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SweetLou
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 Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2006 12:17 am Post subject: no-fail grading policy in korean public schools? |
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I have a friend working at a Korean school overseas, and they have a no-fail policy in the secondary department (all courses -- not just english) so that, even if a student doesn't do a single assignment all semester, they must receive a minimum grade of 70.
Is this policy followed in Korean public schools on the peninsula? I've never worked in one, so I didn't know how to answer her question. Anybody have a clue?
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schwa
Joined: 18 Jan 2003
Location: Yap
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| Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2006 1:03 am Post subject: |
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| Students are never held back a year in the public schools. They might get targetted for extra remedial classes or eventually get streamed into vocational schools, but different ages (even by a year) dont mix easily in the Confucian system. |
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I_Am_Wrong
Joined: 14 Sep 2004
Location: whatever
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| Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2006 3:52 am Post subject: |
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| yep, all students pass. However, they have to apply to high school. Don't do well in middle school then don't get into a good high school. Don't get into a good high school then don't get into a good university. Don't get into a good university then kiss that dream job of work 80 hours a week at Samsung goodbye. |
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Snowkr
Joined: 03 Jun 2005
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| Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2006 3:56 am Post subject: |
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| I dealt with that "no fail" policy in China. Thank goodness my hogwon here does not adhere to that. |
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