Korean Pronunciation: Hak-kyo
English Meaning: School
Korean: 초등학교
Korean Pronunciation: Cho deung hak-kyo
English Meaning: Elementary schoolKorean: 중학교
Korean Pronunciation: Joong hak-kyo
English Meaning: Middle school
Korean: 고등학교
Korean Pronunciation: Go deung hak-kyo
English Meaning: High school
Korean: 대학교
Korean Pronunciation: Dae hak-kyo
English Meaning: College
Korean: 선생님
Korean Pronunciation: Sun saeng nim
English Meaning: Teacher
So my school is 장당중학교 (Jangdang Joong Hak-kyo) and my lower level students, who refuse to call me "teacher" (or perhaps they just flat out don't know the English term) will shout 선생님, which I has been engrained in my mind as my new title, while teaching here in Korea.
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