Try doing a search for info on any big hagwon in Korea and there should be a lot of stories. Putting in different keywords will give you different results. When I was doing a search on YY I typed the name Yes Youngdo into the Google search engine. I would recommend trying this. Then a list of different possibilities were shown such as "yes youngdo english school" or "yes youngdo korea." One was shown this time which was "yes youngdo eslcafe.com" When I searched with this I got these two results among others. Try the search for yourself. If you click on the first link you go to a very interesting site with many stories of teaching in Korea. If you click on the second unfortunately you aren't taken anywhere. The site has been redone. But you can see this is the start of a post describing a letter written to eslcafe by a former YY teacher. I posted the letter, response and explanation in one of my earliest posts. Please scroll down to see.
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November 18, 2009
Found a Link to Some Old Posts from Yes Youngdo Teachers
I was excited to find this. I thought this whole site had been redone. When I posted links to some posts on this site (check my early posts on this blog to see) after a short time the links no longer worked. I explained this well in notes I added to the posts. Because there's a chance the same thing can happen here, I'm going to copy the page here. You can see there are good posts and bad. BTW the teachers talk of a six week holiday which YY was offering at one time.
http://koreanesl.com/esljobs_report.php?board=teacherforum&config=4&page=2&category=2&command=body&no=5618
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Job Reports
ㆍName Lost Seoul
ㆍPost Date 02-03-2003 (Sun)
ㆍviews: 158
YES Schools Part2
http://209.204.62.79/korea/index.cgi?read=133843
Re: YES Youngdo English School
Posted By: Meg
Date: Saturday, 6 July 2002, at 5:17 p.m.
In Response To: Re: YES Youngdo English School
I worked for YES Youngdo English School. My first advice is, don't trust the manager . He will tell you one thing one
week and another the next. He will make the school sound unblemished just to get you to sign. It is not until you have
worked there to understand that most of what the manager says is brown colored.
The school looks nice and you get your own class room. But the curriclum gets boring and you will have to write
approx. 90 reports after every month. Many days of the holidays in your contract will fall on the weekend, and when I
worked there we had to work on the occasional Korean holiday!
You will have to clock in 2 hours before your classes start and leaving the school for longer than half and hour for
lunch or whatever could get you fired. The manager once was going to fire someone for being the girlfriend of another
teacher who was fired because of having two many sick days. That teacher had doctors notes too!!!
So, at all costs, my advice is don't go there. There are many schools out there will managers who won't treat you like
cattle.
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http://www.eslcafe.com/korea/index.cgi?read=132710135782
Excellent post
Posted By: again
Date: Thursday, 1 August 2002, at 1:41 p.m.
In Response To: Re: And another thing: Never e-mail anyone on ths (hamhock)
A school called YES in Ulsan went through 3 female foreign teachers in a two month period last year. Nobody knows why.
Just bad luck I guess. They only have 1 foreign teacher on staff.
you don't
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Avoid Yes Youngdo English Schools
Posted By: meg
Date: Tuesday, 15 October 2002, at 12:16 a.m.
Although Yes Youngdo English school offers an attractive holiday of 6 weeks, it is only a little comfort for all the
unpaid report writing hours and camera spying you are succumbed to.
The managers ------ and ------ treat the teachers like cattle and we are getting fired left right and centre, for
little reason. We are all walking on egg shells here.
I have heard that this school is black listed, which doesn't surprise me. A new rule is brought into action every
week. The latest is that compulsory blood tests are to be taken from every teacher once a month, and teachers have been
told to "stop posting messages on Daves". The school viciously protects its reputation and will fire you at the drop of
a hat, if they feel you are giving off a negative vibe.
Two months ago, there were many detailed stories of what Yes Youngdo is really about. I have noticed that they no
longer exist on this forum, which leads me to think that Yes Youngdo has had them removed to protect its image.
Avoid this school at all costs. They will be wonderful until you sign. Don't make the same mistake as me
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Re: 6 weeks holiday
Posted By: Have you not seen
Date: Wednesday, 23 October 2002, at 8:34 a.m.
postings about YES on this board? Stay far away. I had a personal experience with them,too. Stay away. They were going
to hire me a year ago,but then decided not to let me teach when I got there. I hurt my hand and I was taken to the
emergency room. When I refused to work the next day after being in the hospital all night,they decided not to fool with
me. I walked up the street and found a new school within a week and I stayed there one year.
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Re: 6 weeks holiday
Posted By: ginger
Date: Thursday, 24 October 2002, at 12:20 a.m.
In Response To: "http://www.eslcafe.com/korea/index.cgi?noframes;read=132710147884" (Have you not seen)
I work at YES Youngdo English School. Recently I've noticed a few posts that was put up but I know it is from a
teacher that was recently fired from our school. He really didn't want to leave but I think the school and him just
didn't get along. There are things about the school I'm not happy with but overall I would say it is one of the best
schools in Korea. The six weeks paid vacation is true. The best thing to do is to ask whoever is recruiting you for
email addresses of the teachers at the school as well as a telephone interview with some of the teachers. This is what I
did when I decided on taking the job.
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believe it or not...
Posted By: canadienne
Date: Thursday, 24 October 2002, at 12:21 a.m.
In Response To: "http://www.eslcafe.com/korea/index.cgi?noframes;read=132710147830" (Bill Wallace)
There's no need to be skeptical about the 6 weeks paid vacation. Myself and other teachers already took our one month
paid vacation. We will also have another one week vacation this Christmas and in the summer. If you're considering YES,
the contract is fair and it's been a pretty good experience so far. It has it's good and bad points but that's something
to expect from any hagwon.
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Re: 6 weeks holiday
Posted By: missy
Date: Wednesday, 23 October 2002, at 7:39 p.m.
In Response To: "http://www.eslcafe.com/korea/index.cgi?noframes;read=132710147830" (Bill Wallace)
I have had a horrible exerience with the school [YES Youngdo English School]. I know of 8 other teachers who also have
had bad treatment there. Stay far away and don't be lured by the 6 weeks vacation.
Feel free to email me if you are interested in the gorey details.
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Re: 6 weeks holiday
Posted By: shayne
Date: Thursday, 24 October 2002, at 9:30 a.m.
In Response To: "http://www.eslcafe.com/korea/index.cgi?noframes;read=132710147830" (Bill Wallace)
i don't know abour the holiday situation, but i've heard from other sites it's a place [Yes Youngdo English School] to
stay away from. in my view, any place that's offering something for nothing is something to be wary of.
apparently the management can be very nazi-ish, but maybe you'll find that most places in korea.
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http://koreanesl.com/esljobs_report.php?board=teacherforum&config=4&page=2&category=2&command=body&no=5618
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Job Reports
ㆍName Lost Seoul
ㆍPost Date 02-03-2003 (Sun)
ㆍviews: 158
YES Schools Part2
http://209.204.62.79/korea/index.cgi?read=133843
Re: YES Youngdo English School
Posted By: Meg
Date: Saturday, 6 July 2002, at 5:17 p.m.
In Response To: Re: YES Youngdo English School
I worked for YES Youngdo English School. My first advice is, don't trust the manager . He will tell you one thing one
week and another the next. He will make the school sound unblemished just to get you to sign. It is not until you have
worked there to understand that most of what the manager says is brown colored.
The school looks nice and you get your own class room. But the curriclum gets boring and you will have to write
approx. 90 reports after every month. Many days of the holidays in your contract will fall on the weekend, and when I
worked there we had to work on the occasional Korean holiday!
You will have to clock in 2 hours before your classes start and leaving the school for longer than half and hour for
lunch or whatever could get you fired. The manager once was going to fire someone for being the girlfriend of another
teacher who was fired because of having two many sick days. That teacher had doctors notes too!!!
So, at all costs, my advice is don't go there. There are many schools out there will managers who won't treat you like
cattle.
=======================================
http://www.eslcafe.com/korea/index.cgi?read=132710135782
Excellent post
Posted By: again
Date: Thursday, 1 August 2002, at 1:41 p.m.
In Response To: Re: And another thing: Never e-mail anyone on ths (hamhock)
A school called YES in Ulsan went through 3 female foreign teachers in a two month period last year. Nobody knows why.
Just bad luck I guess. They only have 1 foreign teacher on staff.
you don't
======================================================
Avoid Yes Youngdo English Schools
Posted By: meg
Date: Tuesday, 15 October 2002, at 12:16 a.m.
Although Yes Youngdo English school offers an attractive holiday of 6 weeks, it is only a little comfort for all the
unpaid report writing hours and camera spying you are succumbed to.
The managers ------ and ------ treat the teachers like cattle and we are getting fired left right and centre, for
little reason. We are all walking on egg shells here.
I have heard that this school is black listed, which doesn't surprise me. A new rule is brought into action every
week. The latest is that compulsory blood tests are to be taken from every teacher once a month, and teachers have been
told to "stop posting messages on Daves". The school viciously protects its reputation and will fire you at the drop of
a hat, if they feel you are giving off a negative vibe.
Two months ago, there were many detailed stories of what Yes Youngdo is really about. I have noticed that they no
longer exist on this forum, which leads me to think that Yes Youngdo has had them removed to protect its image.
Avoid this school at all costs. They will be wonderful until you sign. Don't make the same mistake as me
====================================================
Re: 6 weeks holiday
Posted By: Have you not seen
Date: Wednesday, 23 October 2002, at 8:34 a.m.
postings about YES on this board? Stay far away. I had a personal experience with them,too. Stay away. They were going
to hire me a year ago,but then decided not to let me teach when I got there. I hurt my hand and I was taken to the
emergency room. When I refused to work the next day after being in the hospital all night,they decided not to fool with
me. I walked up the street and found a new school within a week and I stayed there one year.
=====================================================
Re: 6 weeks holiday
Posted By: ginger
Date: Thursday, 24 October 2002, at 12:20 a.m.
In Response To: "http://www.eslcafe.com/korea/index.cgi?noframes;read=132710147884" (Have you not seen)
I work at YES Youngdo English School. Recently I've noticed a few posts that was put up but I know it is from a
teacher that was recently fired from our school. He really didn't want to leave but I think the school and him just
didn't get along. There are things about the school I'm not happy with but overall I would say it is one of the best
schools in Korea. The six weeks paid vacation is true. The best thing to do is to ask whoever is recruiting you for
email addresses of the teachers at the school as well as a telephone interview with some of the teachers. This is what I
did when I decided on taking the job.
======================================================
believe it or not...
Posted By: canadienne
Date: Thursday, 24 October 2002, at 12:21 a.m.
In Response To: "http://www.eslcafe.com/korea/index.cgi?noframes;read=132710147830" (Bill Wallace)
There's no need to be skeptical about the 6 weeks paid vacation. Myself and other teachers already took our one month
paid vacation. We will also have another one week vacation this Christmas and in the summer. If you're considering YES,
the contract is fair and it's been a pretty good experience so far. It has it's good and bad points but that's something
to expect from any hagwon.
======================================================
Re: 6 weeks holiday
Posted By: missy
Date: Wednesday, 23 October 2002, at 7:39 p.m.
In Response To: "http://www.eslcafe.com/korea/index.cgi?noframes;read=132710147830" (Bill Wallace)
I have had a horrible exerience with the school [YES Youngdo English School]. I know of 8 other teachers who also have
had bad treatment there. Stay far away and don't be lured by the 6 weeks vacation.
Feel free to email me if you are interested in the gorey details.
======================================================
Re: 6 weeks holiday
Posted By: shayne
Date: Thursday, 24 October 2002, at 9:30 a.m.
In Response To: "http://www.eslcafe.com/korea/index.cgi?noframes;read=132710147830" (Bill Wallace)
i don't know abour the holiday situation, but i've heard from other sites it's a place [Yes Youngdo English School] to
stay away from. in my view, any place that's offering something for nothing is something to be wary of.
apparently the management can be very nazi-ish, but maybe you'll find that most places in korea.
======================================================
August 26, 2009
Facebook Group on Yes Summer Vacation
Yes Youngdo - VACATION TIME CONFLICT
Global
Basic Info
Name: Yes Youngdo - VACATION TIME CONFLICT
Type: Business - Employment & Work
Description: This group is for the employees of Yes Youngdo who feel disappointed by the scheduling of the August vacation. As it is currently standing, the August vacation is scheduled from Tuesday, August 26th to Friday, August 29th. If the administration of Yes Youngdo were kind enough to give us August 25th off, we would have a total of 9 consecutive days off (after including the two weekends). A lot of us are planning to go to another country, so having 9 consecutive days off (oppose to the scheduled 6 days off) would make a world of difference. If enough people join this group, I will contact the administration of Yes Youngdo to try to negotiate a better deal. I will e-mail them a list of all the employees who have joined this group and try to use it as leverage. Maybe they would consider having us work another day in lieu of August 25th. Please invite everyone you know who works at Yes Youngdo to join this group.
**** I hope the teachers were able to work it out. I guess they're on their vacation now if it's this week. This is a problem teachers have at a lot of hagwons. I wouldn't blame YY for this too much. Being a hagwon, pleasing the parents is the #1 priority and most Koreans don't get one full week of vacation -- ever!
They don't really understand that one main reason teachers come to Korea is for the chance to take vacations in Thailand, Bali or wherever. I think YY should go above and beyond the hagwon norm by offering a full week's vacation. If they do the word will spread. Teachers vacationing in Bali or Koh Samui may pass it on to other travellers they meet, many who are potential ESL teachers in Korea, that they love the fact their hagwon YY gave them a full week off when other hagwons gave less! Someone interested in coming to Korea would remember that sort of thing.
BTW, when I worked for YY we had a 6 day summer break, Thursday - Tuesday. I took a trip and on the way met someone working for a smaller hagwon in a part of Korea I hadn't heard of and found she had 7. I felt embarassed telling her I had a shorter one and thought it was interesting someone working for an unknown hagwon in an unknown area had more vacation time!
Not long before that when talking to the manager who called me at home to say I'd been accepted, he said plainly that there was a week of summer vacation. I think it was my first day there when I talked to him before starting my classes that I found it was from a Thurs-Tues. I said to him that's not a week but he defended it by explaining that in Korea Saturday was considered a working day so our 6-day holiday included five working days which is the same as one week. And he was Korean-American! He knew better. He knew what foreign teachers expect when they hear the words one week.
Probably he was just following YY's policy which he had no control over. I wish he had just told the truth over the phone though! Now that I think about it I wouldn't have liked hearing that, but I probably would've taken the job anyway. I had already decided to take it at the time he called, to the best of my memory.
Global
Basic Info
Name: Yes Youngdo - VACATION TIME CONFLICT
Type: Business - Employment & Work
Description: This group is for the employees of Yes Youngdo who feel disappointed by the scheduling of the August vacation. As it is currently standing, the August vacation is scheduled from Tuesday, August 26th to Friday, August 29th. If the administration of Yes Youngdo were kind enough to give us August 25th off, we would have a total of 9 consecutive days off (after including the two weekends). A lot of us are planning to go to another country, so having 9 consecutive days off (oppose to the scheduled 6 days off) would make a world of difference. If enough people join this group, I will contact the administration of Yes Youngdo to try to negotiate a better deal. I will e-mail them a list of all the employees who have joined this group and try to use it as leverage. Maybe they would consider having us work another day in lieu of August 25th. Please invite everyone you know who works at Yes Youngdo to join this group.
**** I hope the teachers were able to work it out. I guess they're on their vacation now if it's this week. This is a problem teachers have at a lot of hagwons. I wouldn't blame YY for this too much. Being a hagwon, pleasing the parents is the #1 priority and most Koreans don't get one full week of vacation -- ever!
They don't really understand that one main reason teachers come to Korea is for the chance to take vacations in Thailand, Bali or wherever. I think YY should go above and beyond the hagwon norm by offering a full week's vacation. If they do the word will spread. Teachers vacationing in Bali or Koh Samui may pass it on to other travellers they meet, many who are potential ESL teachers in Korea, that they love the fact their hagwon YY gave them a full week off when other hagwons gave less! Someone interested in coming to Korea would remember that sort of thing.
BTW, when I worked for YY we had a 6 day summer break, Thursday - Tuesday. I took a trip and on the way met someone working for a smaller hagwon in a part of Korea I hadn't heard of and found she had 7. I felt embarassed telling her I had a shorter one and thought it was interesting someone working for an unknown hagwon in an unknown area had more vacation time!
Not long before that when talking to the manager who called me at home to say I'd been accepted, he said plainly that there was a week of summer vacation. I think it was my first day there when I talked to him before starting my classes that I found it was from a Thurs-Tues. I said to him that's not a week but he defended it by explaining that in Korea Saturday was considered a working day so our 6-day holiday included five working days which is the same as one week. And he was Korean-American! He knew better. He knew what foreign teachers expect when they hear the words one week.
Probably he was just following YY's policy which he had no control over. I wish he had just told the truth over the phone though! Now that I think about it I wouldn't have liked hearing that, but I probably would've taken the job anyway. I had already decided to take it at the time he called, to the best of my memory.
August 25, 2009
One Former Teacher's Story on Video
This video can be found at youtube. I copied one of his comments posted below his video and pasted it here below the link. I have no idea who this teacher is. The story may be false but I would guess it's not.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ts_Z2M4ugc
The workload steadily increased while the benefits stayed the same. I do agree with you that attitude has everything to do with it. I loved my experience in Korea. I loved the lifestyle and the culture. I continued to teach ESL in Canada when I returned because it truely is an amazing experience, but this company in particular has declined in quality over the 2+ years I have knowledge of. And based on the fact that it is completely family run, nothing short of a miracle will changed that.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ts_Z2M4ugc
The workload steadily increased while the benefits stayed the same. I do agree with you that attitude has everything to do with it. I loved my experience in Korea. I loved the lifestyle and the culture. I continued to teach ESL in Canada when I returned because it truely is an amazing experience, but this company in particular has declined in quality over the 2+ years I have knowledge of. And based on the fact that it is completely family run, nothing short of a miracle will changed that.
June 5, 2009
What I'd Say to YY Teachers
To current or former teachers who had an enjoyable experience, I would say first of all, that's great, I'm glad you had a good year, two years or whatever. I'm glad you were able to work so long, finish your contract and leave satisfied with the overall experience.
Then I'd say I'm not trying to bring down YY by writing this blog and I don't want to do anything to hurt the teachers there - past, present or future.
After that I'd say that I think you and all other teachers in Korea (and others) need to be aware of the many types of experiences people have had working in Korea from absolute best to absolute worst.
Even if I were totally satisfied working a some hagwon I would want to know all of these stories.
I can't say though how other teachers would feel. Maybe some wouldn't want to know. I'd have to ask them.
What about Korean mothers sending kids to hagwons or other average Koreans working at all kinds of jobs? If I were them I'd want to know, really would. I can't speak for them of course.
'Til next time.
Then I'd say I'm not trying to bring down YY by writing this blog and I don't want to do anything to hurt the teachers there - past, present or future.
After that I'd say that I think you and all other teachers in Korea (and others) need to be aware of the many types of experiences people have had working in Korea from absolute best to absolute worst.
Even if I were totally satisfied working a some hagwon I would want to know all of these stories.
I can't say though how other teachers would feel. Maybe some wouldn't want to know. I'd have to ask them.
What about Korean mothers sending kids to hagwons or other average Koreans working at all kinds of jobs? If I were them I'd want to know, really would. I can't speak for them of course.
'Til next time.
Why Didn't I Quit??
I think people hear stories of teachers in Korea having bad experiences and ask themselves this question, 'Why didn't they quit?'
Everyone would give their own answer. In my case if I think about being at Yes and wanting to quit, I remember that I thought to myself that I should just hold out until the end. I liked some things about the job. I probably didn't want to do the job search again and I am pretty sure that I said to myself that I could find another job after finishing at Yes. Also at the time I was repaying student loans like a lot of people and wanted to send home money every month continuously. Having time between jobs would mean sending home less money or none one month and I wanted those loans gone! ^^
Not long ago I was talking with a young, first year in Korea teacher who wasn't having an overall good time. She said to me her student loans were also one thing that kept her teaching in Korea. I'm happy that she's in her country now.
How many answers would people get to this question? Some things I've thought of over time are these: some foreign teachers have a spouse or relationship with someone living in Korea, westerners take contracts seriously and don't want to break them, resumes - having to write that you worked at some school for something like 4, 6, or 9 months may make it harder to find a job later, not wanting to tell the family that you quit, needing the money, liking some aspects of your job, wanting to stay in Korea for fun, friends or a variety of reasons...others? I would say that a reason a lot of people didn't quit is that they made a decision to hold out until the end and then look for better work as I did. After lots of experience in Korea I believe that to be true.
One more possibility, not wanting to return to one's country, particularly now considering the global economy.
Everyone would give their own answer. In my case if I think about being at Yes and wanting to quit, I remember that I thought to myself that I should just hold out until the end. I liked some things about the job. I probably didn't want to do the job search again and I am pretty sure that I said to myself that I could find another job after finishing at Yes. Also at the time I was repaying student loans like a lot of people and wanted to send home money every month continuously. Having time between jobs would mean sending home less money or none one month and I wanted those loans gone! ^^
Not long ago I was talking with a young, first year in Korea teacher who wasn't having an overall good time. She said to me her student loans were also one thing that kept her teaching in Korea. I'm happy that she's in her country now.
How many answers would people get to this question? Some things I've thought of over time are these: some foreign teachers have a spouse or relationship with someone living in Korea, westerners take contracts seriously and don't want to break them, resumes - having to write that you worked at some school for something like 4, 6, or 9 months may make it harder to find a job later, not wanting to tell the family that you quit, needing the money, liking some aspects of your job, wanting to stay in Korea for fun, friends or a variety of reasons...others? I would say that a reason a lot of people didn't quit is that they made a decision to hold out until the end and then look for better work as I did. After lots of experience in Korea I believe that to be true.
One more possibility, not wanting to return to one's country, particularly now considering the global economy.
February 1, 2009
Most Important Thing
More important than anything else is that employers of foreign teachers in Korea treat their teachers with fairness and respect. Second most important thing is to have good communication always. If this were to happen the problems would decrease by 90%. There'd be fewer harsh posts on Dave's Esl Cafe and other sites. There would be a lot more positive posts. Yes Youngdo is one among the many hagwons and other workplaces that fell short in this area.
January 2, 2009
This Kind of Post Brings Up Questions
http://www.eslteachersboard.com/cgi-bin/forum/index.pl?noframes;read=3681
Here you find a teacher asking whether Yes Youngdo is a good place to work. Then there are other prospective teachers comments, and then a post from a then YY teacher who writes about only good things.
Does it occur to anyone that YY is very likely asking teachers to respond to these posts with good info about working there? And since the prospective teacher is asking about one branch in a certain city, and the current teacher who responded is one who knows about that branch, doesn't it seem likely that management asked this person specifically to post here?
In other posts I found on other sites I saw that teachers said the best way to find out about Yes was to talk to teachers currently working there and that the institute would provide their contact info.
I can't help but wonder while reading these posts why the teachers don't seem to realize that YY would obviously only give out the contact info of teachers who will definitely say positive things -probably those who are close to management or considered the best teachers.
Here you find a teacher asking whether Yes Youngdo is a good place to work. Then there are other prospective teachers comments, and then a post from a then YY teacher who writes about only good things.
Does it occur to anyone that YY is very likely asking teachers to respond to these posts with good info about working there? And since the prospective teacher is asking about one branch in a certain city, and the current teacher who responded is one who knows about that branch, doesn't it seem likely that management asked this person specifically to post here?
In other posts I found on other sites I saw that teachers said the best way to find out about Yes was to talk to teachers currently working there and that the institute would provide their contact info.
I can't help but wonder while reading these posts why the teachers don't seem to realize that YY would obviously only give out the contact info of teachers who will definitely say positive things -probably those who are close to management or considered the best teachers.
More on My Experience
I managed to work at Yes Youngdo for some time without ever hearing that I was supposedly not up to standard. In a period of less than two weeks, I was told that I was basically not doing a good job, had several talks with a manager, told him I was thinking of quittinq, told him that I didn't like Yes Youngdo's teaching program, told him that things there weren't the same as what I had been used to at previous hagwon, was told by him "I think it will be ok" meaning I'd be ok continuing to work there, and finally after a break of a few days or so I was told to leave. Question: Would this happen at a regular school in the US/Canada or another English speaking country?
When talking about the teaching program I said to the manager that the kids didn't like any of the books we had read. He said that you need to jazz it up. That's fine, but until that point he had never given me any advice on how to do that. Also at my former hagwon there were so many different activities that it was very easy to make them enjoyable. How do you make storybooks or textbooks enjoyable when the kids don't like them? I guess there's a way, but at that point I didn't have much experience with this.
As I recall there were eventually meetings where the manager taught us a method he wanted us to use when teaching, but this didn't start until a few weeks before I left. It must've been great for the teachers who started later.
The management seemed to look at 'experienced' teachers differently than new ones. However the teachers I worked with who were experienced had only up to a few years experience. Something Yes Youngdo should recognize is that teachers who get accustomed to teaching one way at one school/hagwon may need to be retrained. I think even qualified, experienced school teachers in the US/Canada would find the Yes Youngdo style of teaching to be totally different, and would need some training. They'd need to learn how to teach in a hagwon, particularly what the management expects at the one they work at. They would though be far ahead of those with no experience.
When talking about the teaching program I said to the manager that the kids didn't like any of the books we had read. He said that you need to jazz it up. That's fine, but until that point he had never given me any advice on how to do that. Also at my former hagwon there were so many different activities that it was very easy to make them enjoyable. How do you make storybooks or textbooks enjoyable when the kids don't like them? I guess there's a way, but at that point I didn't have much experience with this.
As I recall there were eventually meetings where the manager taught us a method he wanted us to use when teaching, but this didn't start until a few weeks before I left. It must've been great for the teachers who started later.
The management seemed to look at 'experienced' teachers differently than new ones. However the teachers I worked with who were experienced had only up to a few years experience. Something Yes Youngdo should recognize is that teachers who get accustomed to teaching one way at one school/hagwon may need to be retrained. I think even qualified, experienced school teachers in the US/Canada would find the Yes Youngdo style of teaching to be totally different, and would need some training. They'd need to learn how to teach in a hagwon, particularly what the management expects at the one they work at. They would though be far ahead of those with no experience.
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