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VanIslander
Joined: 18 Aug 2003
Location: Geoje, Hadong, Tongyeong,... now in a small coastal island town outside Gyeongsangnamdo!
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 Posted: Sat Dec 25, 2004 2:18 pm Post subject: Re: Did I go to far? |
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Too far.
| Milwaukiedave wrote: |
| Then I pulled on his ear... picked him up by his jacket and slid him out into the hall. |
Violence begets violence.
Putting him outside was shame enough.
Keep him afterwards while everyone else leaves would also have an affect.
But what you did only works if you are seen as a legit authority figure in his eyes, rather than another tyrannical foreigner.
Your classroom ain't in Kansas. Seriously. It makes a difference.
Corporal punishment from expat teachers just isn't a good idea, for many reasons.
Stop doing it. |
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Crazyteacher
Joined: 13 Nov 2004
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| Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2004 12:39 am Post subject: Hitting little Kids |
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| Students often tell me to *beep* myself and give me the finger punch me etc... A couple of times I threw them out of class and into the wall on the other side of the hall. One time I slapped one with a book. They deserve it, but keep in mind the parents are not so sympathetic to your struggle. |
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The Lemon
Joined: 11 Jan 2003
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| Grotto wrote: |
you would think the boss would be afraid of other parents pulling thier kids out of a hogwan that allows them to be beaten 
perhaps if you phrased it that way to him he might understand.
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I used that argument with the chiefs on several occasions during my hogwon career. Mixed results. It depended on whether the chiefs were taking a long or a short view of things. From what I can tell, the typical Korean owner inclines towards the latter, to the detriment of the school, the students' learning, and their teachers' sanity.
Obviously the boy didn't want to be in the class (maybe if I was in his shoes, I wouldn't want to be in a hogwon English class either) and perhaps saw the "if you act up I kick you out" thing as an incentive rather than a threat. Just a thought.
| Yangkho wrote: |
| It all depends on your boss. If you have his or her support on this, you're all set. |
It all lives and dies on this, as well as your classroom management skills. |
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