| View previous topic :: View next topic |
| Author |
Message |
Radius
Joined: 20 Dec 2009
|
 Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2010 9:37 am Post subject: young korean girls |
 |
|
| Why is it always the young (12-13) korean girls that are the hardest to handle in class? Its their attitude. But the boys, on the other hand, at the same age rock! It's always the girls. Any theories? |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
diarmuid2k
Joined: 29 May 2010
Location: Seoul
|
| Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2010 9:42 am Post subject: |
|
|
Its around that age they become marketing target numero uno of the k-pop merch machine.
Sass and sex sell, so self-empowerment for them is mouthing off and dressing provocatively |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Radius
Joined: 20 Dec 2009
|
| Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2010 9:47 am Post subject: |
|
|
DEATH to K-POP  |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
machoman
Joined: 11 Jul 2007
|
| Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2010 9:56 am Post subject: Re: young korean girls |
|
|
| Radius wrote: |
| Why is it always the young (12-13) korean girls that are the hardest to handle in class? Its their attitude. But the boys, on the other hand, at the same age rock! It's always the girls. Any theories? |
are you male or female? |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Globutron
Joined: 13 Feb 2010
Location: England/Anyang
|
| Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2010 10:18 am Post subject: |
|
|
Generally I suppose, but I've had a few awesome students around that age who were female. My favourite I've taught to date unfortunately left, she was 13 and nothing but fun. My 5 minute phone teaching with her would often mistakenly last 7-8 without realising.
They're most fun around 10-11 ish I have found, though. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
peppermint
Joined: 13 May 2003
Location: traversing the minefields of caddishness.
|
| Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2010 1:01 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| It's called puberty. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Steelrails
Joined: 12 Mar 2009
Location: Earth, Solar System
|
| Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2010 2:25 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| peppermint wrote: |
| It's called puberty. |
For real.
Why do my elementary kids act like a bunch of kids?
Why do my high school students act like a bunch of teenagers? |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
jvalmer
Joined: 06 Jun 2003
|
| Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2010 2:48 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| I find middle school girls are the best behaved, at least in school, not sure about hagwons though. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
vermouth
Joined: 21 Dec 2009
Location: Guro, Seoul
|
| Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2010 3:26 pm Post subject: |
|
|
If this is true it's the total opposite of the case in elementary school.
In the year I've been teaching all my problem students have been boys. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
galbi
Joined: 30 Sep 2010
|
| Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2010 3:51 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| The title of this thread was ambiguous and slightly creepy. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
oldfatfarang
Joined: 19 May 2005
Location: On the road to somewhere.
|
| Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2010 3:53 pm Post subject: Re: young korean girls |
|
|
| Radius wrote: |
| Why is it always the young (12-13) korean girls that are the hardest to handle in class? Its their attitude. But the boys, on the other hand, at the same age rock! It's always the girls. Any theories? |
OP; Three questions:
- What is your gender?
- How old are you?
- Are you teaching PS or hagwon?
These are the three biggies for teaching in Korea.
Personally, I've taught at 2 Korean all-girl PS middle and high schools. I find middle school girl students so easy to teach - it's embarrassing. They are kind, polite, willing to help their teacher - even if their English levels are very low.
Middle school Korean girls are passive learners, and as long as you are 'kind' - you will have them eating out of your hand. However, I'm a much older male, and they are socialised to respect me (and I've usually had very strict K co-teachers). Some K high school girls, however ..............
I won't teach in all-boys schools. I find Korean male students to be thick and violent. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
balzor
Joined: 14 Feb 2009
|
| Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2010 4:12 pm Post subject: Re: young korean girls |
|
|
| Radius wrote: |
| Why is it always the young (12-13) korean girls that are the hardest to handle in class? Its their attitude. But the boys, on the other hand, at the same age rock! It's always the girls. Any theories? |
Mine are the exact opposite, Girls are awesome students and boys are horrible. I'm a male, public middle school |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Kaypea
Joined: 09 Oct 2008
|
| Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2010 4:43 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Most of my middle school girls are lovely. Some are *really* intelligent and interesting, and most of them are sweet and nice or funny and fun.
But-- we have a bad problem with girl bullies in the first grade. There's one girl who poisons every class she's in. It really breaks my heart. Nobody knows what to do about her and her cronies. Yeah, yeah, I know, they're just 12 year old girl kids, but they're so mean, they caused one girl to drop out for a while... I just wish we could ban them from the school.
The boys don't have this drama. There's bullies, but it's not quite the same. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
balzor
Joined: 14 Feb 2009
|
| Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2010 4:44 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| Kaypea wrote: |
Most of my middle school girls are lovely. Some are *really* intelligent and interesting, and most of them are sweet and nice or funny and fun.
But-- we have a bad problem with girl bullies in the first grade. There's one girl who poisons every class she's in. It really breaks my heart. Nobody knows what to do about her and her cronies. Yeah, yeah, I know, they're just 12 year old girl kids, but they're so mean, they caused one girl to drop out for a while... I just wish we could ban them from the school.
The boys don't have this drama. There's bullies, but it's not quite the same. |
put them out of your class or the second they stat acting up make an example out of them. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
southernman
Joined: 15 Jan 2010
Location: On the mainland again
|
| Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2010 4:45 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| peppermint wrote: |
| It's called puberty. |
hehe...
In the Op's defence though, a couple of basic classes focussing on Childhood/Teenage growth and development would be very handy during PS orientations. Some of the so called expert lecturers on my EPIK orientation were more self-absorbed than the average 12-13 yr old 
Last edited by southernman on Fri Oct 08, 2010 12:36 am; edited 1 time in total |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
FAQ
Search
Memberlist
Usergroups
Register
Profile
Log in to check your private messages
Log in
