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Katchafire · Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 8:53 pm Post subject: Discipline - it is?

Just now, from out of my 2nd floor classroom, I witnessed a male teacher 'disciplining' a child .. in a manner that seems to be his 'preferred method' (as I've seem him do this several times now).

T has the student stand before him, hands behind back. T proceeds to swing the bottom of the palm of his hand into the boys genitals - wih force enough to have the child crumple onto the ground in tears.

The use of various forms of physical punnishment does, yes, vary from country to country, culture to culture ... but thwacking a child in the genitals? I think not.

Seeing it - and some of the other types of discipline can at times, make me feel really uncomfortable - One of only a few things I just won't get used to here in Sparklingville.

Cheers. I needed to shake my head somewhere in public.

(( Come to think of it - a teacher that so much as SNEEZED in the direction of any child of mines genitals ... would find themselves in Smackdown-RoK. ))

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poet13 · Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 9:11 pm Post subject:

I haven't seen that one yet, but I'm with you. Touch my kids dong-dong for any reason at all, and I'll happily do the time.

cruisemonkey · Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 9:13 pm Post subject:

I've just started my fourth year in K-land and I've never seen a teacher do that. I've seen EVERYTHING else - from open handed slaps to full-on, closed-fist punches and beatings with sticks, canes etc. that draw blood.

I've always accepted what was happening (even if I felt it was a little harsh). However, I think smacking a kid in the genitals is definitely 'over the line'.

Yu_Bum_suk · Joined: 25 Dec 2004

Yikes. That is way over the line even by Korean standards.

But thanks for making my co-worker who caned her whole class yesterday seem like such a (relatively) lovely lady.

bogey666 · Joined: 17 Mar 2008 Location: Korea, the ass free zone

mountainous · Joined: 04 Sep 2007 Location: Los Angeles

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Easter Clark · Joined: 18 Nov 2007 Location: Hiding from Yie Eun-woong

One of the more "princessy" troublemakers in one of my classes wouldn't shut up after repeated looks and warnings, so I threw my workbook at her. After the initial deer-in-the-headlights look of "I can't believe you did that to me!" the tears started flowing. I thought it was interesting that she waited for the class to get on with their pair work before she really started going to town...guess she didn't want to embarrass herself.

Thing is, she cried and bawled for half an hour or more. I'm sure after ten minutes she forgot what she was even crying about. Anyway, at the end of class, I asked her if she wanted to be an actress when she graduates, because she's such a drama queen. In hindsight I should've made her come to the front of the class after the bell to receive her "Oscar." Oh well, maybe next time!

But yeah, usually I just throw chalk to get their attention. I just don't like being ignored.

jay-shi · Joined: 09 May 2004 Location: On tour

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Yu_Bum_suk · Joined: 25 Dec 2004

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poet13 · Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 4:59 pm Post subject:

"some kid cut 6 mice off the keyboards in our media center. That's not smartassed, mischevious behavior.. I can actually appreciate such stuff."

Huh?

spliff · Joined: 19 Jan 2004 Location: Khon Kaen, Thailand

poet13 · Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 5:15 pm Post subject:

Ah, I thought he meant that some kid actually mutilated 6 live mice. I would beat someones ass for that, but not for vandalising school property. His dad would do that when he got the bill.

blackjack · Joined: 04 Jan 2006 Location: anyang

If kids won't stop talking I take their chair away and make them sit on the floor. I tell the class that that is where babies sit. It used to happen three or foor times a class, only happens once a week at most now.