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dairyairy
Joined: 17 May 2012
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 Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2012 4:59 pm Post subject: Teachers to receive more protection |
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http://koreajoongangdaily.joinsmsn.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2958650&cloc=joongangdaily|home|newslist1
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Students and parents who verbally or physically attack teachers will be punished by the government, under new regulations.
The new regulations were announced by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology on Tuesday to reinforce teachers� authority.
�We felt it necessary to provide a measure to protect teachers because so many cases of parents undermining teachers� authority at school have been reported recently,� said Kim Ung-gweon, the vice minister of the Education Ministry told reporters.
�The new rules are provided to prevent such behavior from students and parents. We will exercise strict protection of teachers� rights at schools.�
The Education Ministry said that conflicts between teachers and families have been gradually increasing, a total of 4,801 cases were reported in 2011, which was up from 1,570 in 2009 and 2,226 cases in 2010.
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Will they automatically go to jail for assaulting teachers? No.
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Under the revised regulations, students and parents will be forced to participate in education sessions provided by local district offices if they violate the regulations.
If they do not attend the education sessions without a reasonable excuse, a 3 million won ($2,643) fine will be imposed to parents.
�We will legalize the rules next week and also soon provide specific education programs and determine the length of the education,� Lee Joo-hee, a spokesman for the Education Ministry, said.
Parents who physically attack teachers will be subject to increased punishment.
Generally, assault offenders are subject to two years in prison with a 5 million won fine, but the penalty will be increased two-fold if parents hurt teachers at school, and will be sentenced to three years in prison with a 7.5 million won fine.
If principals of schools are found to have covered up any cases they will be punished, but principals who report conflicts will receive additional credits in teacher evaluations conducted by local education offices.
Teachers who are abused by students or parents will temporarily be excused from classes for protection and also be allowed to request a transfer to another school.
The new rules also state that parents visiting a school must make an appointment in advance.
Some parents did not welcome the revised rules, saying they are too aggressive. �The government only reflected teachers� opinions,� said Jang Eun-sook, the chairwoman of a parents association.
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Times30
Joined: 27 Mar 2010
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| Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2012 6:22 pm Post subject: |
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At least it's a move in the right direction,
But frankly, not nearly Draconian enough nor implemented to prevent it from happening. It merely punishes... but doesn't root out the problem of power perception between parents and teachers.
It's more of a social issue that parents believe that their child is the golden child and that teachers are wrong. This is not a fix.
The central issue is that parents lack initative to make their child a functioning member of society, instead tend to see their kids as egotistically above or more special. This is persuasive in the memes of western pop culture... for example, many movies emphasis individualism and rebellion, small but antithetical ideas to the ideas of conformity that teachers espouse. Korea used to be a highly collectivist Confucian society (with teachers highly respected) but with Western integration, it's quite obvious to see the causal relationship of western culture on education and authority on teachers.
That is the issue as to why parents undermine teacher authority because teacher's have become less valuable in a society of individualism, narcissism and egotistical values. If teachers were still valued like in olden Korea we would not even have to address this issue.
This law will not stop it. If government really wants to end this "problem" they will have to mimic 1950's American censorship and prevent movies from depicting this new wave of modern cultural individualistic self seeking behavior. Good luck with that though. Once you go down the hole you really can't climb back up. |
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Mix1
Joined: 08 May 2007
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| Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2012 7:13 pm Post subject: |
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If teachers were still valued like in olden Korea we would not even have to address this issue.
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Even so, the Korean government had a choice in the laws they chose to implement, even if some of those choices may have been influenced from Western education or culture. Also the Ministry of Education often copies educational trends from the West without really thinking how it will affect Korean education or culture.
The issue also stems from the tendency here of many parents spoiling their kids and thinking they are above reproach and automatically deserve to succeed no matter how they act or perform. And of course usually the more money the family has, the more they have this attitude. There is a lot more money here now than there used to be.
And the hagwon system didn't help either, since it's a system where the teachers almost always have to cow tow to both the parents and the kids, and that probably influenced attitudes too.
Seems like they made their own bed... |
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Chalmers
Joined: 20 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2012 7:35 pm Post subject: Re: Teachers to receive more protection |
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http://koreajoongangdaily.joinsmsn.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2958650&cloc=joongangdaily|home|newslist1
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Students and parents who verbally or physically attack teachers will be punished by the government, under new regulations.
The new regulations were announced by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology on Tuesday to reinforce teachers� authority.
�We felt it necessary to provide a measure to protect teachers because so many cases of parents undermining teachers� authority at school have been reported recently,� said Kim Ung-gweon, the vice minister of the Education Ministry told reporters.
�The new rules are provided to prevent such behavior from students and parents. We will exercise strict protection of teachers� rights at schools.�
The Education Ministry said that conflicts between teachers and families have been gradually increasing, a total of 4,801 cases were reported in 2011, which was up from 1,570 in 2009 and 2,226 cases in 2010.
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Will they automatically go to jail for assaulting teachers? No.
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Under the revised regulations, students and parents will be forced to participate in education sessions provided by local district offices if they violate the regulations.
If they do not attend the education sessions without a reasonable excuse, a 3 million won ($2,643) fine will be imposed to parents.
�We will legalize the rules next week and also soon provide specific education programs and determine the length of the education,� Lee Joo-hee, a spokesman for the Education Ministry, said.
Parents who physically attack teachers will be subject to increased punishment.
Generally, assault offenders are subject to two years in prison with a 5 million won fine, but the penalty will be increased two-fold if parents hurt teachers at school, and will be sentenced to three years in prison with a 7.5 million won fine.
If principals of schools are found to have covered up any cases they will be punished, but principals who report conflicts will receive additional credits in teacher evaluations conducted by local education offices.
Teachers who are abused by students or parents will temporarily be excused from classes for protection and also be allowed to request a transfer to another school.
The new rules also state that parents visiting a school must make an appointment in advance.
Some parents did not welcome the revised rules, saying they are too aggressive. �The government only reflected teachers� opinions,� said Jang Eun-sook, the chairwoman of a parents association.
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The Cosmic Hum
Joined: 09 May 2003
Location: Sonic Space
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| Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2012 8:40 pm Post subject: |
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And here I thought this might be a thread about teachers getting more access to better condoms.
Kinda like Canadians getting pot as a part of their pension plans. |
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dairyairy
Joined: 17 May 2012
Location: South Korea
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| Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2012 11:12 pm Post subject: Re: Teachers to receive more protection |
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http://koreajoongangdaily.joinsmsn.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2958650&cloc=joongangdaily|home|newslist1
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Students and parents who verbally or physically attack teachers will be punished by the government, under new regulations.
The new regulations were announced by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology on Tuesday to reinforce teachers� authority.
�We felt it necessary to provide a measure to protect teachers because so many cases of parents undermining teachers� authority at school have been reported recently,� said Kim Ung-gweon, the vice minister of the Education Ministry told reporters.
�The new rules are provided to prevent such behavior from students and parents. We will exercise strict protection of teachers� rights at schools.�
The Education Ministry said that conflicts between teachers and families have been gradually increasing, a total of 4,801 cases were reported in 2011, which was up from 1,570 in 2009 and 2,226 cases in 2010.
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Will they automatically go to jail for assaulting teachers? No.
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Under the revised regulations, students and parents will be forced to participate in education sessions provided by local district offices if they violate the regulations.
If they do not attend the education sessions without a reasonable excuse, a 3 million won ($2,643) fine will be imposed to parents.
�We will legalize the rules next week and also soon provide specific education programs and determine the length of the education,� Lee Joo-hee, a spokesman for the Education Ministry, said.
Parents who physically attack teachers will be subject to increased punishment.
Generally, assault offenders are subject to two years in prison with a 5 million won fine, but the penalty will be increased two-fold if parents hurt teachers at school, and will be sentenced to three years in prison with a 7.5 million won fine.
If principals of schools are found to have covered up any cases they will be punished, but principals who report conflicts will receive additional credits in teacher evaluations conducted by local education offices.
Teachers who are abused by students or parents will temporarily be excused from classes for protection and also be allowed to request a transfer to another school.
The new rules also state that parents visiting a school must make an appointment in advance.
Some parents did not welcome the revised rules, saying they are too aggressive. �The government only reflected teachers� opinions,� said Jang Eun-sook, the chairwoman of a parents association.
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Are you Sojusucks posting under another name? Probably. |
So many trolls on this site. |
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dairyairy
Joined: 17 May 2012
Location: South Korea
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| Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2012 11:14 pm Post subject: |
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If principals of schools are found to have covered up any cases they will be punished, but principals who report conflicts will receive additional credits in teacher evaluations conducted by local education offices.
Teachers who are abused by students or parents will temporarily be excused from classes for protection and also be allowed to request a transfer to another school.
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This system sounds like it will create more problems. Why not just let police handle the conflicts? |
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PaperTiger
Joined: 31 May 2005
Location: Ulaanbataar
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| Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2012 11:41 pm Post subject: |
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If principals of schools are found to have covered up any cases they will be punished, but principals who report conflicts will receive additional credits in teacher evaluations conducted by local education offices.
Teachers who are abused by students or parents will temporarily be excused from classes for protection and also be allowed to request a transfer to another school.
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This system sounds like it will create more problems. Why not just let police handle the conflicts? |
Because as out of touch with reality as the legislators are, even they can appreciate how impotent and ineffective the police force here is. |
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Chalmers
Joined: 20 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2012 10:27 pm Post subject: Re: Teachers to receive more protection |
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| dairyairy wrote: |
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| dairyairy wrote: |
http://koreajoongangdaily.joinsmsn.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2958650&cloc=joongangdaily|home|newslist1
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Students and parents who verbally or physically attack teachers will be punished by the government, under new regulations.
The new regulations were announced by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology on Tuesday to reinforce teachers� authority.
�We felt it necessary to provide a measure to protect teachers because so many cases of parents undermining teachers� authority at school have been reported recently,� said Kim Ung-gweon, the vice minister of the Education Ministry told reporters.
�The new rules are provided to prevent such behavior from students and parents. We will exercise strict protection of teachers� rights at schools.�
The Education Ministry said that conflicts between teachers and families have been gradually increasing, a total of 4,801 cases were reported in 2011, which was up from 1,570 in 2009 and 2,226 cases in 2010.
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Will they automatically go to jail for assaulting teachers? No.
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Under the revised regulations, students and parents will be forced to participate in education sessions provided by local district offices if they violate the regulations.
If they do not attend the education sessions without a reasonable excuse, a 3 million won ($2,643) fine will be imposed to parents.
�We will legalize the rules next week and also soon provide specific education programs and determine the length of the education,� Lee Joo-hee, a spokesman for the Education Ministry, said.
Parents who physically attack teachers will be subject to increased punishment.
Generally, assault offenders are subject to two years in prison with a 5 million won fine, but the penalty will be increased two-fold if parents hurt teachers at school, and will be sentenced to three years in prison with a 7.5 million won fine.
If principals of schools are found to have covered up any cases they will be punished, but principals who report conflicts will receive additional credits in teacher evaluations conducted by local education offices.
Teachers who are abused by students or parents will temporarily be excused from classes for protection and also be allowed to request a transfer to another school.
The new rules also state that parents visiting a school must make an appointment in advance.
Some parents did not welcome the revised rules, saying they are too aggressive. �The government only reflected teachers� opinions,� said Jang Eun-sook, the chairwoman of a parents association.
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Are you Sojusucks posting under another name? Probably. |
So many trolls on this site. |
I will ruin you. |
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Weigookin74
Joined: 26 Oct 2009
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| Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2012 6:58 am Post subject: |
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| Really? More protection? Finally! Scumbag hakwon owners will have to respect their teachers....about time! Ha ha. |
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alongway
Joined: 02 Jan 2012
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| Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2012 7:45 am Post subject: |
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| The issue also stems from the tendency here of many parents spoiling their kids and thinking they are above reproach and automatically deserve to succeed no matter how they act or perform. |
Here?
have you ever been anywhere else? ever? |
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Yaya
Joined: 25 Feb 2003
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2012 6:22 pm Post subject: |
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The penalty for attacking a bus driver is three years (as is written on buses after videos went viral of certain passengers beating up bus drivers). Wow, so teachers rate lower on the totem pole than bus drivers?  |
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wylies99
Joined: 13 May 2006
Location: I'm one cool cat!
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| Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2012 7:50 pm Post subject: |
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| The penalty for attacking a bus driver is three years (as is written on buses after videos went viral of certain passengers beating up bus drivers). Wow, so teachers rate lower on the totem pole than bus drivers? |
What should we do if a parent comes after a foreign teacher? |
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JustinC
Joined: 10 Mar 2012
Location: We Are The World!
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| Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2012 3:23 am Post subject: |
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| Yaya wrote: |
| The penalty for attacking a bus driver is three years (as is written on buses after videos went viral of certain passengers beating up bus drivers). Wow, so teachers rate lower on the totem pole than bus drivers? |
What should we do if a parent comes after a foreign teacher? |
Run. |
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PatrickGHBusan
Joined: 24 Jun 2008
Location: Busan (1997-2008) Canada 2008 -
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| Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2012 4:17 am Post subject: |
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| Step in the right direction. |
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