As much as I enjoyed teaching in Korea, the worst experiences were dealing with the parents. I vividly recall a time when a parent came up to me and said that her child really enjoys my class and had learned a lot from me as I make my classes very fun. I was very flattered and then all of a sudden she went from a smile to a stern expression. Abruptly expressing her dissatisfaction and complaining that she didn’t pay money to enroll her child in an institute to have fun.”

I’ve been doing it a few months and I think I really lucked out. I love it. I got the area in Seoul I wanted and the salary. The kids are great, my coworkers are great. I’m very fortunate.

4:23 She's beautiful damnit.🤗

Great video, full of diverse experiences....it's dabbling on quite a range of complexities, that each of them are privy to ...nice. 👏

Great to hear their viewpoints and experiences! I taught in Korean previously (five 1-year contracts) mostly with public schools, but did a private academy my 5th year. The public school lunches were AMAZING, but with a private academy, I like the independence of teaching a class on your own, the smaller class sizes, and the ability to communicate with the school directly to get hired. You also have the option to work an afternoon - evening shift, which leaves your mornings open to run errands or sleep in a little bit. I think if you're new to teaching in Korea, a public school can be a good place to start to understand the culture of the classroom, developing your teaching style, and to receive support by teaching alongside a co-teacher. By my 5th year, I was ready to get away from the co-teacher partnership because by then I felt I had enough confidence to teach on my own. The biggest key difference that made private stand apart from public was that they are a business first, so they are driven to meet numbers and ensure they can stay in business and continue attracting students. That's not a bad thing per say; it's all about how the academy approaches their goals to provide a great experience for students while also considering what they bring to the teaching market. I would say I never graded tests or homework or did progress reports until I started working in a private academy. I actually felt like I'd really leveled up in that way compared to the public school where it was the Korean co-teacher who was responsible for grading and administering tests. Overall, I feel starting off as an English teacher is a great way to get your foot in the door to working in Korea with the E-2 teaching visa (provided you're from one the countries that they prioritize for hiring native English speakers). I would say though, there are salary caps for how much you can make as an English and I think unless you plan to make English teaching your only option, to stay long-term in Korea, it'd be beneficial to start a business and transition over to a resident visa. It's good to give yourself options and not strictly be confined to only teaching English. By the way Jerry, would you mind doing another video spotlighting foreigners who've started businesses in Korea? You do a great job in all your interviews! Also, how about a video about how to build friendships with Koreans as a foreigner?

Like your videos as they always show the full range of people's experiences.

❤ Great interviews as usual! You are an awesome interviewee / host. We appreciate you. ❤

This was very informative, thank you

I've been teaching in Korea for almost a year now. The biggest problem with the Hagwons in Korea is they care more about money and pleasing the parents than the kids learning, and the parents just want their kids to be at a high level (even if they haven't learned anything or should be at that level). The hagwon happily puts the kids in the wrong level they want to keep the parent's money, but it causes the kids to struggle to learn any English. The parents and the education system put all this pressure on test taking and getting good scores, but so little emphasis on actually learning. As a teacher, when we try to incorporate fun activities that will actually make them learn, I have found we are always shut down.

Great videos with great guest. Love the sharing. This could be a podcast

The interviewer is always very cool! I love your style 🎉🎉🎉🎉

This is an absolutely amazing video. My current career interest is to be an English Teacher in South Korea ❤

Very informative video

Thanks for sharing the different perspectives of English teaching abroad there in Korea. I’m curious to know any links to where others can apply for teaching English?

Haha, I love the bearded dude's attitude. I'd kick it with him if I lived in Korea. 🤙

love your videos friend! BY the way, I notice you say 'you made mention' a lot. To me as a native speaker it sounds very odd, just fyi. I would just say 'you mentioned that...'

I love your shows

As a mid-40s scientist who’s been studying Korean for fun for a couple of years, this made me wonder if teaching at a Hagwon was something I could do after retirement. Everyone here seems young. Do they take older people with a stack of diplomas?

Gochang!!! Let's go. I there too

Man! Where do you get your hair braided!

I love the white eyelet shirt. Looks sophisticated, cool, & sexy 😍

12:54 K-drams 😅

Where can we apply any tips? Websites?

I've noticed everyone you interviewed in this video are from somewhere in America. I'm from Africa, specifically Ghana, do you think it's possible for other Africans with the exception of South Africans to teach English in S.Korea?

My wife and I have been teaching in Cambodia for nearly 6/7 years. We have a newborn and are heavily considering moving to Korea to teach next year. Is there anyone who knows about families teaching and living, hopefully at the same school, as well as child care? Oh, and what's the standard curriculum? Thanks in advance.

The interviewer should some day have his own show 💯🏆

the man with the beard got me hollering, its very crucial to have a barber so I feel him

와 미쳤다!!!! 다들린다!!!!!!! 와 이제 이해된다아아아~~~

😊😊

Burn out central I did it for 4 years 😅 (2 years in Seoul and 2 in Jeju island) And then my wife and I completely burn out badly It ages you 😅

What’s her @ 4:00?

Jerry just casually threw that shirt on before leaving his house.

Am so inlove with korea

Yo, so heavy on that final comment about don't come to Korea if you don't like kids. I've been here 3 years and the worst experience with coworkers have been teachers who came here just to vacation, don't like kids, OR had nothing better to do. Like for real, stay home if you're not here to work with kids. You're wasting their time, other teachers' time and yours. Also, don't come here if you're unhappy. Coming here won't suddenly fix all your problems.

I like them all,these cool people in Korea.

to be completely honest, this is my dream. to teach english in korea, but i’m honestly very nervous about it?

I’m looking for a barber in South Korea that can help with black hair.

There's a difference between being an ESL teacher vs "English" teacher as in English literature

13:09 "If you don't like kids, do not teach kids" No waaaay......

My question will be if the English taught in Korea is the American English standard or the British one .

The guy was so funny

I don’t understand how all these people have perfect teeth I mean I know how they got them but 1 in 10 people have a good set of straight white teeth. But in every video I see of this guy all the people he interviews have perfect teeth

Beards/facial hair aren't accepted in Korea. Shocked that the hagwon let him show up to work with it.

Thought she is beyonce for split second.

Didn't sound like a rapper...damn...

Basically, you make as much or more at minimum wage job in the US than being a "teacher" in korea. I don't get it. The US needs teachers.

The requirement to be a native speaker of English is not obvious and is objectively stupid, no matter what that guy (6:05) says. The fact that Korea limits their program to native speakers but takes in everyone with little to no teaching experience is just a bad way to invest money.

Shorty with the orange sweater is bad

Lord have mercy. America is not a country name…smh. Kudos on the video!

I don't want to be an English teacher in Korea

Facts 9:24

'you're not going to get as 'many' vacation days. (not 'as much' vacation days)

Dong doesn't even SOUND like a native English speaker 😂. How the heck does anyone think he's a native English speaker???? He is obviously a native Korean speaker who learned English as a second language. His accent, his cadence, his attitude, and his pronunciation are proof of that.

Complains about being stereotyped as a rapper then worries he'll be sent to a rice field... It definitely goes both ways.