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Korean Boot Camps for Kids

 
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timmayyyyy



Joined: 18 May 2008
Location: Seoul

PostPosted: Sat Aug 22, 2009 5:02 pm    Post subject: Korean Boot Camps for Kids Reply with quote

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-korea-bootcamp22-2009aug22,0,3785154.story
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Kikomom



Joined: 24 Jun 2008
Location: them thar hills--Penna, USA--Zippy is my kid, the teacher in ROK. You can call me Kiko

PostPosted: Sat Aug 22, 2009 5:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Quote:
Twisted Evil "Park's little shop of horrors."


What doesn't kill ya, only makes ya stronger...
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timmayyyyy



Joined: 18 May 2008
Location: Seoul

PostPosted: Sat Aug 22, 2009 6:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I can think of plenty of middle school students who belong there...but 7 year olds? DAMN!

Can I get a visa to work at this camp? Laughing
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tremendous



Joined: 12 Aug 2009

PostPosted: Sun Aug 23, 2009 2:45 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Quote:
"Speak Korean!" he commands. "Don't use your clumsy English!"


Truly a great educator.
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Kuros



Joined: 27 Apr 2004

PostPosted: Sun Aug 23, 2009 3:42 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

China needs several of these for their 独生子。
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timmayyyyy



Joined: 18 May 2008
Location: Seoul

PostPosted: Sun Aug 23, 2009 4:14 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

For their what? The article mentions that China has camps to break Internet addiction, where it sounds like some of them just beat the hell out of the kids. Sad One of them died within 24 hours of getting there. Sad...
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Ilsanman



Joined: 15 Aug 2003
Location: Bucheon, Korea

PostPosted: Sun Aug 23, 2009 5:59 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Awesome article. I will be using it in an adult class this week.
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Fox



Joined: 04 Mar 2009

PostPosted: Sun Aug 23, 2009 6:28 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Definitely some children in my classes who could use this sort of attention. The kind of kid who doesn't even try, even under direct attention. If most of them are called out specifically they'll muster up something, but some thing they can hold out.
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Kuros



Joined: 27 Apr 2004

PostPosted: Sun Aug 23, 2009 8:22 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

timmayyyyy wrote:
For their what?


Only children. Who are notorious for being spoiled.

The Chinese gov't is now worried how to solve the problem it caused.
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