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[endo]

Yeah there's a few hot ones, but that's not the point of this post.


These women drive me bananas!

I mean I hate to lump all Korean moms into one broad categorie. That's ignorant, I know. However, in my two years as a teacher here and half a year in management, I've experienced numerous occasions where moms have griped and complained about the silliest and most trivial little things.

I'm sure most of you have stories to share.


Korean men need to grab their balls and send these women into the workforce. I can totally understand a mother (or even a father) staying at home for their childrens first 3-5 years of life. But once they get into school they should get their azz back to work.

Perhaps then they can stop gossiping at the local McDonalds for lunch and send numerous useless calls to the school/hagwon as to why so and so needs to sit where or why little precious is upset because they were disciplined for whatever reason.

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[unknown9398]

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[Adam Volle]

I'm with 'unknown', and will take it even a step further: When my bride and I have children, it's homeschool all the way.

[Ozabout7or8]

I'm with Unknown too

[Alyallen]

I can see where the OP is going with this.

There's nothing wrong with being around for your kids but don't stick your nose in the classroom when you really don't have a clue and just cause problems for people trying to do their jobs.

Parents need to know when to take a step back and let people do their jobs. Just because your little Timmy or Minsu is in the class, doesn't mean that you have a blank check to run around interfering in the day to day operations of a classroom.

But I'm assuming that this is what the OP is talking about.

Parents haven't bothered me at all but there is the whole language barrier/general sense of nonchalance that helps

[Homer]

[Ozabout7or8]

It's called the free-market Endo, they are paying for the product so have every right to care about how it is provided I reckon.

they obviously care alot about their children's future, enough to take their time to contact the school or hagwon to ensure things are going as planned.

If they sent their kids away somewhere and just didn't giveacrap then i would think less of them than if they were slightly over-zealous in their interest in the education being provided for their hard-earned won.

It is not easy bringing a child up in Korea, nor is it easy for a woman to re-enter the workforce after having children, especially more than one child. For alot of women they would only work again if absolutely necessary and their time is better spent keeping an ordered homelife, some active hobbies and supporting their childrens' education.

[VirginIslander]

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[Damulgun]

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[Peter Jackson]

After being in Korea for about 4 and a half years I came to know a little about the place. Many of my previous beliefs and preconceptions of the place changed. However, Korean moms DID seem to be very annoying, meddling, ignorant, etc. in regards to their children's "education". I could not really compare Korean moms to any other mom so I did some "research".

My sister is an early child educater in Canada, has been for years. Whenever we have a chance to talk she tells me about all the HORRIBLE Korean moms at her pre-school. Unruly, bratty kids and how moms have no regard for rules, routines, etc. Now since I was in Korea for an extended period I would like to set her wrong (as I have done in many cases about other false impressions of Koreans) in this BUT I have to agree with her.

I've also been working at a local high school and happened into a lunch hour discussion. Four teachers discussing a couple "problem" parents, and by the the words they were saying I just knew the moms were Korean.

My brother in law coaches kids hockey and one of the players is Korean. Now my brother in law is of CHINESE decent and constantly laments not only about the bratty un-cooperative kid but about his unruly, meddling mom! I wish I could say, "you're being racist and making generalizations" but....would it be true?

In short, Korean moms can be some of the worst....

[monkinwonderland]

[Dysupes]

Lots of people are jumping on the OP saying "Korean moms have the right to care about the education they are paying for," etc. but I don't think that was his point at all. The point is that they complain and complain and complain but, in my experience, the complaining almost never actually has to do with the child's education. They are much more concerned with the status the child has or the day to day, totally non-educational aspects of the school. We had one mom who complained that her two boys couldn't be in the same class because one was older. Ok, kids are separated and I can understand. But then, not only can they not be in the same class but, for the exact same reason, they must also come at different times and must have different teachers.

Because of this one mom we had to create an whole new class. Sounds bit overboard, don't you agree?

[JD1982]