26,000 or 500,000?
I’ve noticed that I haven’t posted anything really substantial about life here for the past two or three weeks. I’ve been busy “studying.” We have homeworks every meeting and tons of readings as well. Korean students are quite competitive and I wouldn’t want to embarrass myself by coming to class unprepared.
Anyway, the “Midnightrunner” posted an interview of Dr. Paul Robertson (a non-Korean hagwon-owner) and one of the things he said is that the Korean government will soon open its doors to 26,000 Filipino English teachers next year. One reason is probably because of the 300,000 Koreans studying (and spending money) in the Philippines. It is expected that about 500,000 Koreans would travel next year to study there.
I used to think that Korea should open its doors to Filipino English teachers. Learning that there are now hundreds of thousands of Koreans spending their money in my home country is making me change my opinion. However, it’s ridiculous how much the Filipinos (based on Dr. Robertson’s interview) are being paid. Paid blogging is a lot more lucrative. Would it be better for the Philippines if 26,000 Filipino teachers could come here to teach? Or would it be more economically beneficial if 500,000 Koreans would go there to study (and spend money)?
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August 14th, 2008 at 3:48 pm
i’d go for 26,000 kabayans to work overseas
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August 14th, 2008 at 5:07 pm
i’d go for 500,000 koreans to study in phils
August 14th, 2008 at 6:44 pm
quite difficult… one of my friend’s neighbors in baguio city had to move out of his house because Koreans loved and wanted to rent the house.. what happened was that neighbor moved his family out and rented an apartment so the Koreans could rent his house.. btw, the Koreans offered a rental fee that he and his family couldn’t refuse…
August 14th, 2008 at 7:23 pm
^^ my husband said it could actually be good for us since we’re planning to have our own private school in the future… it would be easier to hire pinoy teachers
August 14th, 2008 at 8:42 pm
You know my heart on this Ms. Betchay.
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August 14th, 2008 at 10:18 pm
OOooo, this sounds like an awesome development on all sides!
August 15th, 2008 at 11:35 am
salary wise, it would be a lot better for filipino english teachers to get hired in korea than continue teaching english to koreans in the philippines. the english teachers in the philipines are not properly paid by the hagwon/private school owners(koreans).most of the time they don’t even get proper benfits that the philippine law requires from employers. i know what i’m talking about because i used to work for a hagwon in quezon city while i was studying for my masters degree. so most of these teachers work in the hagwons and they also become private tutors to koreans(some even work until midnight just to reach their financial goal for a month), which i may add is not even that lucrative too.
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August 15th, 2008 at 11:53 am
^^ hopefully, hagwon owners in korea would pay filipino teachers competitively… if they could “abuse” filipino teachers in the philippines, i wonder what would stop them from doing the same in their own country…
i would pity the philippines if it loses more teachers to foreign countries…
August 17th, 2008 at 9:41 pm
Naku mataas panigurado pressure sa mga English teachers na pupunta ng Korea kasi kailangan nilang iprove na worthy sila. May friend kasi ako na sa Taiwan naman siya nagturo ng English tapos yung mga parents mas preferred nila yung native English speaker like Americans, Canadians or British.
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August 18th, 2008 at 3:17 am
i hope korea will open its door for filipino teachers soon…and that they’ll be well-compensated just like the native speakers…it”ll be a very good opportunity for filipinos hoping to work there…coz we can’t deny the fact that thousands of koreans go to the phil to study english…
August 18th, 2008 at 5:07 pm
it is such a wonderful for many Filipino teachers in the Philippines suffring from economic problem in the country because of less salary doing difficult jobs. the Philippines will surely benifit because more people will have jobs and they could send their families what they have saved for their children’s future and to help their families. more remitances for the country’s ailing economy.
August 18th, 2008 at 5:11 pm
it is such a wonderful opportunity for many Filipino teachers who earn low income for a very difficult job. many korean language centers in the Philippines are taking advantage in giving Filipino teachers low salary because they are aware that Filipnos will accept it. it demoralizes the dignity of Filipino teachers because they don’t deserve to be paid that low.
August 18th, 2008 at 5:15 pm
Filipinos can speak English well.More Filipinos will have jobs and could help their families. These English teachers will have more remitances for the ailing economy of the country. I believe more Filipinos will be attracted to take up Education or teaching just the same when care givers and nurses have become in demand in U.S. and canada.
August 18th, 2008 at 5:17 pm
Filipinos can speak English well.More Filipinos will have jobs and could help their families. These English teachers will have more remitances for the ailing economy of the country.More Filipinos will be attracted to take up Education or teaching just the same when care givers and nurses have become in demand in U.S. and canada.
August 20th, 2008 at 12:48 pm
This is good news. Would like to ask if what are the basic qualifications for an English teacher in Korea? Does it need that somebody should graduated with a degree in Education and should have a teaching experience as well? Thanks!
August 20th, 2008 at 3:31 pm
^^ nothing is final yet but they said an education degree and 120 hrs TEFL
@eden >> oo. preferred ng mga korean parents ang native speakers because of their accents… yung mga kaklase kong koreans, North American karaniwan ang accents nila
August 23rd, 2008 at 7:30 pm
Hi,
Today I attended a one day seminar on TESOL with dr.paul robertson at Hyatt Casino Hotel in manila. there were fifteen of us. he said how ironic it is that so many koreans are coming to Philippines to study English and yet they don’t allow Filipinos to teach there yet. He said that sooner will be accepted in Korea as teachers. just be patient he said.
August 23rd, 2008 at 7:31 pm
We were given TESOL certificates too, which is one of the requirements in teaching in Korea.
September 13th, 2008 at 2:46 pm
i’d go for 26,000 kabayans to work overseas
October 12th, 2008 at 8:35 pm
I hope it tanks. Letting Filipinos teach in Korea will water down the industry and reduce wages because the Filipinos will work for less. Perhaps it will self correct and fix itself as many schools who hire Filipinos will lose their customer base and shut down. Aren’t they happy dancing farming and eating baby chickens down there in the hot sticky south? I say don’t let them in…
October 24th, 2008 at 8:09 pm
어~ I should practice good english now!!
November 4th, 2008 at 7:34 pm
It is so sad to know that many Filipinos are not aware that racism in Korea is worse than Europe. Well I guess many of us Filipinos wouldn’t care just for the sake of money and covering it up with the noble intention of helping their family back home… sad… this is the modern prostitution and rape of the Filipino people