Punishment!
Thursday, March 6th, 2008Just a little while ago, I wrote about two pre-school boys who were going to graduate to the elementary house. I said that these kids were pretty tough. What became clear last night was that they are absolutely on the bottom rung. Now, they might not take it from the 2nd graders, everyone else will be dishing it out in a big way.
This is 한규 who cries pretty easily. He usually cries for an extended period of time in order to get what he wants. His little brother pulls this trick ALL time and it works for him. That kid is spoiled beyond belief..but that’s a different story! 한규 just cries and cries.. you know what I mean, when the crying is just for effect, and not because he is still hurt.
Anyway, last night just about everyone got into trouble going into some room they weren’t supposed to (I’ll explain next week). So, with the adult who was working their night night missing (I don’t know where they went) the freshly-minted 6th graders were in charge of the discipline. Physical discipline is pretty common in Korea. These kids are doing something that both the army and gangsters are famous for! One of the 6th grade boys shouts “엎드려!”
For some reason only the 4th grade boys had to do this…but can you recognize the boy in the chair reading a book? That’s 이나라. If you are relatively new to KClass you might not remember this lesson from several months ago which inspired me to make this video. Yes, 나라 is still not listening!
Posted by 오민 (Austin) in Austin's Orphanage |
March 7th, 2008 at 12:15 pm
I remember I used to do that when I was in 5th grade. It was actually pretty funny. My teach hit me on the rump with a big stick, but it wasn’t really all that painful. And my friends and I were just together laughing at the whole situation.
However, I haven’t had to do the one when you make a tripod with your legs and head. Now that one hurts! (I think it’s called 박다? - not sure
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March 7th, 2008 at 1:09 pm
Yes… I have a picture of them doing that tripod thing too, but it was too fuzzy! If you guys want to see some soldiers doing that, check out the movie 해안선 (The Coast Guard) Really odd movie. NOT for kids!
Keith.. did you go to elementary school in Korea?
March 11th, 2008 at 7:45 pm
I used to get a lot of 얼차려(physical punishment) for no reason in elementary & middle school, too… well, not exactly NO reason at all, but … hehe I’ve never thought 얼차려 works …