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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.
I'm sure they will accomplish amazing things and you did a great job for them, but part of me really feels for those kids.
Right on.
I tried to balance that; I really did. I tried to teach while making class time as low-stress as possible because these kids are in school 12-16 hours a day 6 days a week.
I was certainly unorthodox compared to the Korean teachers, but fuck it, I got results.
I don't know about Korea (though I assume), but here the biggest issue is that kids are made to believe English is a school subject. You study for tests and exams, for certification worksheets.
If you can make it fun for them and make them feel like they are learning a fun life skill they can use for their own purposes, it makes things so much easier.