Why I Love Teaching

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Believe it or not, but we love teaching. Love it. Teaching in Korea isn’t just a job for us. It’s our careers, and it’s something we’re really passionate about. We teach English in Canada, and we teach English in Korea as well. But it’s hard to explain to people why we like teaching so much, especially since teaching can be such a challenging job. So, Simon decided a year ago or so to start collecting clips of why he loves teaching in Korea so much. He’d walk around the hallways with the camera and get the students just being themselves. Now, finally, we’ve finally put together the clips into a video, and we hope it conveys how fun the students are and why we like teaching so much. Really, interacting with our students is the best part of our jobs, and it’s what makes teaching so enjoyable. Sounds sappy, we know, but this video’s really special to us, and we hope you enjoy it. And, if you’re a teacher as well, we hope you can relate.

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http://twitter.com/Dsg_ilian iLian

What a nice video … =) I really enjoy it
Mel

This was such a lovely video. It brought tears to my eyes and a smile to my face.
I did a little bit of English teaching in China and this is making me miss the students so much. It’s great to see them having fun. :)
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_5IASVNKPM45DVB6NUSDAIVFJKM Michaelaleigh Green

I have always wanted to go to Korea, but now I’m really thinking about teaching over there. Looks like I might be changing my Major :) Thanks guys.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Tsukiyama-Deguchi/100000395933559 Tsukiyama Deguchi

truly the imagination of these children is what makes teaching so much fun…although I’m only in university and studying to become a teacher, I still feel like cryign when I leave any of my placements affter being there for a year, because of all the fun I had with them. I know exactly what you mean about this video, it makes you feel proud to have taught such brilliant and enthusiastic students.
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=602363077 Shirley Ng Xiao

Aww, seems so fun! x3 Great video! Don’t know if you guys will reply, but out of curiosity, how old were your students o:?
http://www.facebook.com/people/Erika-Caribou/879780273 Erika Caribou

This is amaaaaazing !Â

I’ve always been frustrated as a student in France by the traditional french teaching style.
Here, teachers tend to put as much distance as possible between them and the students to the point that it gets ridiculous.
And it continues in university as well…
I found studying in the UK really refreshing as a university student. Teachers actually KNOW you name. O.O
They ask you your opinion about stuff. At first I was even scared that teachers and university staff remembered my name, like “what did I do to deserve this ? Did I say something stupid ! O.O”.
That’s a good way to build on your self-esteem.
I also give private english classes, to young french students, and felt really sad and frustrated after some classes. This french system really shatters and demotivates a lot of students. They are treated as if they were all the same, when each one of them has different needs and personalities.
I found it great that you managed to create this with you students, and that Korea is more open to that kind of approach. ;)

http://www.eatyourkimchi.com Simon and Martina

That’s too bad about the school system in France. Â We don’t know enough about it to be able to comment. Â We were actually thinking about living in France for a while and teaching there.

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000209178524 Hannah Davis

This looks like so muck fun! They’re very um, touchy feely? If that’s the right word. Your students are adorable! I bet you miss them :_(
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000209178524 Hannah Davis

This looks like so muck fun! They’re very um, touchy feely? If that’s the right word. Your students are adorable! I bet you miss them :_(
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000209178524 Hannah Davis

This looks like so muck fun! They’re very um, touchy feely? If that’s the right word. Your students are adorable! I bet you miss them :_(
http://www.facebook.com/people/Rasmus-Henriksson/37006635 Rasmus Henriksson

I like how you guys seem to genuinely appreciate and love teaching. I have to say, I get a bit worried that the demand for English teachers in Asia is so high (http://www.teachergig.com has probably 100 new open positions a day) and this is likely to attract laowais/farangs/gweilos not as genuinely interested as you guys seem to be and might not even be qualified – isn’t there a risk of quality of teaching decreasing?
http://www.facebook.com/rocketeer101 Jericho Mayor

I want to work in this school! It looks WICKED!!
http://profiles.google.com/frankim90 Frances Kim

HAHAHAH. i have a monkey fan like the hello kitty one ur student had xD
http://www.facebook.com/mandom19 Mandi Dominguez

That was super sweet! I have a huge smile on my face :)
http://twitter.com/_Ellanora_ Ellanora

That was Exceptionally Wonderful! You two are a gift to these children and it shows in their faces.
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=504970411 Elaine Czech

I really like this video! It is so encouraging! :)
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000432065962 Lainey Yockey

This video is great! I’m a Junior in Highschool and it really inspired me to want to become an English teacher in either Japan or South Korea. Thanks~!!
http://profile.yahoo.com/7ZXQC2PWXZYVWS3A6QIDSYK7OU Sharon

<3 how neat to see kids being themselves! I am currently in college for TESOL and would love to teach in Korea. What age was your favorite to teach?
http://profile.yahoo.com/7ZXQC2PWXZYVWS3A6QIDSYK7OU Sharon

<3 I am currently in college for TESOL & would love to teach in South Korea someday. Thanks for the glimpse into life as a teacher ~
http://www.facebook.com/people/Na-Hyun-Koo/637536742 Na-Hyun Koo

Wow this might be how it would have been if I attended the middle school in Korea! I only attended the elementary then moved to NZ with my family. This is so beautiful. I can’t stop watching your videos Simon and Martina! Makes me visit my homeland again and again even though I’ve been there only a few months ago.