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CS Lee, the main editor of The Korea Times, and his lackey, Kang Shin-who, are once again using outright fictions to try and stir up trouble for Native English Teachers.
Popular Gusts reports, [...]
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CS Lee and Kang Shin-who Stirring Up More Trouble
Help an Expat: Kenneth Hash
I first heard about Kenneth Hash by way of ATEK’s Publicity guy, Dann Gaymer, and John Wurth, the Guyonggido Council Chair. I got in touch with John, and he sent me this article he’d written, and I’m passing it on to you.
You may know that ATEK can’t legally fund-raise above a certain limit; however, [...]
Golden Klogs… Preliminary Feelers
While the Golden Klogs, 2009 were fun as heck, it was sure time consuming to do all that work in January of this year.
To make things a bit easier, this time, I’d like to get a head start, but I need your help, dear readers.
While last year, we had about a million categories, and it [...]
Some Interesting Reading: Linkoseyo
This is starting to become a regular feature… possibly taking after my favorite ongoing feature at ROK Drop — the weekly linklets.
So here’s what’s reading over at Roboseyo’s house: a lot of interesting stuff, actually.
I have my own thoughts about the numbers focus in Korean megachurches… here’s a BBC write-up on the world’s largest church: [...]
Stop Crackdown at Popular Gusts
From Popular Gusts, Matt has a great article about migrant factory workers in Korea, and the junky way labor laws have been giving them the short end of the stick for years, and the way the OTHER Labor laws, which are supposed to protect them, somehow manage to go unenforced, despite numerous declarations by the [...]
Link Dump: Teachers and Teachers and Schools and Medical Tourism
An editorial at the Joongang Daily talks about the need to get those who victimize children in schools, out of schools.
The little girl who was sickeningly violated, Na-yeong, has been the flashpoint for a lot of this discussion.
Meanwhile, Matt at Popular Gusts continues to do awesome research work about the actual rate of English teacher [...]
ATEK Press Release Debunks Latest “Evil English Teacher” Claims
From the press release:
(Seoul, South Korea)— The Association for Teachers of English in Korea (ATEK) is making an official statement regarding the allegedly serious issue of crimes committed by foreigner English teachers.
According to a Yonhap news story on September 24 Korean National Assembly member Lee Gun-hyeon stated, “Native speaking English teacher crime [is] serious’”1. Lee [...]
Seoul Fashion Week Doesn’t Really Want to be International
Unless by “International” you mean “taking money from tourists without ceasing to be 100% by Koreans and for Koreans”.
Seriously? “Ask a Korean friend or colleague” for help if you want to order tickets over the phone? Seriously?
More at FeetmanSeoul, who reported last year as well that Seoul Fashion Week is making a weak effort at [...]
Go to the Pusan International Film Festival
It kicked off today. You can get more info in Busan’s local magazine, Busan Haps.
Link Dump: Unwed Mothers Korea, Unite!
Intriguing story about Korean women who have decided to raise their out-of-wedlock babies, in the face of social stigmas and pressure to either abort or give the kids up for adoption. In the New York Times, no less! Somebody call the KTO!
It is a small but unusual first step in a society that ostracizes unmarried [...]
Brian and Google give Kang Shin-who what he deserves.
An interesting look at what happens if you google Kang Shin-who’s name:
Results four and six are a start. There’s more on later pages. It’s basically the same when it’s hyphenated.
Brian explains the way Kang Shin-who is manipulating, or being made to manipulate, the Korea Times’ reporting to exacerbate the conflict between Gangnam’s English teachers and [...]
Teaching English in an Employer’s Market
So random facebook character Ben Johnston wrote an interesting facebook note, which I came across when Kimchi Ice-cream’s Jason Ryan commented on it. The basic question is, “Are Public School Jobs Still Worth It?” in light of things like the Gangnam office’s recent hijinks, and the SMOE’s recent yo-yo act.
It’s worth a read, and I’m [...]
