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[Yu_Bum_suk]

[Pyongshin Sangja]

Right, now you're figuring this place out.

However, it could mean also mean a whole range of things. Let's let things play out.

[Ya-ta Boy]

[On the other hand]

[JongnoGuru]

[spidey112233]

well i have an easy fix to the visa problems. like many have said, these days, the colleges/univ. have lowered their standards somewhat, and many can graduate in sewing and baby-sitting for all i know. what if the diploma had to ACTUALLY be related to English or what have you. wouldn't that make sense?? i mean, it seems kind easy to let ANYONE with a bach.degree teach english, when they had NO experience teaching before coming here. including myself. i guess i shouldnt be here then, haha! i never ever thought about teaching english in my university down the road and im sure a majority never thought that as well. so where was my training before i came? i didnt have any

[pet lover]

To address a point made somewhere or another in this thread, I don't think that the Korean government EVER made the claim that someone with a bachelor's degree is a well-qualified person. Someone who possesses a bachelor's degree has the bare MINIMUM qualification. Naturally, if you show two teachers to the Korean government, one who has a bachelor's in geography and one who has a bachelor's in English, an MA in early childhood education, years of experience in teaching, well, jeesh, who do YOU think the government will consider to be the better qualified? Having a bachelor's degree is one of those bare minimum qualifications that the government wants teachers to have. They have the right to enforce that. Having the correct visa is a bare minimum qualification that the government wants teachers to have. They have the right to enforce that. What do you think would happen if a foreign worker in YOUR native country started working at a job for which he was not deemed qualified in the eyes of governement and/or didn't have the proper work visa? You think that person is going to be hailed with cheers and rose petals thrown at his/her feet? Naa, it's far more likely that immigration will eventually catch up to them.

And as for the crap that they don't enforce their policies across the board (this being based on the fact that some people get away with breaking the law), well, I just have to say, show me a country where the governement can prevent everyone in it from breaking a law. I don't think that even a tightly ruled country like North Korea has managed to achieve that.

[bosintang]

[Tiberious aka Sparkles]

[rumpolestitskin]

[Ya-ta Boy]

From Chosun Ilbo's Sunday edition:


Dishonest Teachers to Be Blacklisted

Teachers found guilty of abuses like leaking test questions, committing sex crimes against minors, or taking bribes will be thrown out of the profession for good, the Education Ministry announced Sunday. Currently dishonest teachers can seek re-employment in the job after three to five years.
The ministry said Sunday it will change the Educational Workers Law to permanently blacklist unfit teachers. It prepared the change after talks with teachers' groups and parents.

The ministry initially wanted to include teachers who use excessive physical discipline but changed its mind after criticism that this would severely restrict the activities of teachers in the classroom. Instead, they face severe reprimands if they incur civil or criminal charges over verbal or physical violence.

To ensure fairness in designating teachers unfit, the ministry will set up advisory committees composed of teachers and parents under the local offices of education.

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So it is not just foreigners being targeted. There seems to be a government campaign to clean up the teaching industry. Can't say it's a bad thing.

[Hollywoodaction]