do you develop your own lesson plan or do the school lay out what will be taught and how it will be taught?

[itubedya]

Did you had to pay them for any kind of processing fee or any other sort of fee to get the job?

[esloutlet]

@itubedya Never. Never pay a processing fee to any recruiter.

[bamboo4pandabear]

This may sound silly, can u choose to work at both places - public school for day, Hag won (private institute) for evening? If Hag won(s) close their business, you would have a backup.

[esloutlet]

@bamboo4pandabear Most public school contracts stipulate that you can't have any other kind of employment... you aren't supposed to do private tutoring or have any other kind of job while you work in the public schools. Some people do anyway... It also has something to do with the kind of visa that you have. I think an E2 visa only allows you to work at one place. If you work in a high school, sometimes you can teach after school classes in the high school for extra pay.  That's about it...

[justgetsome]

@bamboo4pandabear ...if you get an F visa it is possible. Marriage to a korean national is usually the way. I still wouldn't tell my day job i am working at night but I have done this for nearly 15years now.

[rfwelsh]

Your first caption has a spelling mistake. I turned off your video the second I saw it. English Teacher's should know how to spell.

[thenameaintjim]

@rfwelsh *English teachers

[loveholics2]

Hakwon is not a school it's just like a tutoring place

[kyngsoo]

i had a question esloutlet: on your website, how do you get the info for the job postings? or are they posted by the schools themselves?

also, is rs-gloii a good recruiting company/hagwon? cause they have a lot of postings that i'm interested in, but i can't find any info on them...thanks!

[esloutlet]

@kyngsoo All of the postings are done by the schools or recruiting companies themselves... I have not worked with gloii personally, but their website can be found in the job listing... Hope that is helpful... Good luck!

[kyngsoo]

@esloutlet yeah, that's what i figured.

okay, well gloii seems like a good school but i just can't find any info on them outside of their website. and i just want some input about them other than their own info. but thanks anyway! your website is REALLY helpful for finding jobs, and i'm probably 100% going to find one from there lol. so yeah, thanks a lot :D

[esloutlet]

@kyngsoo Thanks... I hope it's helpful. In the past I've come across a few that were placed erroneously, but if I find any that are false I delete them right away... Thanks for the comments!

[esloutlet]

@kyngsoo all the postings are posted by the schools and companies themselves....

[esloutlet]

@MultiMariah23 No you don't have to... it just makes life easier while you're living here... And it does make teaching a little bit easier too, if you know some basic phrases... but it is not a requirement at all...

[esloutlet]

I would recommend learning some survival Korean... I made a video about that too...

[esloutlet]

@MultiMariah23 - The average salary for native English teachers is around 2 million won per month... That can be good or bad, depending on the exchange rate. It seems to be getting better recently...

[chris2I40]

wow thanks for the detailed information ! I was thinking of teaching in Korea next year.

[esloutlet]

@chris2I40 sweet! I hope it works out for you!

[72daystar]

The best place to work in Korea is in the private schools, also the worst place to teach in Korea is in the private schools.

[pattycake101ful]

PUBLIC SCHOOL

[jovoncw]

My friend and I want to work at the same school. do u think that is possible or should just bank on the same town and hopefully we wont be too far away from each other.

[72daystar]

@jovoncw possible, but usually if one guy is going out they are only looking for one. The boss of the place you're applying to might be able to help you out though.

[esloutlet]

@jovoncw Most public schools only hire one native English teacher... most private schools will hire several native teachers... you can get specific information about that from a qualified recruiting company. If they are a good company, they will help you find a place where you can work together, or at least near each other...

[jenjenkimkim]

thank you SO MUCH for this video.

[esloutlet]

@jenjenkimkim no problem...

[etatauri]

very nicely outlined and informative. thanks.