Comments on: Sexual Harrassment of Teacher Causes Stir In Korea http://rokdrop.com/2009/09/17/sexual-harrassment-of-teacher-causes-stir-in-korea/ Korea From North to South Sat, 26 May 2012 21:32:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: JoeC http://rokdrop.com/2009/09/17/sexual-harrassment-of-teacher-causes-stir-in-korea/comment-page-1/#comment-366308 JoeC Fri, 18 Sep 2009 09:17:12 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/?p=16422#comment-366308 A couple of things come to mind. I thought all high-schoolers were required to wear uniforms. If you've ridden a bus or metro train recently, you wouldn't be surprised that teens here have mostly lost their traditional respect for adults. Maybe he was recently exposed to the David Lee Roth 'Hot For Teacher' video. A couple of things come to mind.

I thought all high-schoolers were required to wear uniforms.

If you've ridden a bus or metro train recently, you wouldn't be surprised that teens here have mostly lost their traditional respect for adults.

Maybe he was recently exposed to the David Lee Roth 'Hot For Teacher' video.

]]> By: LORDOFE2 http://rokdrop.com/2009/09/17/sexual-harrassment-of-teacher-causes-stir-in-korea/comment-page-1/#comment-366265 LORDOFE2 Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:55:04 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/?p=16422#comment-366265 I don't get the Korean concept of harassment. The teacher hold the power in the relationship. The teacher can, at a minimum, kick the student out of class, or punish the student. What can the student do? If he grabs her, its assult. I don't get the Korean concept of harassment. The teacher hold the power in the relationship. The teacher can, at a minimum, kick the student out of class, or punish the student. What can the student do? If he grabs her, its assult.

]]> By: ChickenHead http://rokdrop.com/2009/09/17/sexual-harrassment-of-teacher-causes-stir-in-korea/comment-page-1/#comment-366240 ChickenHead Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:09:49 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/?p=16422#comment-366240 Take away teachers' ability to enforce discipline (which many were known to abuse)... Inject the My Little Snowflake Can Do No Wrong" parental mentality... Reinforce the idea that it is the schools', hagwons' and tutors' responsibility to educate the children with little-to-no parental involvement except to yell, "Study more!"... Top it off with the acceptance (and general promotion) of urban/gansta/thug/hiphop culture (notice student's clothing and posture)... Sit around and wonder how something like this can possibly happen. Take away teachers' ability to enforce discipline (which many were known to abuse)…

Inject the My Little Snowflake Can Do No Wrong" parental mentality…

Reinforce the idea that it is the schools', hagwons' and tutors' responsibility to educate the children with little-to-no parental involvement except to yell, "Study more!"…

Top it off with the acceptance (and general promotion) of urban/gansta/thug/hiphop culture (notice student's clothing and posture)…

Sit around and wonder how something like this can possibly happen.

]]> By: Leon LaPorte http://rokdrop.com/2009/09/17/sexual-harrassment-of-teacher-causes-stir-in-korea/comment-page-1/#comment-366195 Leon LaPorte Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:18:30 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/?p=16422#comment-366195 I don't know. I can't get a good look at her body with everything all pixelated. ;-) I don't know. I can't get a good look at her body with everything all pixelated. ;-)

]]> By: SJ http://rokdrop.com/2009/09/17/sexual-harrassment-of-teacher-causes-stir-in-korea/comment-page-1/#comment-366193 SJ Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:10:08 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/?p=16422#comment-366193 I've heard that classroom dynamics have shifted dramatically in Korea over the last decade or so. Apparently there were a series of education reforms attempting to move Korean classrooms away from the strict, traditional Japanese-colonial era model which basically beat students into submission to a more Westernized form. Combine that with the radical social liberalization in Korea experienced over the same period, and its no wonder something like this has happened. I've heard that classroom dynamics have shifted dramatically in Korea over the last decade or so. Apparently there were a series of education reforms attempting to move Korean classrooms away from the strict, traditional Japanese-colonial era model which basically beat students into submission to a more Westernized form. Combine that with the radical social liberalization in Korea experienced over the same period, and its no wonder something like this has happened.

]]> By: Stuart http://rokdrop.com/2009/09/17/sexual-harrassment-of-teacher-causes-stir-in-korea/comment-page-1/#comment-366165 Stuart Thu, 17 Sep 2009 07:32:34 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/?p=16422#comment-366165 Every day for the last 5 years. Every day for the last 5 years.

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