So you went on all the reaction sites I was referencing and read all the comments? Alone that's amazing. How did you know which ones I was talking about? And not everyone is you. You couldn't read the Food You Miss thread without looking to argue, but most people are a little more secure and just move on. Something, you are unable to do. Again, for some reason you elevate your answers as gospel, yet even before you've read any you are already referring to others answers as "attempted." You are an authority on the west and on Korea in nobody's eyes. You need to realise that. I know your short man syndrome won't allow that FACT to stop you from making an ass of yourself on here, but I just feel you should know, Your comments carry very little weight. I stand by what I've said. Some savvy Black Youtubers knew how to draw in numbers by playing to the music tastes of white folk. They know what they're doing. Then everyone piled in. It's like Koreans seeing a certain kind of business is doing well, so they open the same kind of business two doors up and wonder why it seems they both only have half the business as before. Then they see a third business opening at the corner. HaHa, got six classes in a row and a baseball game to check in on when I have time. I thought I'd throw in the Korean business parallel to give Marti a bone for the day.
Damn MeMartino going after the fat folks. if this had been a Korean complaining about it being cold abroad you would have wrote "millions of years of genetics . . . educate yourself". Oh yeah and news flash not everyone lives in Seoul. Hence why folk can't just nip to the shop to buy 3 ounces of momma's home grown cottage cheese.
Some students attitudes really piss me off. This is more related to Zoom classes. I'll ask a question. Today it was "What do you wonder about?" Their goal was to make a sentence and then I would look it up on google. So I pull a student's number randomly (getting volunteers is hard and once those volunteers have all gone, you kinda have to start pointing fingers). Alright Sheila, what do you wonder about? *microphone goes on* 5 seconds pass Sheila?5 seconds pass Sheila, what do you wonder about? What is your sentence?10 secondsCo-T: Sheila, what are you doing? What is your sentence?5 secs pass Sheila, do you or do you NOT have a sentence. 10 secs pass 선생님, 모르겠어요 Well, then tell me that first. Stop wasting our time. ___________________ ___________________ _____________Honestly, I'm gonna find out eventually that you don't have any work done. You can waste 5 secs of class time or just sit there with your mic on for a minute and freeze. I understand that this stuff isn't easy, however............ .....I gave you 3 mins to make one sentence, prior to sharing the questions. You're at home on a computer, bloody translate it. I can't tell that you used the translation app, and, even if I would RATHER have you think it up yourself, AN answer is better than NO answer. If you REALLY are lost, just tell me. Again, I'm gonna find out you have no answer anyway. "Hey, question. What is it, Sheila? :)" *4 secs go by* "Welp, you're off the hook, Sheila. BYE!" Uhhhhhhhhhhhhh no.I told the class, you can waste 5 secs of my time or a minute. The minute waste makes me WAY more upset. UGH
I ain't fat sunny boy.
You still doing the online classes? Wow! My schools haven't done that since 2020.
If you REALLY are lost, just tell me. Again, I'm gonna find out you have no answer anyway. "Hey, question. What is it, Sheila? :)" *4 secs go by* "Welp, you're off the hook, Sheila. BYE!" Uhhhhhhhhhhhhh no.
What would really super irritate me about all of this is when they'd be all silent for me but would then immediately answer my coT. For some of the students I know it's because of anxiety, but for others it's more like:
I get those, but what I found more annoying are the robots.The poor robots aren't lazy, they've just had every iota of critical thinking beaten out of them, all they understand is 'listen and repeat'. (Calling students to my desk so they can read their work, labels above pictures)(I'm informally assessing reading and comprehension)Me - What's this <points at athlete>Robot - athleteMe - Good, name 3 athletes.Robot - ...Name 3 athletesMe - ...No, name 3 athletes, like Messi, Ronaldo, Usain Bolt <Showing my hand as I count on my fingers>Robot - ....... <shows hand and counts as he say> .... name...three...athl eteMe -.... What's your name?Robot -....What's your name?
I couldn't name 3 athletes myself haha.
You’ve never heard of Michael Jordan? Wayne Gretzky? Muhammad Ali? Tom Brady? Kim Yuna? Babe Ruth? Tiger Woods? None of those names ring a bell?
I wouldn't be surprised if a random person from NZ had never heard of Wayne Gretzky, Tom Brady, Kim Yuna or Babe Ruth. Not knowing the other three would surprise me a little. Either way, an elementary school student in Korea not knowing three athletes? Par for the course. Of that list, would you expect a Korean child to know anyone other than, possibly, Kim Yuna?
Either way, an elementary school student in Korea not knowing three athletes? Par for the course.
I guess I could name 2. Only 2 of those names ring a bell. I hate sports, so learning the names of athletes is pointless.
Shin-Soo Choo, Hyun Jin Ryu, Son Heung Min, Park Ji Sung?
Again, an assessment on comprehension, not knowledge. A student who couldn't name 3 athletes would say, "I don't know", which would demonstrate an understanding of the question and what an athlete is... pass. Simply repeating the question demonstrates a lack of comprehension of the word 'athlete' as well as the question...fail.
It was an informal assessment for comprehension, not knowledge. Every Korean knows Kim Yuna. Even one example would've demonstrated a reasonable level of comprehension and this was after I named Messi to get them started.I'm very surprised that an adult can't name 3 athletes. I mean, I have zero interest in golf, baseball or ice-hockey, but I've heard of Wayne Gretzky, Tiger Woods and Babe Ruth. I didn't have to learn their names, they're part of western culture so you just kinda pick up the names be being somewhat attentive to the world around you.Tom Brady could be an underwear brand for all I know.Again, an assessment on comprehension, not knowledge. A student who couldn't name 3 athletes would say, "I don't know", which would demonstrate an understanding of the question and what an athlete is... pass. Simply repeating the question demonstrates a lack of comprehension of the word 'athlete' as well as the question...fail.
There are a lot of Korean athletes. Do you think those are the four Korean athletes the average elementary school student would name?
I wouldn't be surprised if a random person from NZ had never heard of Wayne Gretzky, Tom Brady, Kim Yuna or Babe Ruth.