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dairyairy
Joined: 17 May 2012
Location: South Korea
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 Posted: Tue Jun 25, 2013 12:34 am Post subject: The next priority- PE classes |
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http://koreajoongangdaily.joinsmsn.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2973594&cloc=joongangdaily|home|newslist1
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Schools to offer more PE classes
June 25,2013 The Ministry of Education said yesterday that it will expand the required hours of physical education classes of high schools nationwide, mandating them to offer at least two to three courses per week from next year.
The new initiative is part of efforts to foster more well-rounded talent and declare a departure from the current test-oriented academic schedule where physical classes are often arbitrarily replaced by subjects like English and math.
“We need to break down the predominant idea that arts, music and physical classes are minor parts of our education and the majority of time should be allotted to math, Korean language and English,” said Education Minister Seo Nam-soo.
“Our future talent should be well-rounded and the course schedule should go hand in hand with that objective,” he said.
Currently, elite specialized schools, such as science or foreign language high schools, had merely one sports class per week last year, while autonomous private high schools had an average of one and a half classes per week.
Most common high schools already comply with the government guideline of two exercise courses per week, but those special-purpose private institutions are required to double their hours of physical activity.
The Education Ministry also demanded that all middle schools add one more class per week for middle school third graders. That grade will now have two sports sessions per week.
In addition to the revision of the high school education system, all elementary schools are ordered to hire at least one physical education instructor by 2017. Currently, only 46 percent of elementary schools have such instructors.
The move is also aimed at containing the rising teen obesity rate of 14.7 percent last year, a jump from 11.2 percent in 2008.
Along with the increase in regular classes, the education department will subsidize 1,000 new sports clubs next year as high school extracurricular activities, adding that it will focus on sports largely favored by female students.
The Education Ministry will also encourage co-ed schools to provide separate physical teaching for female students to offer more tailored courses for them.
The extension of PE hours is intended to strip away Korean education institutes’ reputation as a harsh regimen of endless cramming and rote memorization.
The Education Ministry pledged to build 20 new gymnasiums every year and 100 grass fields as many schools lack high-quality sports facilities.
BY PARK EUN-JEE [[email protected]]
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War Eagle
Joined: 15 Feb 2009
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| Posted: Tue Jun 25, 2013 1:25 am Post subject: |
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| Doesn't matter. The kids won't go to PE class, as is happening already, so that they can study more and get a leg up on the competition. The teachers won't say anything and this study behavior will be encouraged by the parents. |
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le-paul
Joined: 07 Apr 2009
Location: dans la chambre
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| Posted: Tue Jun 25, 2013 1:36 am Post subject: |
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it wouldn't do them any harm. They need to let off steam so they're not going nuts at home time. Most of them head straight out of school and into the nearest snack stop on the way to academies for the next 4 hours before going home to finish their h.w.
the only issue id have with that, is that they seem to not always take a shower or change from their PE kits... |
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CentralCali
Joined: 17 May 2007
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| Posted: Tue Jun 25, 2013 2:22 am Post subject: |
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Results:
- More class days in the term to ensure the students get the required number of hours for all the other subjects.
- School breaks between the semesters will be shorter.
- Schools will continue with the "public school hagweon" aka "summer/winter" camp but this time having even more hours of Science/Math/English.
- Schools will be shocked that the GET has no intention of spending every single day of his summer/winter vacation at school.
In other words: More of the same BS.
Last edited by CentralCali on Thu Jun 27, 2013 12:28 am; edited 1 time in total |
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Weigookin74
Joined: 26 Oct 2009
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| Posted: Wed Jun 26, 2013 5:50 pm Post subject: |
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| Good, but not if the kids are jumping around outside and on the verge of getting heat stroke in summer. Just sayin'. |
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atwood
Joined: 26 Dec 2009
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| Posted: Wed Jun 26, 2013 9:21 pm Post subject: |
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| Weigookin74 wrote: |
| Good, but not if the kids are jumping around outside and on the verge of getting heat stroke in summer. Just sayin'. |
Heat stroke from an hour outside? You've been listening to too much AFN. |
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Weigookin74
Joined: 26 Oct 2009
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| Posted: Wed Jun 26, 2013 11:08 pm Post subject: |
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| atwood wrote: |
| Weigookin74 wrote: |
| Good, but not if the kids are jumping around outside and on the verge of getting heat stroke in summer. Just sayin'. |
Heat stroke from an hour outside? You've been listening to too much AFN. |
I'd agree if indoors were air conditioned. But it's part of a long day. |
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atwood
Joined: 26 Dec 2009
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| Posted: Thu Jun 27, 2013 12:11 am Post subject: |
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| Weigookin74 wrote: |
| atwood wrote: |
| Weigookin74 wrote: |
| Good, but not if the kids are jumping around outside and on the verge of getting heat stroke in summer. Just sayin'. |
Heat stroke from an hour outside? You've been listening to too much AFN. |
I'd agree if indoors were air conditioned. But it's part of a long day. |
The poor kiddies! Aww, there's no AC, and we've got to drink cold water instead of Gatorade. Aww.
Oh for the good ol' days on the plains of the Sahara, walking all day long under a hot sun.
From:
I've been workin' on the railroad,
All the live long day.
I've been workin' on the railroad,
Just to pass the time away.
Don't you hear the whistle blowing?
Rise up so early in the morn.
Don't you hear the captain shouting
"Dinah, blow your horn?"
To:
"It's too hot to play!"
P-i-t-i-f-u-l. |
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