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[crazylemongirl]

Ok so as I'm typing here there are half a dozen boys bending over in a line with their heads up eachothers butts (well actually the boy in front has his butt restting on the boy at the backs head) and their hands on their ankles. . The k teach just went along and hit them on the knees.

This has to be the weirdest punishment I've ever seen.

What is the weirdiest punishmetn that you've seen?

[JacktheCat]

My "private" high school has this "reform through labour" thingie, that is almost like something out of the North.

For punishment the students have to work on the grounds around the school. Planting trees and flowers, pruning and cleaning, and building little gazebos.

The result is one of the most beautiful school grounds I have ever seen.

[manlyboy]

I've never seen it, but I've heard of K-teachers making students stand in front of the class, and write their names in the air with their butt cheeks.

[Grotto]

Last semester I walked into class and many of the students were standing around rubbing their hands. I asked why and they told me that the Korean teacher had switched them across the palms.

I said "ahhh bad students?" They said that they had done poorly on a math test so they each got several switches for low marks.

[casey's moon]

[cellphone]

shouldn't this be included in the next pedophile report on Korean evening tv?

[eamo]

[peppermint]

one of the grade 6 teachers at my school made a group of boys sing and do the dance routine from that awful commercial that Jeon Ji Hyun did for LaNeige ("every day new face!") Not sure what it proved, but they definitely behaved afterwards.

[Kimchieluver]

My first hogkwan KT would make the students do bunny hops while they were holding their ears. T'was a good laugh.

[buymybook]

Just let the kid suffer...

Have you noticed there doesn't seem to be a need or want of much ice around here. Teaching last year some Kgartners, a little boy runs the short length of the hallway trips and falls at the end which is next to my door. There is a fire hydrant sitting in the corner on the floor. Of course the kids got a big welt on his head. I felt terrible because it was just before class began. Wonjang comes to the rescue along with whoever other Korean teacher at the time.

I was amazed, they let the kid just sit there suffering while the blood clustered into a big redish blue bump. I think they called the mother because she arrived shortly after. I mentioned to the korean teacher they should have some ice to cover the huge welt bringing the swelling down on the poor kids head. Or, at least be prepared for such things since there are kids at the school. I think it may be too expensive to have a refrigerator on premises that can actually keep water frozen in the freezer.

[buymybook]

[Sleepy in Seoul]

I have been known, on occasion, to have some of my students hop like a frog up and down the hallway, holding their ears. If they are especially naughty, I make them do it singing 'Arirang'. Inspiring some national spirit!! But when they decided it was fun rather than a punishment, I had to stop it, damnit!

Last Friday, I had each of my students contribute a workbook which was put into another student's bag. When some of the students had to be punished, they had to go outside and do the 'autobike', holding the full (and heavy) bag on the backs of their wrists. They weren't keen for a repeat of that, and they have all been better since

[Saxiif]

My favorite was enforced gender integration. Oh the wails and gnashing of teeth!

[margaret]

The Korean teacher put an especially naughty Kindergarten boy in the closet. It worked for quite a while though it had to be repeated when he acted up again.
Margaret

[peppermint]

That's awful, so many kids that age are afraid of the dark