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Low-Grade Students Can't Become Teachers
Aspiring teachers may not become teachers if they do not get a 75 average in college, the government announced yesterday.

The Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development said the revised policies would come into effect in 2008. Under the revision, candidates who score less than an average of 75 out of 100 points, a C plus average, will not be qualified for a teaching certificate.

"This is to enhance the ability of teachers-to-be and their competitiveness," a ministry official said. The number of mandatory credits is to increase from 42 to 50, and logic as well as essay writing will be added to the list of mandatory subjects. The ministry also plans to add class management and organization ethics as well as education for the handicapped to subjects covered during teacher training at college.
By Bae Ji-sook, Korea Times (December 10, 2006)
http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/nation/200612/kt2006121020251511950.htm

[mnhnhyouh]

Wish they had a similar rating ibn Australia....

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[jaganath69]

Won't this just mean that all students in those courses will be given the relevant mark? I thought nobody failed uni here.

[Gamecock]

From what I've been told by my Korean co-workers (public school teachers), it's actually quite competitive and difficult to become a teacher now. After graduating with an education degree, they have to take the teacher's exam. The number of passing grades depends on the number of open teaching positions in Korea. Which means you could get a 95% on the exam but if 300 people get 96% or higher and there are only 300 open jobs, you fail the exam!

The 1st year teachers I work with told me that in the past there were alot of teaching jobs to be had, but this year only 25% of education graduates will become public school teachers. I don't know how accurate any of this is, it's just what I was told.

[hubba bubba]

Hahaha...Korean...hahaha...logic...hahaha....

[Yu_Bum_suk]