68.3% of Teachers in Gyeongnam Experience Class Disruptions by Students... 'Ieum Classroom' Protects Education and Learning Rights

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Teachers in Gyeongnam Province are undergoing training for students' life education. (Photo by Gyeongnam Office of Education)

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kang Sharon] The Gyeongsangnam-do Office of Education announced on the 5th that it plans to develop the ‘Ieum Classroom’ program to educationally resolve the biggest challenge faced by teachers in schools?class disruption?and will open applications for 25 leading schools per city and county.

According to a survey on the actual conditions of class disruption conducted last December, 68.3% of teachers in Gyeongnam have experienced class disruption caused by students, and 49.4% perceive it as serious.

Teachers in the field demand that the Office of Education prepare measures to solve the problem of class disruption, as it infringes not only on teachers’ educational activities but also on the learning rights of other students.

To address these field demands, the Gyeongnam Office of Education formed the ‘Class Disruption Resolution Promotion Committee’ in 2019 and developed the ‘Ieum Classroom’ policy and program to resolve class disruption. Last year, 10 leading schools operated the program, and this year it plans to expand to 25 schools per city and county.

The Ieum Classroom is an educational activity and learning rights protection program that moves away from a punishment-centered approach focused on post-incident penalties for disruptive behavior, emphasizing three stages of ‘relationship restoration, learning, and growth’: ‘preventive activities,’ ‘customized support’ according to causes, and healing support linked to experts for severe students.

The most notable changes observed from operating the Ieum Classroom leading schools in 2020 were improvements in class atmosphere, reduction in educational activity infringements, better relationships between teachers and students, improved class attitudes, and increased class participation rates. In particular, students responded that through the Ieum Classroom, their confidence and sense of efficacy in class increased, and their relationships with friends improved.

The Gyeongnam Office of Education plans to develop the framework based on this year’s expanded operation of leading schools so that it can be applied to all general schools.

Kim Jeong-hee, Director of School Innovation, said, “It is important that the problem of class disruption be addressed through a positive, educational, and prevention-centered approach rather than a post-incident, symptomatic punishment.” She added, “We must fundamentally resolve class disruption and infringement on teachers’ authority through efforts to create a school culture of respect and consideration and ‘customized’ solutions tailored to students’ circumstances.”

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