tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12946845.post6083543579759791278..comments2024-02-23T23:53:54.842+09:00Comments on Gusts Of Popular Feeling: Unqualified English teachers in Korea - a tradition dating back 127 yearsmatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10296009437690229938noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12946845.post-10393757871500355042010-06-02T21:14:49.484+09:002010-06-02T21:14:49.484+09:00Article on Thomas Edward Halifax in the Korea pres...Article on Thomas Edward Halifax in the Korea press:<br /><br />http://article.joins.com/article/article.asp?ctg=12&Total_ID=3864285Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12946845.post-18845961033510855492010-06-01T13:55:56.149+09:002010-06-01T13:55:56.149+09:00Step 1: discover a need for English teachers.
Ste...Step 1: discover a need for English teachers.<br /><br />Step 2: set the requirements ridiciously low.<br /><br />Step 3: create a demand for English learning, and a mindset that says 'if I spend enough money I'll get a perfect score on any test I take'.<br /><br />Step 4: fail. <br /><br />Step 5: Blame the teachers because they lack a piece of paper. Call them unqualified even though no one (to my knowledge) has come out to define qualify.<br /><br />Step 6: Watch experienced, qualified teachers leave Korea in disgust. <br /><br />Step 7: Hire younger teachers because they're cheaper.<br /><br />Step 8: profit, repeat.<br />Did I miss something here?Chris in South Koreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07114300133329984235noreply@blogger.com