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The (At Times) Frustrating Reality of an EFL Teacher Living Abroad

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This is a little piece about a discussion I had today. I will try not to endlessly rant and just get my point across. In this day and age, I probably need to begin with a disclaimer: I need to state that this is my opinion and a reflection of my feelings after living and working in South Korea for almost 8 years. I don’t think all Koreans are horrible and I don’t think all foreigners are great. I am not making any absolute statements here, just reflecting on some recent happenings in my school life. I need to preface this with a statement that many of the people I have worked with, both Korean and foreign teachers, have expressed the sentiment that we foreign teachers don’t work as hard as our Korean counterparts. In the spirit of fairness, I will also say that the requirements and day to day duties differ between foreign teachers and Korean teachers. This is a fact, and it will not change. The way the government or a private institution sets up their school is up to them