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I spent 5 years teaching English in Korea. I absolutely loved my job most of the time (i.e. when I was allowed to be a teacher who educated students). I took it seriously and took pride in what I did.
But FUCK ME there are so many pathetic Americans there. Especially in Seoul -- people who treat their life in Korea as "oh my gap year abroad teehee" and who see their job as 'the annoying thing that gets in the way of my partying.'
I'm sure it's similar in Japan, too.
What I'm saying is that these people are emotional fucking morons who rely on pushing their worldview everywhere because they can't stand to exist outside of it.
Oh, that must have been a great time.
I tutor English one-on-one on the side, which I really like, but having a whole entire class of kids must be crazy.
Teaching English in Asia is something that always sounded kinda fun to me. Then again, I would probably enjoy it most out in the countryside, I'm not a city type person.
Absolutely loved the "countryside" - a misnomer in Korea since even cities of 1-2mil people are considered "the country" because they aren't Seoul.
It was a blast, too. Especially my really high level teenage classes. But I loved all of my students, from K to high school. It was a different challenge every day.
Holy shit, the same in Hungary. I have had to explain it multiple times that when I say I live in the countryside, I mean a village. Like an actual village.
Yo you were teaching all age groups? At the same time or like... this semester you are in charge of 6th grade, next the 9th?
Very varied.
First year I taught kindergarten in the morning (9:30-2:30) then elementary from 1-4 in stages until 7:30pm
Second year was much the same, but mostly just elementary 1-4 and a very little 5-7.
Third year was my best school and I took on loads of responsibility. I taught a little elementary but most of my work was grade 6-12. I spearheaded the highest level students (pre-teens with nearly perfect TOEFL scores) and the lowest (high schoolers in extreme remedial English) -- and I loved them both. All about expectations and making connections; I daresay I am more proud of what we did with the lower level students.
Fourth year was a step down in quality. Still mostly elementary but I did lay the groundwork for a great middle school curriculum before I left to move back to the US.
Edit: to answer your question kids usually come in waves so you don't go between levels often. Pre-K and K during school hours, elementary right after, middle and high school in afternoon and evenings.
Some of my students had academies until midnight.