Seoul Pushing Quota for Male Teachers

Well, this you don’t see everyday — the Seoul Office of Education is worried that there aren’t enough male teachers in Korean classrooms, and is looking to impose a quota for male teachers in Seoul-area schools.

The Ministry of Education hasn’t been too keen on this — it rejected a quota proposal from Seoul earlier this year, citing insufficient evidence that the gender imbalance had a negative effect on students.

Seoul is now trying to gather evidence that the lack of male teachers is having a negative impact on students:

The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education (SMOE) Wednesday announced that it has launched a special team to study the negative influence of female teachers’ domination at schools.

Some might suggest the team start their studies here.

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2 Comments

  1. Gravatar Paul H. your flag
    Posted October 25, 2007 at 2:09 pm | Permalink

    “…is looking to impose a quote for male teachers in Seoul-area schools….”

    correction, you meant to say “quota” (as properly used later).

    I find there’s something about proofreading that makes it hard to see your own typos, yet they immediately stand out to others. For this reason I again thank you for the “preview function”, as it enables me to cut down on my own error rate (though one still manages to get through occasionally).

  2. Gravatar MigukNamja your flag
    Posted October 25, 2007 at 3:08 pm | Permalink

    FPCRP : Foreign Penis Competition Reduction Policy.

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