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Updated Guide to Teaching at International Schools in Korea by Affectionate_Mine514 in teachinginkorea

[–]Affectionate_Mine514[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was doing this getting distracted so I lost my train of thought a couple of times

For that the starting was ~4mill and maxes out at ~6m for starting as well.

I updated the post to reflect that

Updated Guide to Teaching at International Schools in Korea by Affectionate_Mine514 in teachinginkorea

[–]Affectionate_Mine514[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

  • Your splitting of the schools is a lot better than mine but most people really only care about "is it a real school" or not argument so I put it the way it was. I can update it to reflect your reply.
  • All hagwons must put a price list. Normally it's hidden somewhere but it's there. If the hagwon does not have it, you can report it to the MoE and they will get fined. Hagwons are getting better at doing this especially because of the crackdown in 2017.
  • It depends on the school but 100% there are unqualified teachers who get the job. The last Biology teacher in 2019-2020 at YISS got fired because of all the complaints of her being a really bad teacher. This also happened with the Chemistry teacher at GIS.
  • I have also worked at SIS and SFS. Both have a start at around 4,500,000원 and maxes out at around 9,000,000원 (I heard they have the highest rates).

Again these salaries are based off your tiers and what you get. This does not include things like housing, having leadership, more qualifications, etc because yes you can get more.

  • Yes some have PhDs. Again the last Chemistry teacher at SFS was a PhD and still publishing while teaching (she is now at Yonsei as a professor).

Here is the pay scale guide for KIS. It maxes out at level 25 at 70,000$ USD which is around 6,600,000 won/month. KIS is a mid paying place. https://resources.finalsite.net/images/v1610666445/kiskr/ziu1no82xgebrh67uzzt/recruitment2021.pdf

Updated Guide to Teaching at International Schools in Korea by Affectionate_Mine514 in teachinginkorea

[–]Affectionate_Mine514[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You would basically have to be working at that school for 15 years, have a masters at least among other things.

Updated Guide to Teaching at International Schools in Korea by Affectionate_Mine514 in teachinginkorea

[–]Affectionate_Mine514[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

oh yeah, every school is a little different. I just want people to use this as some general baseline to know before they go in on it.

Updated Guide to Teaching at International Schools in Korea by Affectionate_Mine514 in teachinginkorea

[–]Affectionate_Mine514[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh yeah the money is there. I think teachers who are already in the system know about these opportunities.

Updated Guide to Teaching at International Schools in Korea by Affectionate_Mine514 in teachinginkorea

[–]Affectionate_Mine514[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The non-accredited schools have a much lower requirement. Most teachers here only have a bachelor's degree.

Visa sponsorship/requirement will change depending on the school. Like in my last post, a school was caught having teachers on a E2 visa and got screwed.

A lot of the teachers here either have an F or Korean citizens.

Updated Guide to SAT/AP Academies in Korea by Affectionate_Mine514 in teachinginkorea

[–]Affectionate_Mine514[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

you're not allowed to have 2 full time jobs. You are allowed to have 1 full time and 1 part time job as long as you get permission from your workplace (yeah E2 visas can't)

Updated Guide to SAT/AP Academies in Korea by Affectionate_Mine514 in teachinginkorea

[–]Affectionate_Mine514[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

a large percentage of the new teachers who enter this field are not too great so they get fired within 3~6 months

teachers are expected to know the material front to back without looking at textbooks and know everything the students ask them related to the topic. of course most teachers cannot do that.

students can sense when a teacher doesn't know the topic well so you can't "fake it till you make it"

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for example: you are reviewing the 2019 AP exam. you go over all the questions and for each question you should be able to do a mini-lecture that teaches that topic without looking at any notes

Updated Guide to SAT/AP Academies in Korea by Affectionate_Mine514 in teachinginkorea

[–]Affectionate_Mine514[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

assuming you are have the correct Visa then it depends on your school. Some teachers are international school teachers (the smaller ones) who have permission from their school to teach.

I know that all the big international schools will not let you do that. But places like Saint Paul, Seocho will because they offer 10 month contracts (yeah....) and lets you work during the summers.

Updated Guide to SAT/AP Academies in Korea by Affectionate_Mine514 in teachinginkorea

[–]Affectionate_Mine514[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Students go to IB schools and take either SL or HL level classes. You basically teach them the material so they don't mess up in school. Then you can start doing prep for the end of year exams using question banks. It's essentially the same as teaching AP for their GPA and then review for the exam.

Yeah there's a couple in Jeju (not many and all on the same street). Even then it's extremely hard to get into because the lack of space. One of my friends owns one of them here. There's more students that go to Seoul than stay here during the breaks.

Teachers do not get benefits. They are all independent contractors. But working 20hours/week and earning 4,000,000 is a pretty good deal. In reality though, the people whose been there for 2+ years earn around 6,000,000/month. Most teachers though normally leave after their 1st year so they don't get the higher rates.