Korean Job Discussion Forums

happiness · Joined: 04 Sep 2010

This is Korea, and as we all know, certain expectations and duties are expected of students. I know its bad, but I think it was really bad when they banned hitting students. Even though there were some bad apples, most teachers kept the students in line, and the second was letting them have longer hair. The shaving of the heads kept the students in line and a bit more humble. Now, they dont pay attention very much, unless its for those ipsi tests, because now, I dont think them or their parents recognize anything else.

Now, personal households arent as rich as before, that means families will pull the pursestrings tighter, expect more from the education they get, and that will mean test scores. Which is fine. But the kids are lacking in more discipline, and I think some are just giving up, as parents and teachers dont know how to control them.

I think the changes in the past 5 years havent been that good for them. This isnt the US, this is a Confuician, semi-autocratic society, and I dont see the quality of life going up more for individual people here. Remember, every year, those factories have to import 200000 or so people to work in there.

The results they had until now worked, now, I think they will start slipping.
Even now, with good English, its just expected, not so rare anymore, but will the jobs be there?

For us, they will, parents still panic and need English for the little kids, and they always will. Maybe less than before, but theres alot of work for us.

So education=better way of life? It needs structure, both in schools and in society, and I see that slipping away...and with most Korean locals still doing the Girri Girri, aka only our groups, I dont see cohesion that is needed to make that work, nor do I see any good conversation to set that in motion.