Category Archives: Teaching English

State of the Blog 2015

Posted on October 18, 2015 by Joe

Good day and thank you to all my fellow blog readers. Today marks the one year anniversary of this blog, and as such I would like to take the time to review where this blog has been, where it’s at … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcements, Korea, Teaching English | Tagged andy richter and conan obrien year 2000, annual blog posts, essential posts, guy collecting garbage, little chinese boy with girls generation, origins of the blog, pop francis addressing US Congress, posts with links to other posts, PSY, PSY from Gangnam style, red macaw bird, teaching English in Korea, wattpad, what if i never find out who's a good boy meme, year in review | 1 Comment

Why I Left Korea

Posted on February 14, 2015 by Joe

Even though I did a pretty thorough job of explaining why I had to flee the Sanbon Feinschule last post, that didn’t mean I had to leave the nation of South Korea. My Hagwon was a pathetic excuse for a school, … Continue reading →

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Why I Left My Hagwon

Posted on January 31, 2015 by Joe

Last time I wrote about the complete and total lack of training that awaited me when I arrived at my Hagwon (private English academy) in Korea. When I wrote that post I was frustrated, pissed off, and downright EMBARRASSED at … Continue reading →

Posted in Korea, Teaching English | Tagged adventure time, aggressive interrogation, Albus Dumbledore, Alien Hieroglyphics, Athena, black girl from kids react, boromir meme, bustin' bawls, child eating dog meme, CIEE is a scam, day care worker, Early Childhood Education, eric cartman, Feinschule, Feinschule is a joke, feminism, finn the human, greek mythology, hagwon, harassment, harry potter, high school boy mating strategy, high school hierarchy, hippy dippy liberal art school students, idiot wearing rainbow suspenders and propeller hat, is CIEE legitimate, jake the dog, Kid Nico Robin fleeing O'Hara, Korean Jesus, Korean kids trained like dogs, kristen wiig, Kyle Broflovski, laser equipped swan, Lord of the flies, Madame Bovary, mayor Bill Deblasio, Mighty Zeus, Neil Degrasse Tyson meme, Nico Robin, one does not simply go full retard, One Piece, Pink Pig, preschool, princess bubblegum, psychedelic He-Man, quitting Hagwon, rant, smug blonde office lady, south park, Spanish Inquisition, Spectacular C***, spongebob, Stan Marsh, Succubus, teacher must act like full retard, teaching myself to teach, The Aeneid, Tie Tiger, tiny hands character, Umbrella Uncle, underpants gnomes, UPK, weekly timetable, worn out Korean lady about to explode, zebra class | 8 Comments

Teach in Korea – Training Week

Posted on January 17, 2015 by Joe

Not just anyone can teach small children. If you think you can walk into a classroom with no prior experience and get the kids to sit still, listen, and (above all) learn without any training, you’re creating a recipe for … Continue reading →

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Teach in Korea – The Flight

Posted on January 15, 2015 by Joe

I’m a geography buff. One of my favorite things to do is go on google maps or an app that uses a map and look at how mankind has divided planet Earth. I can label all fifty states of America … Continue reading →

Posted in Korea, Teaching English | Tagged airplane, airport pickup sign, annoying passengers, Arctic Ocean, asiana airlines, Chloë Grace Moretz, drinking on the plane, flight, free trip, geography, google maps, If I stay, imagination, in-flight map, incheon, Jamie Blackley, Jersey Boys, JFK, Kim Jong-un, larry david, larry david on airplane, las vegas highway at night, Maze Runner, Newark, nine beers, North Korean Military, office worker, oprah parody, plane crash, plane ticket, poop sliding down rainbow, PS Vita, ron swanson wearing coat, shamwow guy, sound shapes, south korea, spishak, Tetris, the bachelorette, wat lady meme, Xanex | 1 Comment

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