Onnuri • Onnuri Hall • 16:00
Hagwon Exposé: Where Student Motivation Equals Paychecks
Private Education, Education as a Business
When we think about the private English teaching experience in Korea our first thoughts are often negative. Yet, there are over 70,000 hagwons in Korea. Each year, parents spend millions of won and students spend hundreds of hours on supplemental education, and hagwon teachers are heavily invested in student success; it is critical to the proliferation of their careers.
In this workshop, a current hagwon owner and former hagwon instructor will demonstrate how a hagwon's greatest expense is typically their most valuable asset: the teaching staff. We will give you a comprehensive overview of the private English teaching industry in Korea, concluding with a discussion on how hagwon teachers can rise above the negativity and positively motivate students to reach their full potential.
About Katrina
Katrina Sten has taught ESL in Korea since 2012. She is the director of Peak English Academy in Mokpo, and has worked at more than ten schools and organizations in Jeollanamdo. She can be reached at Kat.Sten@gmail.com.
Co-presenter
Baldwin, Jeffrey Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology Jeffrey Baldwin has a Masters in TESOL and is currently working in Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology. He has been teaching English abroad for seven years. He can be reached at BaldwinJA87@gmail.com.
