From: the_dojang-owner@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com To: the_dojang-digest@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com Subject: The_Dojang-Digest V8 #461 Reply-To: the_dojang@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com Errors-To: the_dojang-owner@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com Precedence: The_Dojang-Digest Fri, 3 Aug 2001 Vol 08 : Num 461 In this issue: the_dojang: URGENT the_dojang: Education the_dojang: Best Novel the_dojang: . ========================================================================= The_Dojang, serving the Internet since June 1994. ~1000 members strong! Copyright 1994-2001: Ray Terry and Martial Arts Resource The premier internet discussion forum devoted to the Korean Martial Arts. Replying to this message will NOT unsubscribe you. To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe the_dojang-digest" (no quotes) in the body (top line, left justified) of a "plain text" e-mail addressed to majordomo@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com. 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Thanks, Frank ------------------------------ From: mtomlins@mail.volusia.k12.fl.us Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2001 20:40:25 -0400 Subject: the_dojang: Education Rudy, Nice post, I see your education worked for you, that is commendable,, I'll try to DO all I can for the sake of education,, lets see, I've been teaching in the public school system here in Florida for 15 years now,, during that time I've also been coaching football, wrestling, weightlifting, and Hapkido,, I usually put about 10 to 12 hours a day in and during that time I am usually around 300 high school students or more a day,, the one thing that I notice is that teachers and students work very hard,, no not all teachers are perfect just like any other profession but they keep trying,, when I see someone degrade their efforts as if they are just at school milking a check or babysitting it makes me shake my head in disbelief,, as with this case as usual the people making the statements have strong opinions about something they have read or heard but haven't actually been involved in the process, no disrespect intended. Go volunteer at your local school and give some of your time to better the cause and I am sure that everyone will be the better for it.. By the way, every state has tests that high school students must pass before they can graduate,, they are called the HSCT and they are loaded with math and english, we also have a test in Fla. called the FCAT and it is given to students 3 times during their years, and the schools are GRADED on their success or failure, colleges also have tests called the SAT and the ACT that students must obtain a certain score to even be eligible to apply to the colleges. So any college that says that the schools aren't doing their jobs should look in the mirror first. I will keep teaching and educating students everyday and try to make them smarter and sociable,, also, the test that you put up for the 8th grade graduation was a joke,, I would say that 99% of my students would pass that with no problem,, but I have some really good students, some of the ones that graduated last year from my classes are right now at MIT, Georgia Tech, Boston U, U.of Conn., U. of Penn, Stanford, U.C.Berkley, and many many more. Just because that 8th grade test seemed hard for some doesn't mean it was hard for everyone. I throw out the idea that everyone is in this together so pitch in and do some leg work and I bet your perception of the problems will change. By the way,, my family vacationed in Canada every year when I was a youngster and yes we vacationed in the very town that you live,, I never saw one igloo!! But it is truly beautiful up there. Michael Tomlinson **************************************************************************** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager at administrator@volusia.k12.fl.us. **************************************************************************** ------------------------------ From: Ray Terry Date: Fri, 03 Aug 2001 18:58:54 PDT Subject: the_dojang: Best Novel Forwarding... Park Kyong-ni's 'Land' Chosen as Best Novel for Overseas Introduction August 3, 2001 Park Kyong-ni's Land is Koreans' favorite choice as the representative Korean literary work worth presenting to the rest of the world, according to the government-run Korea Literature Translation Institute. The Institute announced the results of a survey held by Research & Research, a consulting and polling company, on Tuesday. The survey was given to 300 professional readers, including writers, professors and critics, and 300 general readers, including Korean high school teachers and graduate students majoring in Korean literature, in face-to-face interviews held from June 11 through July 20. The survey asked questions about the subjects appraisal of the current situation of the translation of Korean literature, their thoughts on what it should strive for, and their favorite choice for the writer and the literary work to be introduced overseas. Novelists topping their list of choices include Park Kyong-ni (60.7 percent), Yi Mun-yol (45.0 percent), Hwang Sun-won (44.3 percent) and Pak Wan-seo (39.8 percent), while the poets who received the most votes are So Chong-ju (46.0 percent), Yoon Dong-joo (35.2 percent), Kim So-wol (35.0 percent) and Han Yong-un (21.3 percent). Favored playwrights include Yu Chi-jin (13.8 percent), Cha Bom-sok (11.2 percent) and Oh Yong-jin (10.8 percent). Literary works on the top ranks include novels Land (58.3 percent), Passing Rain (32.0 percent) and The Taebaek Mountains (31.0 percent), and poems Azalea (24.7 percent), Loves Silence (18.8 percent) and Beside a Chrysanthemum (17.2 percent). Overall, the individual top-ranking choices cover a wide range of periods from the early 1900s to the present. However, a large percentage of the interviewees favored the contemporary period from the 1970s to the 1990s. To the question of what they thought should be the central criteria for translating Korean literature to be presented abroad, 54.8 percent replied Korean uniqueness, while 45.7 percent answered universality. As for what they thought the focus should be when introducing Korean literature overseas, 37 percent answered 'the literary quality of the works', 32 percent 'giving publicity to noteworthy writers and works', and 25 percent said 'the possible reception overseas'. Also, as to where they thought Korean literature should first be introduced, 43 percent of the professional readers chose Europe, 34 percent picked the U.S. and 20 percent, Asia, while 35 percent of the general readers thought Asia would be the best choice, followed by Europe (34 percent) and the U.S. (29 percent). The results will be announced on the Institutes Web site (www.ltikorea.net) early next week and will be used for reference in future choices of works for translation. ------------------------------ From: Ray Terry Date: Fri, 03 Aug 2001 20:32:26 PDT Subject: the_dojang: . ------------------------------ End of The_Dojang-Digest V8 #461 ******************************** It's a great day for Taekwondo! Support the USTU by joining today. 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