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Real Reality
Joined: 10 Jan 2003
Location: Seoul
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 Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 12:03 pm Post subject: Gifts for Teacher's Day |
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Memorable Gifts for Teacher's Day
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... many mothers are getting nervous. What is the best way to express their gratitude to their children�s instructors, especially for -- ahem -- services yet to be rendered?....
Teachers allegedly use stationery a lot....
A mug with the phrase "I love you, teacher" makes a cute and pragmatic gift....
Kim So-hee from Banpo-dong said, "Teachers will love small finger foods such as sweet jelly of red bean, cookies or flavored rice with chestnuts, wrapped in a basket or box."
Or how about printing a field trip photo on T-shirts or a handmade bookmark?.... |
Chosun Ilbo (May 10, 2007)
http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200705/200705100015.html
Polishing the Apple
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| May 15 is Teacher's Day in South Korea, and to honor their teachers, students will be bring them flowers, write compositions in appreciation of them, and even participate in sports competitions with them. Parents also often give gifts or gratuities to the teacher. According to an article in the Nishinippon Shimbun, surveys indicate that parents spend a minimum of 100,000 won on these gifts (roughly US$100.00),... it is not unusual for teachers to receive gift certificates, gold bracelets, Western liquor, foreign cosmetics, or nutritional supplements. |
Japundit: Polishing the Apple (May 15, 2005)
http://japundit.com/archives/2005/05/15/625
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This year the Korea Federation of Teachers' Associations surveyed 5,420 elementary, middle and high school teachers across the country. It revealed that 27% of teachers have accepted bribes from parents in exchange for giving their students preferable treatment.
Teachers' Day is May 15, an annual ritual to show appreciation and to shower teachers with small gifts. However in the past decade, gift-giving reached a point resembling outright bribery with some gifts of cash in the hundreds of dollars. Now guidelines are set that encourage parents to give teachers only token presents such as sweets, flowers and trinkets. |
Life and death exams in South Korea
By James Card, Asia Times (November 30, 2005)
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Korea/GK30Dg01.html |
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Cerebroden
Joined: 27 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 2:41 pm Post subject: |
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| sweet....i'll hook little sally up with the test answers if her mom drops a hundy in my pocket. |
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princess
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: soul of Asia
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| Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 3:14 pm Post subject: |
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For me, I'd like to receive perfume, jewelry, nice makeup from Anna Sui, etc. No dorky mugs, socks, el cheapo things. In 2004, a kid gave me a botle of Chanel Allure. I loved it! In 2005, I got crap gifts though. One girl gave me a cheap mirror with her name sewn into it with a picture. Dorky! What will I do wih that? One kid gave me a big box of fresh, hot ddok. I hardly eat that stuff. It's not that good. It ended up going in the garbage. What a waste! People have definitely gotten cheaper over the years. I also believe teacher's day is racially motivated sometimes, too. In 2004, two kids gave me cheap no name bodywash, but they gave the Korean partner teacher nice jewelry. I'm sure she thought that was so funny, because we all compared our gifts in the office. The Korean teachers cleaned house with all kinds of great gifts, while us foreeeeeeeeners got stuck with less than appealing stuff. Come on! Like we don't notice cheap bodywash compared to a nice watch.  |
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Milwaukiedave
Joined: 02 Oct 2004
Location: Goseong
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| Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 3:54 pm Post subject: |
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| Techincally if your a public school teacher your not suppose to accept gifts. My first year here I was at a hagwon and got lots of gifts. This year since I'm working at public school I get the day off. I guess that works just as well. |
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mnhnhyouh
Joined: 21 Nov 2006
Location: The Middle Kingdom
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| Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 4:37 pm Post subject: |
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Alright here is a question. I am getting Korean lessons from one of my co-teachers. I am paying her well, 20k an hour.
What should I get her?
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CasperTheFriendlyGhost
Joined: 28 Feb 2007
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| Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 5:02 pm Post subject: |
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Last year I got this really expensive set of magnificeint twirling cream and fruit mini-pastries. I don't eat much of that kind of stuff, and I guess I forgot about it for awhile. I looked into this forgotten bag to see this plastic case of colors and millions of tiny hopping insects. Happy Teacher's Day!
I appreciate all the gifts though, even the dorky beaded cell-phone ornament that I would never use. |
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formerflautist
Joined: 30 May 2006
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| Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 5:08 pm Post subject: |
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| For me, I'd like to receive perfume, jewelry, nice makeup from Anna Sui, etc. No dorky mugs, socks, el cheapo things. In 2004, a kid gave me a botle of Chanel Allure. I loved it! In 2005, I got crap gifts though. One girl gave me a cheap mirror with her name sewn into it with a picture. Dorky! What will I do wih that? One kid gave me a big box of fresh, hot ddok. I hardly eat that stuff. It's not that good. It ended up going in the garbage. What a waste! People have definitely gotten cheaper over the years. I also believe teacher's day is racially motivated sometimes, too. In 2004, two kids gave me cheap no name bodywash, but they gave the Korean partner teacher nice jewelry. I'm sure she thought that was so funny, because we all compared our gifts in the office. The Korean teachers cleaned house with all kinds of great gifts, while us foreeeeeeeeners got stuck with less than appealing stuff. Come on! Like we don't notice cheap bodywash compared to a nice watch. |
Isn't it the thought that counts? If a kid puts an effort into making a gift then I appreciate it. I love those paper roses the kids make. If they buy a gift, no matter how cheap, I appreciate it. I got the ugliest ring imaginable last year from a student. I wore it around all evening and made the kid very happy. I even slipped it on from time to time before his class. I still have even though I'm no longer at that school. It brings me nice memories. |
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Milwaukiedave
Joined: 02 Oct 2004
Location: Goseong
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| Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 5:15 pm Post subject: |
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| I agree it is the thought that counts...I'd be happy to get letters written by the student in English. Certainly because I'm leaving I don't need any more stuff then I already have. |
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Sophocles
Joined: 15 Mar 2007
Location: MetroSeoul
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| Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 5:16 pm Post subject: |
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| princess wrote: |
| For me, I'd like to receive perfume, jewelry, nice makeup from Anna Sui, etc. No dorky mugs, socks, el cheapo things. In 2004, a kid gave me a botle of Chanel Allure. I loved it! In 2005, I got crap gifts though. One girl gave me a cheap mirror with her name sewn into it with a picture. Dorky! What will I do wih that? One kid gave me a big box of fresh, hot ddok. I hardly eat that stuff. It's not that good. It ended up going in the garbage. What a waste! People have definitely gotten cheaper over the years. I also believe teacher's day is racially motivated sometimes, too. In 2004, two kids gave me cheap no name bodywash, but they gave the Korean partner teacher nice jewelry. I'm sure she thought that was so funny, because we all compared our gifts in the office. The Korean teachers cleaned house with all kinds of great gifts, while us foreeeeeeeeners got stuck with less than appealing stuff. Come on! Like we don't notice cheap bodywash compared to a nice watch. |
Whoa... can you saw shallow? A gift is a gift. Accept it as though it were given from the heart, regardless of what it is. I mean, designer crap is nice, I guess, but the Versace face powder one kid gave me last year gave me pimples. Socks or a dorky mug would have served me better.
Sometimes I wonder if Princess is a real person of if it's just some dude who says stuff to make people think people like her actually exist. |
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caniff
Joined: 03 Feb 2004
Location: All over the map
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| Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 5:22 pm Post subject: |
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| princess wrote: |
| For me, I'd like to receive perfume, jewelry, nice makeup from Anna Sui, etc. No dorky mugs, socks, el cheapo things. In 2004, a kid gave me a botle of Chanel Allure. I loved it! In 2005, I got crap gifts though. One girl gave me a cheap mirror with her name sewn into it with a picture. Dorky! What will I do wih that? One kid gave me a big box of fresh, hot ddok. I hardly eat that stuff. It's not that good. It ended up going in the garbage. What a waste! People have definitely gotten cheaper over the years. I also believe teacher's day is racially motivated sometimes, too. In 2004, two kids gave me cheap no name bodywash, but they gave the Korean partner teacher nice jewelry. I'm sure she thought that was so funny, because we all compared our gifts in the office. The Korean teachers cleaned house with all kinds of great gifts, while us foreeeeeeeeners got stuck with less than appealing stuff. Come on! Like we don't notice cheap bodywash compared to a nice watch. |
Whoa... can you saw shallow? A gift is a gift. Accept it as though it were given from the heart, regardless of what it is. I mean, designer crap is nice, I guess, but the Versace face powder one kid gave me last year gave me pimples. Socks or a dorky mug would have served me better.
Sometimes I wonder if Princess is a real person of if it's just some dude who says stuff to make people think people like her actually exist. |
 ...I received many beautiful handwritten cards from my former high school students. I will keep them forever. Better than some stuff you just use up and throw away.
A Rolex would also have been appreciated, though. |
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