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88Sparky · Joined: 02 Oct 2011

I ran into a guy from Ohio who was teaching here in Korea. One of his female students stabbed him with a pencil in his leg. The girl was expelled.

Adventurer · Joined: 28 Jan 2006

sirius black · Joined: 04 Jun 2010

Point taken about violence in north american schools. However, this is Korea. We don't know exactly what was said that was so insulting. Be that as it may, I've never heard anything justify hitting a teacher. I can't believe some are clinging desperately to an insult, of which they don't know specifically so it could be inconsequential, as justification for the student. Or using it to minimize the fault of the student.

There is no justification whatsoever iin this matter. The student was wrong for being on the phone and staying on the phone repeatedly. The student was wrong for attacking the teacher. The chain of events tells me the student could care less. The parents reaction tells me that they excuse bad behavior.

End of story. Bad student from a result of bad parenting.

Mr. BlackCat · Joined: 30 Nov 2005 Location: Insert witty remark HERE

Adventurer · Joined: 28 Jan 2006

Perhaps, they could have all cell phones placed in a box at the teacher's desk if it's going to be a problem. Cell phones are addictive for many folks including teenagers, so having them in classrooms causes all kinds of problems.

Munniko · Joined: 04 May 2011

This is sadly why I proved to my trouble classes that while they are almost as tall as me or taller, this small foreign teacher can move the bookshelves easily in the classrooms (someone was an idiot and threw their pencil back there and wouldn't shut up about it before class)

I would have to say that I really disagree with insulting students, mainly because I primarily a kindergarten teacher and it disturbs me when other teachers are saying how fun it was to make a student cry. I don't agree with that and you could seriously mess up a students learning ability by giving them a negative concept of school so early on. I find it is easier to be kind of rough on them, but when they are behaving have fun and kind of be on the same level.

blm · Joined: 11 Nov 2010

As it reads the Kid just sounds outright bad and the parents awful.
Maybe there is more to it though, and you could probably tell after meeting the parents for 5 minutes wether they are just awful parents or there is more to the story.

We haven't had anything like that happen at our school but the younger teachers aren't always very professional.
They buy ice creams for students but whenever I have seen that done it always seems to be a handsome boy that's receiving the ice cream rather than anyone for any genuine performance.
They play favourites in the classroom and don't treat all students equally..... it's a recipe for bad blood.
The two worst offenders of this didn't actually finish the year at our school and both left for Hogwan jobs arround July. If they were full teachers though they would still be here and I can imagine it blowing up.

One of them was always complaining about the behavior of the girl students (but not the one guy) in her afteschool class. Some of the students she was complaining about live in my complex and I know they are good students. They obviously didn't respect her, and I can understand why.
She didn't care about them or teaching and she did promise two boy students dinner if they did well...... but they weren't her students!

They wouldn't start a punch up though but in a rougher area or in a case the teacher was even less professional, not out of question.