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[Dalton]

I was as bad or worse in my high school French classes than any student I've had here so far. I've just started my 5th contract. My friends were worse. For us the Friday afternoon French class was acid time. The beginning of another fine weekend of fun and adventure. I was fine in all my other classes. My friends weren't though. Now I am the foreign language teacher. The funny looking one with the funny accent that seriously expects the kids to talk funny too. Is this irony or am I smartly balancing out an aspect of my karma?

I think the only thing that changes is the sophistication of the players involved but only because I am not aware of any mutation of the human brain in the last few thousand years.

[sadsac]

These kids are not taught that they are responsible for their words or deeds. Litter, be disrespectful to others property, lie, cheat, it's all ok unless you get caught, then you are in deep do-do. They see all of this on a day to day basis, why shouldn't the kids adopt the same behaviors. The problems lie with the parents and until they change noy\thing else will.

[Alias]

This is a question that is better answered by Korean public school teachers. Hagwons aren't real schools but are businesses. Native English teachers are not going to get the same respect that a Korean teacher gets so the students behavior is going to seem worse to us.