I was brought over to the "other campus" today, only to find it is a separate, private english language school that I will be working at. It seems the head of the English department at the public school where I live and work is also affiliated with a private english academy. The private school is also affiliated with the agency that I work for.
It's all fine with me, it just seems like the private enterprise is piggy backing on the public school. I will be working at both, so I am not concerned.
My first day at the private school was good. Because I am waiting on my visa, I was there primarily to meet other teachers and some of the students. I also had to learn my way there from my lodgings at the school, because it is a somewhat long trek from one to the other.
It is somewhat interesting that the same teachers at the public school also tutor at a private school.
From what I have learned, public schools are the top tier here. That is mostly because they are cheaper, but have good faculty. You have to test to get into the better public schools. If a student fails to get into a good public school it can cost the parents alot if they have to go to a good private school instead.
Everything is exam based, so if you don't get into a good public school, you need to pay to go to a good private school so you can test into a good high school or college.
The exam based nature of a confucian society is at the heart of the educational system.
I met two very shy 7th graders yesterday and some very nice parents.
We had a traditional chinese tea. Tea is poured not just into cups but over tea pets and the run off tea goes down into a pot under the table. It is actually a very aesthetic and enjoyable experience to have a good chinese tea.
I enjoyed the experience of having a leisurely tea yesterday. I know it is still honeymooning for me. I will soon have too much work to do and will be busy alot more. My only hope is that I will have good time to travel around the country a bit.
It's all fine with me, it just seems like the private enterprise is piggy backing on the public school. I will be working at both, so I am not concerned.
My first day at the private school was good. Because I am waiting on my visa, I was there primarily to meet other teachers and some of the students. I also had to learn my way there from my lodgings at the school, because it is a somewhat long trek from one to the other.
It is somewhat interesting that the same teachers at the public school also tutor at a private school.
From what I have learned, public schools are the top tier here. That is mostly because they are cheaper, but have good faculty. You have to test to get into the better public schools. If a student fails to get into a good public school it can cost the parents alot if they have to go to a good private school instead.
Everything is exam based, so if you don't get into a good public school, you need to pay to go to a good private school so you can test into a good high school or college.
The exam based nature of a confucian society is at the heart of the educational system.
I met two very shy 7th graders yesterday and some very nice parents.
We had a traditional chinese tea. Tea is poured not just into cups but over tea pets and the run off tea goes down into a pot under the table. It is actually a very aesthetic and enjoyable experience to have a good chinese tea.
I enjoyed the experience of having a leisurely tea yesterday. I know it is still honeymooning for me. I will soon have too much work to do and will be busy alot more. My only hope is that I will have good time to travel around the country a bit.
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