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davochest
Joined: 21 Jan 2010
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 Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 5:13 am Post subject: SMOE teachers take note. |
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Saw this today in the Jooang Ilbo daily newspaper. Top quality employers we have huh? Now I know why its so hard to get some A4 paper when I need it..
Corruption in education
February 09, 2010
The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education is embroiled in a serious corruption scandal. Eleven regional school heads and senior administrative civil servants have tendered their resignations, citing morality. It is an unprecedented event in the education community in Korea.
The allegations against the city�s education authorities read like classic examples of corruption. They include charges of graft related to staff promotions and charges of bribery linked to school construction contracts. In addition, civil servants that always campaigned for the same superintendent and school headmasters pocketed kickbacks from after-school program operators looking to win contracts.
What kind of role models are these people setting?
That the future of our young people is in their hands is unthinkable.
These education officials have taken the extreme measure of tendering their resignations simultaneously. But their motivations are obvious. Their actions reek of exhibitionism, with no signs of remorse or rectitude. The officials are all specialists in the education field and they could be assigned to other schools during the regular appointment period next month.
Meanwhile, high-ranking officials in the city�s education office, who are supposed to be providing oversight to prevent incidents such as this from occurring, are looking the other way. The mass resignation is no more than a ploy to keep their heads in the sand until the uproar dies down.
Initially, the mass resignations were prompted by talk of an across-the-board investigation into corruption in education by prosecutors and the Board of Audit and Inspection. At this point, however, it seems we cannot expect the education community to discipline or regulate itself. We need outsiders to take on the job.
The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology has named a panel of inspectors to oversee city and district offices of education. The panel is comprised of judges and prosecutors, as well as parents. It is not too late for the education authorities to repent for turning the sacred field of learning into a nest of corruption.
However painful it may be, they must make a serious effort to cleanse the waters that have polluted our education community |
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oskinny1
Joined: 10 Nov 2006
Location: Right behind you!
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| Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 5:33 am Post subject: |
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| Can you please link to the article? Thanks. |
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davochest
Joined: 21 Jan 2010
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| Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 7:00 am Post subject: |
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| Can you please link to the article? Thanks. |
why? |
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Seoulio
Joined: 02 Jan 2010
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| Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 7:04 am Post subject: Re: SMOE teachers take note. |
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| davochest wrote: |
Saw this today in the Jooang Ilbo daily newspaper. Top quality employers we have huh? Now I know why its so hard to get some A4 paper when I need it..
Corruption in education
February 09, 2010
The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education is embroiled in a serious corruption scandal. Eleven regional school heads and senior administrative civil servants have tendered their resignations, citing morality. It is an unprecedented event in the education community in Korea.
The allegations against the city�s education authorities read like classic examples of corruption. They include charges of graft related to staff promotions and charges of bribery linked to school construction contracts. In addition, civil servants that always campaigned for the same superintendent and school headmasters pocketed kickbacks from after-school program operators looking to win contracts.
What kind of role models are these people setting?
That the future of our young people is in their hands is unthinkable.
These education officials have taken the extreme measure of tendering their resignations simultaneously. But their motivations are obvious. Their actions reek of exhibitionism, with no signs of remorse or rectitude. The officials are all specialists in the education field and they could be assigned to other schools during the regular appointment period next month.
Meanwhile, high-ranking officials in the city�s education office, who are supposed to be providing oversight to prevent incidents such as this from occurring, are looking the other way. The mass resignation is no more than a ploy to keep their heads in the sand until the uproar dies down.
Initially, the mass resignations were prompted by talk of an across-the-board investigation into corruption in education by prosecutors and the Board of Audit and Inspection. At this point, however, it seems we cannot expect the education community to discipline or regulate itself. We need outsiders to take on the job.
The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology has named a panel of inspectors to oversee city and district offices of education. The panel is comprised of judges and prosecutors, as well as parents. It is not too late for the education authorities to repent for turning the sacred field of learning into a nest of corruption.
However painful it may be, they must make a serious effort to cleanse the waters that have polluted our education community |
1) This is old news
2)Politicians run our country and are responsible for our safety and welfare, and look what they do at the government level.
3) they LEGALLY take our money by voting on giving themselves a pay raise like evry other quarter ( at least in Canada) and by writing off all of the vacations that aren covered by the government.
4) EVERY person when caught like this ( in the media especially) will do whatever they can to get away with the least amount of publicity and embarasment, hardly all that shocking.
5) not condoning their actions, but this is hardly that surprising from any role model with power.
6) What exactly do we need to be aware of, I didn't catch that part |
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Old Gil
Joined: 26 Sep 2009
Location: Got out! olleh!
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| Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 7:13 am Post subject: |
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| Happens back home!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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davochest
Joined: 21 Jan 2010
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| Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 7:14 am Post subject: Re: SMOE teachers take note. |
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| Seoulio wrote: |
| davochest wrote: |
Saw this today in the Jooang Ilbo daily newspaper. Top quality employers we have huh? Now I know why its so hard to get some A4 paper when I need it..
Corruption in education
February 09, 2010
The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education is embroiled in a serious corruption scandal. Eleven regional school heads and senior administrative civil servants have tendered their resignations, citing morality. It is an unprecedented event in the education community in Korea.
The allegations against the city�s education authorities read like classic examples of corruption. They include charges of graft related to staff promotions and charges of bribery linked to school construction contracts. In addition, civil servants that always campaigned for the same superintendent and school headmasters pocketed kickbacks from after-school program operators looking to win contracts.
What kind of role models are these people setting?
That the future of our young people is in their hands is unthinkable.
These education officials have taken the extreme measure of tendering their resignations simultaneously. But their motivations are obvious. Their actions reek of exhibitionism, with no signs of remorse or rectitude. The officials are all specialists in the education field and they could be assigned to other schools during the regular appointment period next month.
Meanwhile, high-ranking officials in the city�s education office, who are supposed to be providing oversight to prevent incidents such as this from occurring, are looking the other way. The mass resignation is no more than a ploy to keep their heads in the sand until the uproar dies down.
Initially, the mass resignations were prompted by talk of an across-the-board investigation into corruption in education by prosecutors and the Board of Audit and Inspection. At this point, however, it seems we cannot expect the education community to discipline or regulate itself. We need outsiders to take on the job.
The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology has named a panel of inspectors to oversee city and district offices of education. The panel is comprised of judges and prosecutors, as well as parents. It is not too late for the education authorities to repent for turning the sacred field of learning into a nest of corruption.
However painful it may be, they must make a serious effort to cleanse the waters that have polluted our education community |
1) This is old news
2)Politicians run our country and are responsible for our safety and welfare, and look what they do at the government level.
3) they LEGALLY take our money by voting on giving themselves a pay raise like evry other quarter ( at least in Canada) and by writing off all of the vacations that aren covered by the government.
4) EVERY person when caught like this ( in the media especially) will do whatever they can to get away with the least amount of publicity and embarasment, hardly all that shocking.
5) not condoning their actions, but this is hardly that surprising from any role model with power.
6) What exactly do we need to be aware of, I didn't catch that part |
. For you to say "not a surprise" for this . That doesnt say much for the Canadian Education system. I have no idea about Canada but I've never heard of this level of corruption in Autralian education. For your point six , I would of thought that to be pretty obvious. Our employers are reportedly crooks. This is the government we work. |
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Street Magic
Joined: 23 Sep 2009
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| Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 7:54 am Post subject: |
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| davochest wrote: |
| oskinny1 wrote: |
| Can you please link to the article? Thanks. |
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http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2916373
Why wouldn't you link to it (especially after being specifically asked to do so)? The source for an article makes a difference in terms of how legitimate the claims in it are apt to be and if someone finds this article particularly interesting, he or she might want to repost the original story instead of posting a link to a sourceless ESL forum thread. |
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Pinished
Joined: 08 Dec 2009
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| Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 9:39 am Post subject: |
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| davochest wrote: |
| oskinny1 wrote: |
| Can you please link to the article? Thanks. |
why? |
Why not?
So anyone working for them and not offered the opportunity to sign a 2nd, 3rd, etc...contract, try offering them some money, SMOE reeks of corruption, it just might work. Actually, if you have no intention of signing another contract with them it would be a good way to go out. Just do it as a joke, have a laugh and enjoy a last moment with your district supervisor. I don't understand why the 11 people aren't fired on the spot, forced to pick up trash and clean the toilets as daily duties if they want to continue working for SMOE/keep their benefits, all that while attending court to see whether they should go to jail.
Where are the candlelight vigils, the mothers, and ANTI-English Spectrum's Lee Eun-ung? |
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oskinny1
Joined: 10 Nov 2006
Location: Right behind you!
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| Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 4:09 pm Post subject: |
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| Pinished wrote: |
Where are the candlelight vigils, the mothers, and ANTI-English Spectrum's Lee Eun-ung? |
Hey guys, it's me again!
As for why asking for a link, other than what was stated earlier you didn't separate the article from your own writing. We have no idea what may have been your opinion and what was actually in the article. Also, it's nice to give credit to the person/paper that actually wrote the article so they receive traffic and in turn make a profit.
street magic, thanks for the link! |
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toonchoon
Joined: 06 Feb 2009
Location: Gangnam
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| Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 8:00 pm Post subject: |
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| think my school is being investigated by SMOE right now. glad i'm getting out of there and that after-school program. |
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Pinished
Joined: 08 Dec 2009
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| Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 9:59 pm Post subject: |
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| toonchoon wrote: |
| think my school is being investigated by SMOE right now. glad i'm getting out of there and that after-school program. |
Given this thread context and then a comment like "my school is being investigated by SMOE" is rather funny. Do you think SMOE will do a thorough investigation? The cops, Prosecutors, Ajumas holding candlelight vigils, and ANTI-English Spectrum / needs to get involved. Come on ANTI- English Spectrum why don't you provide the parents with only "right" English? |
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Senior
Joined: 31 Jan 2010
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| Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 10:18 pm Post subject: |
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| This is why we need school choice. Govt run schools have a virtual monopoly, which leads to stuff like this. If parents and students could vote with their feet, dodgy practices such as these would be eliminated as the money to graft simply wouldn't exist. This applies both at home and in Korea. The private sector simply couldn't do any worse than this. |
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