Childish Gossip

My title is no bit of exaggeration.

Children at the school where I was previously employed have been spreading the following rumor:

Mr. X (ME) was fired by the director because he had an "anti-Korean" blog.

So, just to make things clear.
this blog has nothing negative to say about Koreans or Korea.

It does contain fundamental criticism of the managers at Inequality Schools and it contains criticism of capitalism.

A second, but related point:


A colleague recently said:

You and I both had a personality conflict with the old Director, and that's why she decided not to renew our contracts.

My colleague was possibly being a bit diplomatic. But, I do not accept the above description. My description would be:

The previous Director was extremely dogmatic and narrow-minded. She was also incapable of reading at a professional level--to judge by her reaction when I photocopied a chapter of a linguistics book for her... and she returned it with the comment that she couldn't understand it....
And that dogmatic individual insisted that teaching follow a certain standardized format. I was not willing to follow her demand that my teaching follow her format because it seemed to be uninspiring, uninspired, and not likely to get the most of the literature in question, and not likely to develop critical thinking skills or imagination in the students.

as I informed the management when I gave notice, I believe the institution is un-democratic and opposed to creativity and the free exchange of ideas.

As Slovaks say, a fish rots from the head down.....