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Students and parents will give their verdict on teachers from next Tuesday in a groundbreaking pilot scheme at 48 primary and secondary schools across the country, Education Minister Kim Jin-pyo said Friday. The schools in 16 cities and provinces were selected through open application, and evaluations are to be rolled out across all schools no sooner than next fall semester.
Teacher unions have vowed to fight the scheme all the way, and a meeting between the ministry and the unions and parent groups on Friday morning ended without agreement. The Korea Federation of Teachers Associations and Korea Teachers and Educational Workers Union have vowed to campaign for the minister¡¯s resignation.
But Kim told a press conference Friday he was determined to fight on. ¡°Although we failed to reach agreement with unionized teachers, we will make sure we reflect compromises in the plan as much as possible,¡± he said.
Under the scheme, educational experts, vice principals, teachers and parents will evaluate principals, and vice principals will in turn be assessed by their bosses, teachers and parents. Teachers are evaluated by management and peers as well as through questionnaires given to parents and students.
But the evaluations will have no impact on teachers¡¯ promotions or transfer. They will merely be given to teachers to help them improve their performance, the ministry said.
(englishnews@chosun.com )
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