Comments on: Korea: The birth of the New Political Generation Online http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/05/19/korea-the-birth-of-the-new-political-generation-and-internet/ The world is talking. Are you listening? Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:49:29 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Tan http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/05/19/korea-the-birth-of-the-new-political-generation-and-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-1471441 Tan Wed, 11 Jun 2008 16:56:06 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/05/19/korea-the-birth-of-the-new-political-generation-and-internet/#comment-1471441 Yeah, You never know what is on south Korea. Good things to wait to die there. Thanks Tan Yeah, You never know what is on south Korea. Good things to wait to die there.

Thanks Tan

]]> By: ROK Drop Review: Seasons in the Kingdom http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/05/19/korea-the-birth-of-the-new-political-generation-and-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-1462131 ROK Drop Review: Seasons in the Kingdom Wed, 28 May 2008 00:46:38 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/05/19/korea-the-birth-of-the-new-political-generation-and-internet/#comment-1462131 [...] the US military’s behaviour back then was less then admirable and it is easy to see why many 386 generation Koreans still hold negative stereotypes of the US military based off their experiences from back then [...] [...] the US military’s behaviour back then was less then admirable and it is easy to see why many 386 generation Koreans still hold negative stereotypes of the US military based off their experiences from back then [...]

]]> By: One Wing Left » It’s News To M_A - 5/20/08 http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/05/19/korea-the-birth-of-the-new-political-generation-and-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-1457355 One Wing Left » It’s News To M_A - 5/20/08 Tue, 20 May 2008 13:02:05 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/05/19/korea-the-birth-of-the-new-political-generation-and-internet/#comment-1457355 [...] Korea: The birth of the New Political Generation Online Since the content of the US-Korea Beef Trade agreement was publicized in Korean society, many things have happened. Unexpected scenes of teenage students’ active participation in candlelight vigils against the trade and policies of the current government and their continual activities (not just temporary participation) have been ongoing. Even though the central government ordered schools and teachers to discourage students’ participation, the schools warned the participating students with disciplinary punishment, and the teachers go to the vigils to find their students, students seem not to be discouraged and continue to participate. On the internet, non-teenager netizens are shocked with this wave. From apologies that they had prejudice toward the teenagers, such as being individualists and strangers to political and social issues, to expressions of appreciation for what teenagers are doing now, all kinds of opinions are bursting out on internet sites in Korea. Tech-savvy teenagers make use of portal sites and their own blogs to express their opinions about the current political issues and spread graphics that they made to discuss the meaning of mad cow disease and why they have to fight against this trade. It is not just within Korean portal sites. They utilize Youtube and other international popular internet sites. The teenagers make those graphics and share them with other netizens. The ripple effect of these graphics and content spreads fast. [...] [...] Korea: The birth of the New Political Generation Online Since the content of the US-Korea Beef Trade agreement was publicized in Korean society, many things have happened. Unexpected scenes of teenage students’ active participation in candlelight vigils against the trade and policies of the current government and their continual activities (not just temporary participation) have been ongoing. Even though the central government ordered schools and teachers to discourage students’ participation, the schools warned the participating students with disciplinary punishment, and the teachers go to the vigils to find their students, students seem not to be discouraged and continue to participate. On the internet, non-teenager netizens are shocked with this wave. From apologies that they had prejudice toward the teenagers, such as being individualists and strangers to political and social issues, to expressions of appreciation for what teenagers are doing now, all kinds of opinions are bursting out on internet sites in Korea. Tech-savvy teenagers make use of portal sites and their own blogs to express their opinions about the current political issues and spread graphics that they made to discuss the meaning of mad cow disease and why they have to fight against this trade. It is not just within Korean portal sites. They utilize Youtube and other international popular internet sites. The teenagers make those graphics and share them with other netizens. The ripple effect of these graphics and content spreads fast. [...]

]]> By: Sonagi http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/05/19/korea-the-birth-of-the-new-political-generation-and-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-1456909 Sonagi Mon, 19 May 2008 21:13:21 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/05/19/korea-the-birth-of-the-new-political-generation-and-internet/#comment-1456909 <i>Unexpected scenes of teenage students’ active participation in candlelight vigils against the trade and policies of the current government and their continual activities (not just temporary participation) have been ongoing.</i> Unexpected? Uh, not by those of us who've lived in Korea long enough to recognize that the Korea Teachers' Union is a very politically active organization that strives to teach Korean students "correct" thinking. Some examples: childrens' drawings expressing anti-Japanese sentiments displayed inside subway station: http://aog.2y.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=1550 a KTU-produced video <b>for classroom use</b> depicting conversation between Bush and Roh in which the f-word is heard several times: http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200511/200511010011.html Students organizing themselves is fine, but it is unprofessional for teachers to indocrinate students politically and use them to further the KTU's political agenda. A professional teacher teaches students <b>how</b> to think, not <b>what</b> to think. Rather than threatening the kids, the government should discipline teachers who step outside their professional boundaries by leading their students to political rallies. Unexpected scenes of teenage students’ active participation in candlelight vigils against the trade and policies of the current government and their continual activities (not just temporary participation) have been ongoing.

Unexpected? Uh, not by those of us who’ve lived in Korea long enough to recognize that the Korea Teachers’ Union is a very politically active organization that strives to teach Korean students “correct” thinking. Some examples:

childrens’ drawings expressing anti-Japanese sentiments displayed inside subway station:
http://aog.2y.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=1550

a KTU-produced video for classroom use depicting conversation between Bush and Roh in which the f-word is heard several times: http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200511/200511010011.html

Students organizing themselves is fine, but it is unprofessional for teachers to indocrinate students politically and use them to further the KTU’s political agenda. A professional teacher teaches students how to think, not what to think. Rather than threatening the kids, the government should discipline teachers who step outside their professional boundaries by leading their students to political rallies.

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