September 1, 2009

Korean Age vs. Western Age

When I first signed on to teach English in South Korea, I was questioning the math skills of my recruiter. He reported my age as 24. Well, he was wrong. I am actually 25 here due to the lunar year.

So, that would make any teacher question the "REAL" age of their students. I had been told prior to coming to Korea that my students would be 5 to 6 years old. Well, that is their Korean age. They are actually 2, 3 and 4 years old!!!!!!

So, after coming to this realization I had a moment of utter terror. It soon passed as I told myself that I can and will overcome this short slight of information......

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