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[Chaparrastique]

..question is, does anyone in this perverse industry (from hogwons all the way up to universities) actually possess a moral compass?

It starts with recruiters. Because they get a bonus of 1M won if their dupes finish their contracts, they autmatically look to employ only the most gullible, hapless pushovers possible. That means, employ only the youngest people they can find.

Because of attitudes to race prevalent in this society, aryan blondes are preferred over all else. It doesn't matter that the person has zero experience or ability and their "teaching" efforts resemble a seal trying to mate with a giraffe (no offence to them personally), they are held up to be model teachers. Darker-skinned teachers- who may be qualified and brimming with ability, are actively persecuted and hounded out of their jobs.

The parents seem to want a mix of experience and age. ie, a scenario that reflects the real world. But its the directors and recruiters who are foisting a monoculture of 20 year olds onto them because a) they want to pay them less and b) they want employees who simply do whatever they're told without question.

I have seen women teachers terrorize the young children in their care like psychotic harpies. I have seen male teachers that are ten times more nurturing and talented than their female peers. But none of that matters to koreans. Because ajosshis cannot bear the sight of foreign males on their territory and have co-opted the media into demonizing them as drug addicts and criminals, that means male teachers are hounded out of their jobs.

Hogwons are bastions of ageism, sexism and racism. Do Koreans even know that this is wrong? Wake up, Korea. Take a look at the kind of society you are encouraging!

[edwardcatflap]

Let the market place decide. If hagwan owners put looks and age above teaching ability because that is what the parents really want then they'll do good business in the same way as a bar that continues to employ attractive bar staff will. You wouldn't tell Hooters, for example, they had to employ middle aged men so why tell that kind of hagwan? If you think Korean hagwans have that kind of hiring mentality don't apply to work there. If you think everywhere in Korea has that kind of hiring mentality maybe it's time to look at other countries. If Korean parents actually place education higher than looks, the hagwans that employ people with experience and qualifications will eventually thrive.

[Coltronator]

Edward has a good point. Look at the most successful Hagwon in korea. For all its myriad of faults, Chungdahm is actually a beacon of hope when it comes to its hiring practices. Favouring experience over age, not caring about skin colour, putting ability to teach above all else.

[Chaparrastique]

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