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[Whistleblower]

So next time you question a Korean teacher, you could get whacked!!!

[daemyann]

Let's try to show a little more insight than this...really.
It seems like the article doesn't justify either of it's titles(here, or in the times).

I'm not justifying violence in the class, just noting that it's at least possible that the student was punished for disrespect (read HOW he made his opinion) rather than for his opinion. I realize that simply stating a different opinion in an ultra-conservative environment could be misconstrued as being disrespectful, and that such a situation would not be justifiable, but in this case we don't have enough information to say for certain.

[Scotticus]

So, the moral of the story is:

Hitting kids is a-ok (as it happens thousands of times every day in classrooms all around the country), but if you're hitting him for a politically unpopular reason, you are going to get in trouble. Good ole Korea.

[Young FRANKenstein]

[PeteJB]

Probably this teacher has been upset at recent violence and pathetic protests that people are doing, and lashed out this way. Some people have no control over their emotion, especially Koreans who are notoriously emotional.

[Pligganease]

This is clearly a case of "taking one for the team." This guy set himself up to be the poster child of the "student-beating mad cow lover."

[Bibbitybop]

Now, think about what kind of article it would be if it was an American teacher who hit the Korean students. All hell breaking loose, it would be.

[lastat06513]

He did not beat the student....

In military terms, it is called Wall-to-wall Counselling

Basically, he is preparing the student for the rigors of military duty.....