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Oh, those wacky Koreans!

Sunday, January 17th, 2010

Mr. Kotter he’s not.

South Korean math teacher Woo Hyung-chul’s teaching methods include cursing at his students and hitting them with a shovel.

But because it’s South Korea, his students love him.  According to the Korea Times:

Students who gave up on math call him a “messiah” for redeeming them from the deep, dark valley of hopelessness and a state of utter lack of motivation.

How do you say “Stockholm syndrome” in Korean?

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