Unwritten work

        This has been a busy week and hardly any different from most weeks other than the fact that this company applies so much pressure to Korean teachers that its amazing that people choose to abide by these situations.
      As each day passes the more I feel like I want out of this. It isn't about the kids' bad manners or poor concepts nor is that I can't work with my colleagues who are so obsessed with money that teaching has a stinky smell behind it but its that after 3 years I am no longer caring. I am going through the motions of teaching and it just isn't fun, except on Saturday.


Yesterday it dawned on me when I was witnessing the grand homework check. Simply copy 5 sentences and get a stamp that's how it works here. Parents look at that tiny piece of paper and see ABCs and think that oh they are learning something today.  That's why we give homework.


i am slipping back into the Gumi days which is very miserable.


I got my wife a job working with me and now I am seeing my wife take her job too seriously in all the wrong reasons. She is having to write my lesson plans for my open class. The deal is the korean teacher must write a lesson plan and I must teach it. She's my wife and since we can't play games, go for a walk or do anything together if she has work I feel obligated to helping her. I don't know why but my efforts are not good enough. Frankly its been a real depressing day when nothing I do has been met with a smile. I thought I did well for her making a template only to discover that I wasted an hour of my time. It isn't worth this stress dealing with this job. I hate seeing this bullshit consume our life and I am praying that a miracle will allow me to leave.



enough said I am very miserable and feel I hit rock bottom this is bullshit. All you get in Korea is work and the work is never good enough. Today I was also told by my co-worker that I need to improve my teaching. Of course I do but a little co-help would be nice. She doesn't take care of the kids while I teach at all. This is garbage. I don't care what anyone else thinks I am tired and feel like I can just throw in the towel anytime.