Ok, so today i learned something I despise about my kids. The "rule" in Korea is that kids will only do work if they are forced to, they are completely unmotivated. Fuck that pisses me off. That means that kids that get behind in my class will never learn what was taught in that class because they just don't care. (there are exceptions, in my school, there are about 5, in private schools, and better schools, it's many many more). So I've decided to start doing a half hour lesson review at the end of the week for kids who don't pay attention in class. It's punishment because they have to stay afterschool but it's also a reward because it's free tutoring. Alright good, my teachers liked it and I just have to work it out and talk with the principle about it.
Next challenge: apparently they already are doing make up lessons because a lot of kids got aroudn 10/100 on the test or worse. WTF ARE THESE TEACHERS DOING?? this is just for grammar, not anythign I'm teaching them. But apparently these kids just won't come to the afterschool lessons. and NO ONE will take responsibility for getting them there. The Homeroom teachers are in charge of the kids overall at school. This means that, outside of individual classes, the homeroom teacher is in charge. However, the homeroom teachers apparently feel like they aren't responsible for getting these students to come to class, or, said another way, they are too lazy to want to deal wtih making these kids go to class. And of course the english teachers can't go to each class and pull these kids to class, that's not realistic. So basically these kids just don't get any structure because the homeroom teachers are lazy. It's actually the fault of the culture (either here at the school or in Korea in general). The kids are whiny little bitches, they whine about everything they have to do. They don't want to do ANYTHING and they will complain and make excuses about the most minimal things. They won't show up to these classes and then they'll just bullshit an excuse and the teacher is fine with it (i guess). So the homeroom teachers have basically given up apparently and only fight the fights that they absolutely HAVE to fight. They don't feel like taking on any additional responsibilities themselves, like say, getting their problem students to go to their afterschool classes.
But I'm curious, once you stop caring about your students, what's the point of being a teacher?
ITS TIME TO START A FUCKING REVOLUTION AT THIS SCHOOL!
(oh, another problem seems to be that many, if not most, of these kids are in homes that are possibly abusive and certainly neglectful. well...FUCK!)
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