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VOL. 2 No.1 UNITED STATES PEACE CORPS - KOREA OCTOBER 1967 ·.Boss Urges Gang . to Hang Tough Office Expands Peace Corps Korea is growing. To meet this expansion the staff is being expanded and reorganized on a regional basis. There will soon be four regional offices to compliment the main office in Seoul. . Two of .the regional offices will have P.C. physicians permanently assigned to them; this will be in addition to the two physicians in Seoul. The staff will also expand to include Program Technical Representatives (PTR's) to support the education and health programs. The Seoul office will soon move to larger quarters and expand its clerical staff. Kevin O'Donnell and Loren Cox will continue to work from the Seoul office. Dr. Mixter and Dr. Lapides will also work from Seoul. The PTR's will all be based in Seoul and will travel to all regions to provide technical support. The two new staff additions in Seoul are both PTR's for the health program. Miss Kim is a naturalized American who was· born and raised in Korea and educated at Sarah Lawrence and Columbia. She has been ·a social worker· in the St11tes for several years. Dr. Justice is a Harvard graduate with public health experience with the Indians of Alaska and the Southwest. Tom Arthur will be the Regional Director for Cholla Nam Do and Challa Buk Do and will be located in Kwang .Tu. Tom is an ex-PCV from Thailand and has been in Korea since March, 1967. Dr. and Mrs. Garges (Larry a,nd Cathy) will also be in this region with a home and office in Kwang Ju. Darrel Clowes will be the Regional Director for Chung Chong Nam Do and Chung Chong Buk Do. Darrel, his wife Cynthia, and their three children will live in Taejon. Darrel is a Dartmouth graduate with an M.A. from Oberli.n. He has been ir{ busi- ', ,: Mr. and Mrs. Geron Spray combine forces to cut their wedding cake. Father Breunig married Joyce Cicarrelli and Jim Spray at Sogang .College on September 2, 1967. ness and for the last five years in teaching at both the high school and college levels. Mel Mir kin will be the Regional Director for the Kyong Sang Do's • and Pusan. His home will be in Taegu with his wife Sharlot and four sons. Mel is a Chicago graduate with a law degree from Stanford. He has been an attorney in Phoenix for the past fifteen years. The Merkins will be joined by Dr. James Scholten and his wife Ann. Don Mosley will be the Regional Director for Kang Won Do and Kyonggi Do. He and his wife Carolyn will live in Chun Chon. Do.n is a former PCV in Malaya who has lived in many_ parts of the world. All the Regional Directors are now in Korea. These people are establishing homes and should soon be evident in their regions. These additions and the reorganization are designed to better serve the needs of the Volunteers and the Peace Corp programs in Korea. The impact of these changes should soon be apparent- for Peace Corps Korea is growing-but hopefully .not like topsey. Volunteers Move to Colleges · Nine Korea I Tesol Volunteers have been assigned in a pilot project to the college and university leveUor their second year. Discussions for such a change began in late April when the Ministry of Education proposed such a change and were concluded in mid-August with the subsequent re-assignment of the Volunteers. The MOE and PC Office belieye that while a continued effort must be made to adopt the oral method to the realities of the Korean classroom, some attempt should be made simultaneously to work with future teachers and the entrance examination problem at the universities. Since the ultimate solution rests in .Korea's ability to produce new teachers and retrain older teachers in modern teaching methodology, it was felt 'that the Volunteers could be a resource to th~ end. These Volunteers are expected to be utilized in several ways. Although they will be teaching spoken English, the group also will be holding semi.nars with potential Ko- I had heard before I joined Korea (you). PC that PCV's were their own Staff's job is to draw toworst critics. Constantly eva- gether the intelligentsia of the luating themselves harshly; group and use it as the rudand questioning their pur- der to steer a course which nosefulness was reported to you indicate we should steer. be a congenital malady of a Where did you point Peace PCV, Corps/ Korea-English Teach- With a year's experience, ing? Toward Middl~ Schools, I might tend to agree with toward more hours per week this generalization except I with each class, toward codon't believe it is an inherent ordinated teaching with the disease, but an environmen- other English teachers, total, or rather, a communica- ward in-service ·training of tional one. English teachers. Further, When a PCV doesn't see you pointed to Teacher Colhow his part fits into the lar- leges, to· Examinations Sysger whole, despair can seep terns. to Status Quo attitudes, in. If he doesn't see individual to fewer students per class, progress and isn't acquainted to "elective" English classes, with the total group's pro- to selectivity and more. gress, frustration can over- Some threw up their hands take him. at what appeared· to be a Therefore, gather round, hopeless task, while some gang, and let's review what's · threw their shoulders to the happened - or more aptly- wheel and kept pushing. "What You Have Done Im- Elsewhere on these pages, portant Lately." you will read lines, and ·be- Reviewing quickly, you re- tween them; of Korea !I's member such terms and placements, and vari•o us phrases as "Gun Shot Ap- transfers. Please note the difproach," "Earn PC Credent- ferences in the past year. ials," "Establish PC Teach-ing Competency," "Narrow- Meanwhile, back at the ing Our Focus," "Zeroing in ranches (training sites) in on Our Objectives," and some the States, a lot of new, releothers. vant, meaningful material is We kicked around many being integrated into AAP things in January and again and Tesof studies. Approxi~ n May. Infrequent as our site mately 350 Trainees have visits were, when we could something better than a group get together, we (staff) gain- had last year. ed a lot of insights from PC Chal Hasyot sim 'ni da. Breunig Departs for Sogang Dr. J. E. Breunig is leaving the Peace Corps staff to teach at Sogang College. His message on leaving is: "I enjoyed the past year working with the PCVs and staff, but found that the 20,- 000 miles of travel was a pit tiring for this old harabogee. I was glad to be back in Korea and appreciated the . opportu-rean English teachers in English teaching methodology. The Volunteers will also assist the future teacherfs by a'rranging. opportunities for them to observe and teach with the oral method in adjacent high schools. It is also expected that nity to share the first year with you all. My best wishes for a happy, healthy, satisfying year. "Since I am still in Korea I am confident that we will be meeting again. Sogang is wenchuger,o at the Sinchon Notary. You will be welcome at the site that first sold me o.n Korea and Koreans." these Volunteers will assist in devising means of introducing the oral-aural English teaching methods on a large scale in the academic middle and high schools of Korea. This would include work on textbooks and teaching aids. (Continued On Page 4) ,.
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Full text | VOL. 2 No.1 UNITED STATES PEACE CORPS - KOREA OCTOBER 1967 ·.Boss Urges Gang . to Hang Tough Office Expands Peace Corps Korea is growing. To meet this expansion the staff is being expanded and reorganized on a regional basis. There will soon be four regional offices to compliment the main office in Seoul. . Two of .the regional offices will have P.C. physicians permanently assigned to them; this will be in addition to the two physicians in Seoul. The staff will also expand to include Program Technical Representatives (PTR's) to support the education and health programs. The Seoul office will soon move to larger quarters and expand its clerical staff. Kevin O'Donnell and Loren Cox will continue to work from the Seoul office. Dr. Mixter and Dr. Lapides will also work from Seoul. The PTR's will all be based in Seoul and will travel to all regions to provide technical support. The two new staff additions in Seoul are both PTR's for the health program. Miss Kim is a naturalized American who was· born and raised in Korea and educated at Sarah Lawrence and Columbia. She has been ·a social worker· in the St11tes for several years. Dr. Justice is a Harvard graduate with public health experience with the Indians of Alaska and the Southwest. Tom Arthur will be the Regional Director for Cholla Nam Do and Challa Buk Do and will be located in Kwang .Tu. Tom is an ex-PCV from Thailand and has been in Korea since March, 1967. Dr. and Mrs. Garges (Larry a,nd Cathy) will also be in this region with a home and office in Kwang Ju. Darrel Clowes will be the Regional Director for Chung Chong Nam Do and Chung Chong Buk Do. Darrel, his wife Cynthia, and their three children will live in Taejon. Darrel is a Dartmouth graduate with an M.A. from Oberli.n. He has been ir{ busi- ', ,: Mr. and Mrs. Geron Spray combine forces to cut their wedding cake. Father Breunig married Joyce Cicarrelli and Jim Spray at Sogang .College on September 2, 1967. ness and for the last five years in teaching at both the high school and college levels. Mel Mir kin will be the Regional Director for the Kyong Sang Do's • and Pusan. His home will be in Taegu with his wife Sharlot and four sons. Mel is a Chicago graduate with a law degree from Stanford. He has been an attorney in Phoenix for the past fifteen years. The Merkins will be joined by Dr. James Scholten and his wife Ann. Don Mosley will be the Regional Director for Kang Won Do and Kyonggi Do. He and his wife Carolyn will live in Chun Chon. Do.n is a former PCV in Malaya who has lived in many_ parts of the world. All the Regional Directors are now in Korea. These people are establishing homes and should soon be evident in their regions. These additions and the reorganization are designed to better serve the needs of the Volunteers and the Peace Corp programs in Korea. The impact of these changes should soon be apparent- for Peace Corps Korea is growing-but hopefully .not like topsey. Volunteers Move to Colleges · Nine Korea I Tesol Volunteers have been assigned in a pilot project to the college and university leveUor their second year. Discussions for such a change began in late April when the Ministry of Education proposed such a change and were concluded in mid-August with the subsequent re-assignment of the Volunteers. The MOE and PC Office belieye that while a continued effort must be made to adopt the oral method to the realities of the Korean classroom, some attempt should be made simultaneously to work with future teachers and the entrance examination problem at the universities. Since the ultimate solution rests in .Korea's ability to produce new teachers and retrain older teachers in modern teaching methodology, it was felt 'that the Volunteers could be a resource to th~ end. These Volunteers are expected to be utilized in several ways. Although they will be teaching spoken English, the group also will be holding semi.nars with potential Ko- I had heard before I joined Korea (you). PC that PCV's were their own Staff's job is to draw toworst critics. Constantly eva- gether the intelligentsia of the luating themselves harshly; group and use it as the rudand questioning their pur- der to steer a course which nosefulness was reported to you indicate we should steer. be a congenital malady of a Where did you point Peace PCV, Corps/ Korea-English Teach- With a year's experience, ing? Toward Middl~ Schools, I might tend to agree with toward more hours per week this generalization except I with each class, toward codon't believe it is an inherent ordinated teaching with the disease, but an environmen- other English teachers, total, or rather, a communica- ward in-service ·training of tional one. English teachers. Further, When a PCV doesn't see you pointed to Teacher Colhow his part fits into the lar- leges, to· Examinations Sysger whole, despair can seep terns. to Status Quo attitudes, in. If he doesn't see individual to fewer students per class, progress and isn't acquainted to "elective" English classes, with the total group's pro- to selectivity and more. gress, frustration can over- Some threw up their hands take him. at what appeared· to be a Therefore, gather round, hopeless task, while some gang, and let's review what's · threw their shoulders to the happened - or more aptly- wheel and kept pushing. "What You Have Done Im- Elsewhere on these pages, portant Lately." you will read lines, and ·be- Reviewing quickly, you re- tween them; of Korea !I's member such terms and placements, and vari•o us phrases as "Gun Shot Ap- transfers. Please note the difproach," "Earn PC Credent- ferences in the past year. ials," "Establish PC Teach-ing Competency," "Narrow- Meanwhile, back at the ing Our Focus," "Zeroing in ranches (training sites) in on Our Objectives," and some the States, a lot of new, releothers. vant, meaningful material is We kicked around many being integrated into AAP things in January and again and Tesof studies. Approxi~ n May. Infrequent as our site mately 350 Trainees have visits were, when we could something better than a group get together, we (staff) gain- had last year. ed a lot of insights from PC Chal Hasyot sim 'ni da. Breunig Departs for Sogang Dr. J. E. Breunig is leaving the Peace Corps staff to teach at Sogang College. His message on leaving is: "I enjoyed the past year working with the PCVs and staff, but found that the 20,- 000 miles of travel was a pit tiring for this old harabogee. I was glad to be back in Korea and appreciated the . opportu-rean English teachers in English teaching methodology. The Volunteers will also assist the future teacherfs by a'rranging. opportunities for them to observe and teach with the oral method in adjacent high schools. It is also expected that nity to share the first year with you all. My best wishes for a happy, healthy, satisfying year. "Since I am still in Korea I am confident that we will be meeting again. Sogang is wenchuger,o at the Sinchon Notary. You will be welcome at the site that first sold me o.n Korea and Koreans." these Volunteers will assist in devising means of introducing the oral-aural English teaching methods on a large scale in the academic middle and high schools of Korea. This would include work on textbooks and teaching aids. (Continued On Page 4) ,. |