SEOUL, Apr. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – With the world’s lowest birthrate leading to a rapidly shrinking school-age population in South Korea, the government plans to curtail admissions to colleges of education that train new teachers, following earlier moves to scale back the hiring of instructors. The adjustment comes amid concerns over a worsening imbalance between dwindling [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — A Seoul teacher is facing a police probe in connection with last month’s massive rallies by elementary school teachers to mourn the suicide of a fellow teacher allegedly distressed by disgruntled parents, a lawmaker said Thursday. The Seoul Jongno Police Station has recently notified the Seoul Metropolitan Office of [...]
DAMYANG, July 7 (Korea Bizwire) — A local high school teacher was forced to cancel a class on sex education after receiving complaints from parents that students were asked to bring condoms to class. The high school teacher in Damyang County, South Jeolla Province asked each student to bring five bananas for a class titled [...]
JEJU, SOUTH KOREA, March 10 (Koreabiz Wire) – An elementary school teacher on Jeju Island has been suspended for three months after school officials found the teacher used bullying as a form of punishment for students. The female teacher – whose name and school cannot be named – was found guilty of child abuse for what [...]
SEOUL, May 16 (Korea Bizwire) – Goon-Sa-Bu-Il-Chae: ‘The king, teacher, and father should be treated equal’. It’s an old saying in Korea, emphasizing the monumental roles that teachers play in Korean society. The Korean definition of teacher extends far beyond a simple reference to someone who teaches. The relationship is much more personal. The term [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – Korean teachers are most likely to regret their career choice among other OECD peers, as almost 20 percent regret becoming teachers. According to Yang Jung-ho, a professor of education at Sungkyunkwan University, who analyzed 105,000 middle school teachers based on the OECD report “Teaching and Learning International Survey 2013”, Korean [...]