SEOUL, Aug. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent survey has revealed that the vast majority of South Korean teachers feel that online classes do not offer the same educational benefits as those conducted in a traditional setting. According to an online survey conducted by the Korean Teachers and Educational Worker’s Union of 4,010 elementary, middle [...]
SEOUL, July 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The education ministry is set to expand Korean language education in Asian nations, by rolling out a support project to train locals there as professional Korean language teachers, the ministry said Wednesday. The plan is in line with the ministry’s core project unveiled in February to bolster overseas Korean [...]
SEOUL, May 26 (Korea Bizwire) — An increasing number of students and teachers are finding school to be a ‘difficult, uncomfortable place,’ according to various statistics and surveys. The Korea Educational Statistics Service reported that 6,968 students dropped out of school between March 2018 and February 2019 because they were not ‘able to adjust at [...]
CHANGWON, May 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Normally this time of the year, schools throughout the country are filled with giggles and laughter as students prepare gifts, write thank-you letters and sometimes scheme mischievous-yet-endearing pranks to surprise and thank their teachers for their hard work. This year’s Teacher’s Day, which falls on Friday, is instead marked [...]
SEOUL, May 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Education authorities announced Thursday that teachers in Seoul can request protection if they feel threatened by stalkers or blackmail. The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education announced that it will begin offering Teacher Safety Insurance that expands the coverage of teacher’s insurance to include damages caused by students and their [...]
SEOUL, May 13 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent study has revealed that teachers’ satisfaction with their teaching career generally decreases as time goes by. According to a survey conducted by the Korean Teachers and Education Workers’ Union, of 49,084 teachers at kindergartens, elementary, middle and high schools across the country, 47.8 percent of the respondents [...]
SEOUL, April 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Many teachers feel uncomfortable about having their photo included in students’ graduation albums, a new survey showed. According to an online survey of 8,122 kindergarten, elementary, middle and high school teachers nationwide conducted by the Seoul Teachers’ Union, 70.6 percent of the respondents said they felt uneasy because they [...]
SEOUL, March 19 (Korea Bizwire) — As the coronavirus outbreak has postponed the new school year by more than a month, teachers are coming up with various ways to meet with their students. To ensure social distancing, teachers are meeting with each of their students separately. Park Sam-won, a teacher at Jeonggwang Middle School in [...]
BUSAN, Feb. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of elementary, middle and high school teachers in Busan who want to retire is increasing year after year. According to the Busan Metropolitan City Office of Education (BMCOE), 687 public elementary and secondary teachers and private middle school teachers applied for voluntary retirement in February. The figure [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education (SMOE) will launch a series of job training and experience programs starting this month to strengthen teachers’ ability to teach artificial intelligence (AI). The Seoul Education Research & Information Institute, which is affiliated with the SMOE, will conduct job training for basic AI [...]