There are a lot of things I've learned while trying to find my own housing. Please add things you've learned in the comments. Also, please correct me if something needs updated/corrected. This is from 2021 How will you find the housing? Apps: 직방/다방 Apps photoshop images, so what you see isn't what you get. Make …
Are you too Authoritative or too Lax?
Disclaimer these are my methods, they aren't a one size fits all. This is not including point systems (I use classdojo, but that's a positive reinforcement for me, very rarely will I use it as a negative) During Class Time: Did they finish the work before doing what they are doing?If they are done and …
Getting a Masters While Working Abroad
Working abroad full-time, and trying to get into a degree program is daunting. There are many steps and rules I put in place for myself in order to make sure I can do both, Steps: Decide what I want to study. This seems simple, but there are many programs that are similar and all in …
Outdoor Vocab Games
School when the weather is nice is practically torture for kids. They want to be outside playing. While I can't always take them outside, I do try to whenever possible. Usually, this ends up being vocabulary days. We spend 20 minutes inside learning the vocab, and then spend the last 20 minutes playing a game. …
My Favorite Low Prep Games
Simon SaysThis game is a listening game. If you hear "Simon says" follow the command. If you don't hear "Simon Says" ignore the command.This is a simple game that can work with new verbs, shapes, body parts and more! i.e. "Simon Say's touch your shoulders", "Simon says clap 2 times", "Simon says make a heart", …
“Dancing Monkeys” are Real Teachers
*Rant* In any field of work, there is competition. There is downgrading, and comparing. However, I believe at the very least, the people who choose to do a job shouldn't be the ones downgrading themselves. Time and time again, I see people in TEFL doing exactly that. Most of these people don't know much about …
Life in Korea During COVID-19 Pandemic
Failed Plans: At the beginning of this year, I was supposed to be switching jobs and starting at the new school. In spring my sister and her husband were going to visit along with their baby. Over summer vacation, I had planned on visiting home to see all my family and friends. For winter vacation …
Learning Korean in Korea with SNU
I've been living in Korea since 2017, and just started on my 4th year here. Throughout my time in Korea, my Korean has improved drastically. Because I live in Korea, my speaking and listening skills are my best skills where-as reading and writing are lacking. My spelling is dreadful because words I've learned through conversation, …
English Korean Mad Gab Game
If anyone has played Mad Gab, they know it's all about trying to read something in a funny way to hear a different phrase or word. For example, try reading "Easel Aid Ease Man" in different ways. What could that possibly make? "He's a lady's man." With elementary, I thought it would be fun to …
How Korean Schools are Handling COVID-19
Working in a school setting with elementary aged children on a normal day can be filled with germs. How do we keep a world-wide pandemic under wraps? Students don't travel between floors. They stay on the floor their classroom is in. Exceptions include lunch time and if there are wifi problems for Zoom classes. Everyone …
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