Pictures with my students! : )

 

In Korea, many children go to different tutoring places after school.

A place like this is called "Hagwon"

My Hagwon is only for tutoring English.

I have about 8 classes a day. I have about two to ten students in each class.

They are mostly elementary students.

I have five middle school students and one college student in my class.

 

Korean children are pretty busy. 

They go to school at 8 a.m., and after school they go to different Hagwons.

I know of one student who goes to five different Hagwons after school. 

Guess what time he usually gets to go home?  Around 6 p.m.!! 

Everybody does not have a schedule like that boy.

Sometimes, kids are tired when they come to my class

because they usually have a long day of studying.

I feel for them sometimes because they do not get to be kids. 

When I go home after work around 8:30 p.m. or so,

I see kids walking home by themselves after studying at Hagwon. 

 

Teaching is hard at times, but I do have some good students.

Definitely, it's been a good learning experience.