526회 정치인이 단식을 하는 이유는? / 한국 교사들의 교권 침해 현주소

<p>진행자: 최정윤, Beth Eunhee Hong</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>1. What drove Korea&#39;s once-revered teachers to despair?</strong></p> <p>요약: 논란이 계속 되고 있는 교사들의 교권 침해, 무엇이 한 때 존경 받던 선생님들을 절망으로 몰아 넣었나</p> <p><br></p> <p>[1] For Kim, a retired teacher in her late 60s, teaching was one of the greatest gifts of her life. Recalling students’ laughter and small parties in classrooms celebrating Teachers’ Day every year, she was a teacher who was revered and appreciated by both students and parents.</p> <p>*despair: 절망/ 체념하다</p> <p>*revere: 숭배하다, 존경하다 (respect, admire, think highly of)<br></p> <p>[2] However, when Kim visited a memorial altar for a Seoul elementary school teacher who took her own life on Sept. 4, she lamented at how different schools have become and how the teaching profession -- widely revered in South Korea for many previous generations -- has fallen into disarray.</p> <p>*lament: v. 애통/한탄하다 n. 애도 (mourn, grieve, weep for, bemoan, bewail)</p> <p>*disarray:혼란, 혼돈 (disorder, confusion, mess, chaos; by the wayside)<br></p> <p>[3] The recent back-to-back deaths of teachers by apparent suicides have laid bare the dark reality of schools, where educators are not only losing respect from students and parents, but also control of their classrooms. Including the 23-year-old teacher at Seoi Elementary School in Seoul, three others -- in Daejeon; Gunsan, North Jeolla Province; and Uijeongbu, Gyeonggi Province -- took their lives in last two months, sending shock waves through the education community.</p> <p>*back-to-back: 꼬리를 물고, 연이어 / 서로 등을 맞대고</p> <p>*lay bare: 발가벗기다, 드러내다 (reveal, disclose, divulge, show, expose)<br></p> <p>[4] The deceased teachers had all grappled with high volumes of work and students bringing challenging behavior to classrooms that led to severe stress, according to reports. They were also heavily pressured by aggressive parents who complained about everyday classroom matters, along with parents’ threats of reporting them for child abuse.</p> <p>*grapple with: ~을 해결하려고 노력하다</p> <p>*abuse: 남용, 오