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Troll_Bait
Joined: 04 Jan 2006
Location: [T]eaching experience doesn't matter much. -Lee Young-chan (pictured)
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 Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 11:07 pm Post subject: Lee Myung-bak Vows to Strengthen English Education |
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http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2007/10/116_11603.html
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Lee Vows to Strengthen English Education
Presidential nominee Lee Myung-bak of the Grand National Party (GNP) pledged Tuesday to strengthen public education so that high school graduates can communicate freely in English with foreigners.
His visions for strong public education contained both carrot and stick measures for schools as well as teachers.
Lee, 65, said that if he is elected president he will implement measures to cut household spending on private education by half of the current level through strengthening English education at public schools.
``English education accounts for half of the household spending on private education,'' he said.
The former Seoul mayor proposes introducing English immersion programs and an English teacher certificate to help teachers improve language proficiency. About 3,000 teachers will be cultivated so that they can conduct classes in English. He also pledged to give universities full freedom in picking freshmen.
Experts said that Koreans spend an estimated 30 trillion won on private education per year. About 15 trillion won is spent for private English lessons annually.
The presidential nominee plans to cut private spending by upgrading the quality of public school programs.
The GNP nominee said that his team will map out diverse policies to make sure that no children are left behind in school.
Competition and incentives are at the heart of his policy packages.
According to his plan, elementary school students will be required to be tested on their academic ability and secondary school students will take standardized tests on their academic achievement.
The data will be used for tailored after-school programs for those students failing to meet academic standards and for also evaluating schools.
Lee also promised to make public the academic achievements of each school so that public schools can compete for better academic results.
Competition will also be encouraged between teachers and schools. Lee pledged to introduce a variety of incentives for high-performing teachers and adopt a sabbatical year for teachers every five to 10 years.
Apart from the compensation plan, public schools will be required to evaluate their teachers on a regular basis to secure quality education. |
Could this be the beginning of the end of hogwons and the edu-tainment that they peddle? |
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RACETRAITOR
Joined: 24 Oct 2005
Location: Seoul, South Korea
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| Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 12:46 am Post subject: |
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I heard he wants Korean history classes taught in English, as well as Korean language arts.
Do people really want to elect this muppet? |
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Newbie
Joined: 07 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 1:22 am Post subject: |
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| English Immersion is the only thing that could save these people (students and teachers alike) from sounding like complete fools when speaking English. |
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RACETRAITOR
Joined: 24 Oct 2005
Location: Seoul, South Korea
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| Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 1:57 am Post subject: |
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| Kevin Gesler wrote: |
My students sound just fine.
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That's because students try extra hard when they're afraid the teacher is going to molest them. |
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Newbie
Joined: 07 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 2:33 am Post subject: |
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| Kevin Gesler wrote: |
My students sound just fine.
Are you working in a kindergarten? |
Nope |
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indytrucks
Joined: 09 Apr 2003
Location: The Shelf
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| Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 2:38 am Post subject: |
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| You all know who Kevin is, don't you? |
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cbclark4
Joined: 20 Aug 2006
Location: Masan
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| Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 2:53 am Post subject: |
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| Kevin Gesler wrote: |
I think you should be very careful about accusing people of things like this.
Twit. |
Remember he's not accusing you he is accusing your on line persona. |
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cbclark4
Joined: 20 Aug 2006
Location: Masan
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| Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 2:55 am Post subject: |
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| indytrucks wrote: |
| You all know who Kevin is, don't you? |
Nothing on google or wiki? |
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caniff
Joined: 03 Feb 2004
Location: All over the map
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| Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 2:57 am Post subject: |
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| indytrucks wrote: |
| You all know who Kevin is, don't you? |
I'll be the first to claim ignorance in regards to Kevin. Enlightenment?
edit: I wasn't the first |
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RACETRAITOR
Joined: 24 Oct 2005
Location: Seoul, South Korea
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| Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 4:05 am Post subject: |
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| Looks like all his other posts have been erased now. He's probably been banned. |
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caniff
Joined: 03 Feb 2004
Location: All over the map
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| Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 5:08 am Post subject: |
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| Yeah, looks like kev's about done this evening. The major shit-slinging contest was just pulled. |
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jaganath69
Joined: 17 Jul 2003
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| Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 5:18 am Post subject: |
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| RACETRAITOR wrote: |
I heard he wants Korean history classes taught in English, as well as Korean language arts.
Do people really want to elect this muppet? |
After five years of the leftist-nationalist nonsense that is Roh and the Uri party, I can't see another viable alternative. The man talks some sense at least. |
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Young FRANKenstein
Joined: 02 Oct 2006
Location: Castle Frankenstein (that's FRONKensteen)
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| Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 5:21 am Post subject: |
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| Kevin Gesler wrote: |
| I don't give a hoot if it's an on-line persona or a real name. That's out of line and you're an ass because of it. |
Boo hoo. Sue him. |
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caniff
Joined: 03 Feb 2004
Location: All over the map
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| Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 5:24 am Post subject: |
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| I want to reiterate what I had said on the pulled thread. RACETRAITOR's avatar is disturbing, and I have reported him. |
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RACETRAITOR
Joined: 24 Oct 2005
Location: Seoul, South Korea
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| Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 5:25 am Post subject: |
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| jaganath69 wrote: |
| RACETRAITOR wrote: |
I heard he wants Korean history classes taught in English, as well as Korean language arts.
Do people really want to elect this muppet? |
After five years of the leftist-nationalist nonsense that is Roh and the Uri party, I can't see another viable alternative. The man talks some sense at least. |
Unfortunately I think this is what this election will be. Everyone got bored of those parties so they're going back to the only other alternative. Lee spends more time babbling nonsense, Bible bashing, and getting wood thinking about the Yushin Constitution than he does making sense. |
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