I’m not sure about S Korea, but if it’s anything like Japan, the teachers are viewed more as being responsible for things like students missing class or getting in trouble. That’s a lot of stress for a bunch of humans that they’re not with 24/hrs a day.
I’m not sure how a teacher would be able to have that responsibility unless in a small community? Like unless it’s a employee/boss relationship where there’s a monetary incentive, how would they convince them?
Is it like social pressuring, where the fear of missing class would set them up for failure? Very interesting cultural viewpoint
Of course the teaching profession situation is horrendous, as noted. We should also notice the labor law issues. Teachers are using their personal phone for work, and that outside of working hours. It was not written, but I suppose that the school is neither paying their phone bills nor for overtime. If the school had to pay those costs, the administration would probably outlaw overtime work and personal phone use, and a small part of the problem would be instantly solved.
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