Hagwon Blacklist

That's good advice. Make sure you find out as much as you can about a school before signing a contract. Check the blacklists. Be aware that not all bad schools have been repoted, and likewise, some good schools may now have changed directors.

Check out

http://www.geocities.com/hagwonblacklist/

for a list of bad schools. Also, if you have had a bad experience at a hagwon, you can submit it here.

How would you define an English teacher?

> I believe there are in excess of two hundred hagwons in the Bundang
> area of Seoul. After searching through the Korean Hagwon Blacklist I
> found only two listed there. So, if there are only two hagwons on the
> blacklist that means less than 1% of hagwons in Bundang have been
> reported as having problems. I am sure there must be a few more that
> have not been reported, but that still makes for a lot of places
> where there are no problems.
> Unfortunately this forum often reflects complaints but very few
> bother to say there are many good situations to be found. Let's keep
> things in perspective and not paint all schools with the same brush.
> If you plan to teach in Korea keep this in mind and make sure you
> research any job situation before signing a contract. Good luck with
> your job searching.

> Mike D (happy in Bundang)

Cheers!

Tom