[Physics opps] Fwd: Seeking math/science instructors

[8-opps@mit.edu]

Dear all, while avoiding taking this list off-purpose, here is some
commentary from one of your colleagues regarding whether the previous post
is indeed "genuine":
> I looked into this possibility, and I found a number of 
> alarming websites 
> about what happens to foreigners teaching in Korea:
>  <http://seoul.usembassy.gov/t_overview.html>
http://seoul.usembassy.gov/t_overview.html
>  <http://blacklist.tokyojon.com/dont_teach_in_korea.html>
http://blacklist.tokyojon.com/dont_teach_in_korea.html
>  <http://www.geocities.com/hagwonblacklist/>
http://www.geocities.com/hagwonblacklist/
> 
> Regarding this specific opportunity, note that I couldn't 
> find any info 
> online (at least in English) on this specific prep school, 
> and the quoted 
> wages are way out of line with respect to the market (six times the 
> typical salary), which seems especially unlikely to be 
> afforable for an 
> employer during a major recession.


Regarding the lack of web presence for the purported school, the message's
source says:

>I'm sorry -- we do not have a website yet, since our program was only
created one month ago.  However, 
>I would be happy to discuss our founders' tutoring experience with any
potential instructors.

Caveat emptor, carpe diem, semper ubi sub ubi.


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Sent: Tuesday, July 14, 2009 5:05 PM
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Subject: [Physics opps] Fwd: Seeking math/science instructors


There is some debate as to whether it's genuine. I think it is, but you
should decide for yourself.


---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Hyun-Won Park <hyunwon.park at gmail.com>
Date: Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 10:49 AM
Subject: Seeking math/science instructors
To: sukrit at mit.edu, campsoup at mit.edu, tmooring at mit.edu, kzhang at mit.edu


Dear MIT SPS,

I am seeking highly qualified math and science instructors for a intense
exam preparation
program in Seoul, Korea called Byungjin Hakwon.  The program is six weeks
long; from
Monday, 21 December 2009 to Friday, 29 January 2010.  Instructors will be
compensated
with a base pay of 31,800,000 Korean won (approx. USD 24,900) for those with
doctoral
degrees or are doctoral degree candidates, and 24,700,000 Korean won
(approx. USD 19,300)
for those who are not, plus performance-based bonuses.  Airfare, housing,
teaching supplies,
and some local transportation costs are provided.

Our students are Korean secondary school students planning to apply to U.S.
universities.
They are preparing for SAT subject and AP exams in mathematics, computer
science,
chemistry, physics, and biology.  Instructors will be assigned to teach one
or two subjects at
two or more levels.  Class sizes are small (6-8 students), which allow for
much individual
attention.  Instructors can expect to spend about 20 hours per week in the
classroom with
20-40 hours per week preparing lessons and evaluating homework assignments.

Once instructors have been hired in September, they must be available to
attend five
all-day weekend training sessions held in fall 2009 in Boston, New York, or
San Francisco.
These sessions will familiarize instructors with our curriculum and Korean
culture.  The
exact schedule will take into account instructor availability but will be
fixed by mid-September.

Instructors must be citizens of the Republic of Korea or of the United
States.  Classes will
be held in English; fluency in English is required.  No knowledge of the
Korean language is
necessary, but would be helpful.  We prefer students at top U.S.
universities, such as the
Ivy League, Stanford, MIT, Caltech, etc.

Please ask anyone interested to get in touch with me.  Thank you.

Sincerely,

Hyun-Won Park, Ph.D.
Curriculum Development Director
Byungjin Hakwon 



-- 
Sukrit Ranjan
Department of Physics
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Class of 2010


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