tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post1634135744511258925..comments2024-03-26T03:31:06.199-04:00Comments on Ask a Korean!: Questions from Jangheung High School! (Part 2)T.K. (Ask a Korean!)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07663422474464557214noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-110855737612045202012-05-10T05:02:01.847-04:002012-05-10T05:02:01.847-04:00korean students have to move classes in certain su...korean students have to move classes in certain subjects. like science korean students have to move to science labshsjoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07614218147433485087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-54948714676796109572011-12-10T16:46:06.719-05:002011-12-10T16:46:06.719-05:00It all makes sense now. I had observed that a lot ...It all makes sense now. I had observed that a lot of Korean people I meet are still quite close with their high school, middle school and often even elementary school friends. For me personally, I think my closest friends are the ones who I met through college where we came together because of shared interests, activities, etc.Mlle Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14358441173808530414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-81168956405546202672011-12-10T14:59:02.040-05:002011-12-10T14:59:02.040-05:00I do think there is some merit to regularly being ...I do think there is some merit to regularly being in contact with the same classmates throughout much of the day and I have to say, despite the fact that during my US high school days, I continually moved from classroom to classroom, due to the tracking system, I was largely with the same 30 or so honors students in most of my core classes (English, history, math, science), at least until I outgrew my high school's offered classes and started attending early college programs. So, I actually did bond fairly well with those classmates, since, aside from a couple electives, I saw them all day long, just in different classrooms with different teachers. I also have to say that I think I gained a lot from those elective classes (or some mandatory classes like health class) which caused me to interact with a different segment of school, giving me greater interaction with students from more diverse backgrounds who were even more different from me than my honors track peers--so I also think there's merit to mixing it up. Interestingly, my closest friends from high school, with whom I am quite close today, I shared little to no classes with, but formed through shared interests in after school clubs.refresh_daemonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14461891308315532959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-17000893354981239532011-12-08T10:27:06.630-05:002011-12-08T10:27:06.630-05:00In Korea, if the students stay and the teachers mo...<b>In Korea, if the students stay and the teachers move, how do the schools conduct science labs?</b><br /><br />Lab is one of the cases where both the students and the teacher go to a separate classroom.<br /><br /><b>I would have been driven batty if I had to deal with the same classmates all day long.</b><br /><br />I find that it does a better job at teaching group dynamics and forging lasting friendships.T.K. (Ask a Korean!)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07663422474464557214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-64590272069574659192011-12-08T00:10:16.893-05:002011-12-08T00:10:16.893-05:00@Wanda: The schools in Korea (at least the ones I&...@Wanda: The schools in Korea (at least the ones I've taught at) have science labs, so when they need to do experiments they use those rooms; otherwise they use their homeroom class. There is also a designated English room which may or may not be used (depending on schedule conflicts)Impossible Black Tuliphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10927444971145061482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-85410378106305478862011-12-07T23:01:52.728-05:002011-12-07T23:01:52.728-05:00Wow, the school newspaper was an after school thin...Wow, the school newspaper was an after school thing way back when I was in high school (mid-70s, New Jersey).<br /><br />Regarding teachers moving from cleassroom to classroom, what about lab classes?bjrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11444220500908788154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-25371513171753231182011-12-07T20:06:48.195-05:002011-12-07T20:06:48.195-05:00Also, I would have been driven batty if I had to d...Also, I would have been driven batty if I had to deal with the same classmates all day long. Many of my classmates, on the other hand, would not have minded. <br /><br />Other than these two points, the "teacher moves" model does make more sense. My school, while having some excellent teachers, was built for 1500 students but actually housed 2000. The halls were swamped at passing times, and the only way to get from the top floor to the bottom floor (5 floor difference) in the allotted 4 minutes involved crazy power-walking and weaving while hoping you didn't accidentally whack some kid with your enormous backpack (since, of course, you never had time to visit your locker). Good times.Wandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02920116687183692937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-83686744032100977782011-12-07T19:49:35.607-05:002011-12-07T19:49:35.607-05:00In Korea, if the students stay and the teachers mo...In Korea, if the students stay and the teachers move, how do the schools conduct science labs? Is every classroom equipped with benches and Bunsen burners, or do only certain students ever take such classes?Wandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02920116687183692937noreply@blogger.com