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09/26/19; Week 02: Response to "Is the Great American Teacher Dead?

As a father of three children, soon four, I am very concerned with the education my children will receive or maybe not receive. The paper from Brother Ivers really brought all of my worries for their education to the surface.We live in Korea and I have one daughter that is in Elementary school. Korea's standards of education do not even compare with the US's. Korea is incredibly advanced in their education system, and that is the only positive remark I have about it. In the US, I am worried that they might have lazy, union protected, tenured teacher. I think that is a fear of every parent who loves their children and wants them to be educated. In Korea, that is the farthest worry from my mind, it is in fact quite the opposite that worries me. My daughter is in Kindergarten and this March (it is when they start their school year), she will go into the first grade. In America you learn your ABC's and how to spell your name and simple things like that. Basic math and so on, in...

Intro

Hey everyone, My name is David Walker and I am doing this blog for one of my classes. I am currently living and teaching in South Korea! It has its ups and downs, but generally we have a good time. I live here with my wife and three children...soon to be four! I teach English in the evening and do school full time during the day. Once the new baby comes though, I will be moving to full time English teaching in the afternoon/evening and doing my last semester online in the morning. That's right, this is my second to last semester at BYUI. And I am sooo happy about that. I am really looking forward to writing this blog and sharing my ideas and lessons from my class and maybe some from my life as well! See ya!