i've been feeling pretty awful lately... i think a lot of it has to do with the cold that has now gripped me. ... of course, all the stuff with the co-teacher doesn't help, and it may be the stress that i've been experiencing at work that lowered my immune system... but whatever the reason, i thought i should try to post something more positive here... just having a little trouble figuring out what that should be.
on thursday at the end of the day jay dropped this off on my desk:
Dear EM
before i write this letter, i'd like to say this: if i have offended you, i really apologize to you. but please don't get me wrong. i didn't mean to offend you. never! ever. i think i shouldn't have charged the work as a co-teacher of the native speaker because i couldn't deliver my message and opinion properly to you. actually i deeply regret taking charge of all the works as a co-teacher. i'd like to learn english english as a co-teacher, but i couldn't do that. i think you are so angry at me. i am maybe selfish as you said. although i have tried to help you. i made many mistakes. all faults are mine. at any rate, i hope that i can deal with the work well until the end of this semesterand i can get along with you. i have had a hard time. it's too difficult for me to take care of you well. i am sorry about that again. you might think that you are unhappy because of me. please be generous and wait for a while. i want you to meet another kind and amiable co-teacher soon. and i wish you could clearly change your uncomfortable mind to Korean like me. i want to be a good person, but you think i am a bad person. then i am a bad person.
This is the letter to inform you about your schedule during the winter vacation. the authorities concerned told me to inform you this fact clearly yesterday. before i let you know you this fact, i'm very sorry to inform youthis fact: you have to come to our school and work as usual except you vacation during the winter vacation according to your contract.
you said to me that you'll have your vacation for 11-12 of january and from 29 of jan to 2 of feb. so you'll have to come to the school 29 of Dec. and from 2-5 of jan and from 8-10 of jan.
i hope you have your wonderful vacation. please forget every bad things and remember good things in this school and korea up to now, and refresh you body and mind during your good holidays. although we have had some troubles and misunderstanding to communicate each other (i'd like to apologize all my mistakes to you again), i really appreciate your earnest efforts and good works. merry christmas! may you have a great luck next year.
sincerely yours from jay
what am i supposed to do with that? i don't know if he's trying to relieve his conscience, trying to guilt me, or what... i just don't know what to think of it. is it just a way to mask the crappy news that i have to go to school when there is no-one else there during the month of january? he's just trying to make it seem like it's not his decision, but it is. his and the vice-principle. but they're making me go in anyway, even though there are no classes, no other teachers, and nothing for me to do. other people i know are "on call" for their school...and still others have to go in, but only for a couple of hours. not for the whole day.
i haven't had a chance to talk about this yet, but hopefully i can get Jo on my side and she can help me... when anyone hears that i have to go sit at school for the entire winter break they can't beleive it... it's just ridiculous... i think that Mr. Cho wants to take me sight seeing for a few days so maybe he can convince the VP to let me off the hook... we'll see.
hopefully things will start looking up. i'm trying to stay positive, but it's not easy when it feels like the world is dumping on you... but as they say, chin up... and i'm trying.
on thursday at the end of the day jay dropped this off on my desk:
Dear EM
before i write this letter, i'd like to say this: if i have offended you, i really apologize to you. but please don't get me wrong. i didn't mean to offend you. never! ever. i think i shouldn't have charged the work as a co-teacher of the native speaker because i couldn't deliver my message and opinion properly to you. actually i deeply regret taking charge of all the works as a co-teacher. i'd like to learn english english as a co-teacher, but i couldn't do that. i think you are so angry at me. i am maybe selfish as you said. although i have tried to help you. i made many mistakes. all faults are mine. at any rate, i hope that i can deal with the work well until the end of this semesterand i can get along with you. i have had a hard time. it's too difficult for me to take care of you well. i am sorry about that again. you might think that you are unhappy because of me. please be generous and wait for a while. i want you to meet another kind and amiable co-teacher soon. and i wish you could clearly change your uncomfortable mind to Korean like me. i want to be a good person, but you think i am a bad person. then i am a bad person.
This is the letter to inform you about your schedule during the winter vacation. the authorities concerned told me to inform you this fact clearly yesterday. before i let you know you this fact, i'm very sorry to inform youthis fact: you have to come to our school and work as usual except you vacation during the winter vacation according to your contract.
you said to me that you'll have your vacation for 11-12 of january and from 29 of jan to 2 of feb. so you'll have to come to the school 29 of Dec. and from 2-5 of jan and from 8-10 of jan.
i hope you have your wonderful vacation. please forget every bad things and remember good things in this school and korea up to now, and refresh you body and mind during your good holidays. although we have had some troubles and misunderstanding to communicate each other (i'd like to apologize all my mistakes to you again), i really appreciate your earnest efforts and good works. merry christmas! may you have a great luck next year.
sincerely yours from jay
what am i supposed to do with that? i don't know if he's trying to relieve his conscience, trying to guilt me, or what... i just don't know what to think of it. is it just a way to mask the crappy news that i have to go to school when there is no-one else there during the month of january? he's just trying to make it seem like it's not his decision, but it is. his and the vice-principle. but they're making me go in anyway, even though there are no classes, no other teachers, and nothing for me to do. other people i know are "on call" for their school...and still others have to go in, but only for a couple of hours. not for the whole day.
i haven't had a chance to talk about this yet, but hopefully i can get Jo on my side and she can help me... when anyone hears that i have to go sit at school for the entire winter break they can't beleive it... it's just ridiculous... i think that Mr. Cho wants to take me sight seeing for a few days so maybe he can convince the VP to let me off the hook... we'll see.
hopefully things will start looking up. i'm trying to stay positive, but it's not easy when it feels like the world is dumping on you... but as they say, chin up... and i'm trying.
2 comments:
That sucks about your situation. Down here in Gyeongnam province, the office of education decided to have a meeting for us English teacher to discuss issues and problems. They told us about it this afternoon--and its on wednesday. That's not even two days notice. I live two hours away, and the whole thing is going to take a day. Sometimes I wonder what they are thinking...
liz, really, wtf.
no, really. wtf.
tell them that here in Ulsan, we're teaching what we're teaching and then we're free to leave the school. maybe that will help you? and what's with dude? he sounds wholly toxic.
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