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Fishead soup
Joined: 24 Jun 2007
Location: Korea
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 Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2007 4:22 pm Post subject: Korean double standards. |
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I've just heard that foreign teachers are not allowed to hit or beat students. I know there is an official law against physical punishment in Korea. But it appears everyone ignores it. Is this just another example of Korean double standards.
I can remember working at a middle school. I had just returned from a class that had really pissed me off so I shouted at a few students. But I didn't touch them physically. My co teacher said," I think in future it would be better for you not to get angry at the students"
Five minutes later that very same teacher had a row of students that she beat with a paddle |
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Demophobe
Joined: 17 May 2004
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| Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2007 4:28 pm Post subject: |
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Try it. If you get away with it, its not a double standard.
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Alyallen
Joined: 29 Mar 2004
Location: The 4th Greatest Place on Earth = Jeonju!!!
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| Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2007 5:24 pm Post subject: |
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| Demophobe wrote: |
Try it. If you get away with it, its not a double standard.
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That's what I was thinking.... |
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cbclark4
Joined: 20 Aug 2006
Location: Masan
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| Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2007 5:26 pm Post subject: |
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| Why would you want to hit a kid? |
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blaseblasphemener
Joined: 01 Jun 2006
Location: There's a voice, keeps on calling me, down the road, that's where I'll always be
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| Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2007 5:27 pm Post subject: |
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| cbclark4 wrote: |
| Why would you want to hit a kid? |
You've clearly never taught Korean children. |
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Yu_Bum_suk
Joined: 25 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2007 5:30 pm Post subject: |
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| I've had senior teachers tell me just to hit the students if they're being troublesome or sleeping in class (I don't ... well, not very hard ). |
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mikowee
Joined: 03 Aug 2006
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| Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2007 5:31 pm Post subject: Re: Korean double standards. |
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| Fishead soup wrote: |
I've just heard that foreign teachers are not allowed to hit or beat students. I know there is an official law against physical punishment in Korea. But it appears everyone ignores it. Is this just another example of Korean double standards.
I can remember working at a middle school. I had just returned from a class that had really pissed me off so I shouted at a few students. But I didn't touch them physically. My co teacher said," I think in future it would be better for you not to get angry at the students"
Five minutes later that very same teacher had a row of students that she beat with a paddle |
Your co-teacher might have meant not getting angry in the sense of not losing your cool. Losing control here means a loss of face and a victory for the students. Calmy beating them when they step out of line is a different story. |
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unknown9398
Joined: 03 Nov 2006
Location: Yeongcheon, S. Korea
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| Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2007 6:04 pm Post subject: |
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| cbclark4 wrote: |
| Why would you want to hit a kid? |
I don't do it myself, but it's obvious to me that corporal punishment is one of the *most* effective means of discipline with Korean kids. They respect it and want to avoid it, so they do what they're told. |
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the eye
Joined: 29 Jan 2004
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| Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2007 6:11 pm Post subject: |
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| Koreans beat children with LOVE in their hearts!!! Didn't you know? |
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Alyallen
Joined: 29 Mar 2004
Location: The 4th Greatest Place on Earth = Jeonju!!!
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| Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2007 6:27 pm Post subject: Re: Korean double standards. |
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| mikowee wrote: |
| Fishead soup wrote: |
I've just heard that foreign teachers are not allowed to hit or beat students. I know there is an official law against physical punishment in Korea. But it appears everyone ignores it. Is this just another example of Korean double standards.
I can remember working at a middle school. I had just returned from a class that had really pissed me off so I shouted at a few students. But I didn't touch them physically. My co teacher said," I think in future it would be better for you not to get angry at the students"
Five minutes later that very same teacher had a row of students that she beat with a paddle |
Your co-teacher might have meant not getting angry in the sense of not losing your cool. Losing control here means a loss of face and a victory for the students. Calmy beating them when they step out of line is a different story. |
HAHAHA!
Perhaps you should let all the red faced, angry, screaming teachers at my school know that they are losing face.... |
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mikowee
Joined: 03 Aug 2006
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| Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2007 7:01 pm Post subject: Re: Korean double standards. |
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| Alyallen wrote: |
| mikowee wrote: |
| Fishead soup wrote: |
I've just heard that foreign teachers are not allowed to hit or beat students. I know there is an official law against physical punishment in Korea. But it appears everyone ignores it. Is this just another example of Korean double standards.
I can remember working at a middle school. I had just returned from a class that had really pissed me off so I shouted at a few students. But I didn't touch them physically. My co teacher said," I think in future it would be better for you not to get angry at the students"
Five minutes later that very same teacher had a row of students that she beat with a paddle |
Your co-teacher might have meant not getting angry in the sense of not losing your cool. Losing control here means a loss of face and a victory for the students. Calmy beating them when they step out of line is a different story. |
HAHAHA!
Perhaps you should let all the red faced, angry, screaming teachers at my school know that they are losing face.... |
Perhaps you should calmly beat them when they start screaming.... |
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Alyallen
Joined: 29 Mar 2004
Location: The 4th Greatest Place on Earth = Jeonju!!!
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| Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2007 9:07 pm Post subject: Re: Korean double standards. |
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| mikowee wrote: |
| Alyallen wrote: |
| mikowee wrote: |
| Fishead soup wrote: |
I've just heard that foreign teachers are not allowed to hit or beat students. I know there is an official law against physical punishment in Korea. But it appears everyone ignores it. Is this just another example of Korean double standards.
I can remember working at a middle school. I had just returned from a class that had really pissed me off so I shouted at a few students. But I didn't touch them physically. My co teacher said," I think in future it would be better for you not to get angry at the students"
Five minutes later that very same teacher had a row of students that she beat with a paddle |
Your co-teacher might have meant not getting angry in the sense of not losing your cool. Losing control here means a loss of face and a victory for the students. Calmy beating them when they step out of line is a different story. |
HAHAHA!
Perhaps you should let all the red faced, angry, screaming teachers at my school know that they are losing face.... |
Perhaps you should calmly beat them when they start screaming.... |
One can only dream *Sigh*  |
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Axl Rose
Joined: 16 Feb 2006
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| Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2007 9:16 pm Post subject: |
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| I have a high tolerance for crap in class, but if things get bad, I'll put them through the door - and believe me, it won't be open. |
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