The Queen's Classroom
Episode 14
Good morning!
Now did you and your parentsget to understand better about each other?
Second semester parent participation class is over,at the last part of your elementary school,
we don't have much of 6th grade left.
It's pretty sad, isn't it?
Kids, what's wrong?
Teacher. What happened?
Teacher. . . it's a bit weird.
Hey you. Reveal who you are!
Oh Dong Goo, sit down.
I have been so harsh on you, that it's been hard for you, right?
Now, you will see how I really am.
What?
Now, from today our class, 6th grade class 3, season 2!Let's start fresh!
Now, let's have fun and make great memories togetherwith the remaining time we have.
Have you decided on the themefor your graduation project?
I'm so expecting it.You'll let me be a part of it?
Yes, teacher!Of course!
Wake up. Wake up!!
This is bad! Get up. Get up.
What's wrong? You're not waking up?
A dream?
Why?
You're fortunate it didn't go in deep.
The real Teacher Ma. . .
Who would she be?
Oh!
It came out!
The toast smells good this morning!
But, do you have some soup for me?
Have you slept well?
Our daughters.
Here is some coffee for youas your after drink recoup.
Today, you'll be late again, right?
Today, I'll be out with kidseating and shopping,so take care of your dinner on your own.
Okay.
Did something good happen to mom?
I don't know.
There must be something.
Ah!
Our Hana has decided not to attendinternational middle school hagwon.
Really?
Well, the hagwon fee I paid hurts me a lot, but
because I respect what Ha Na wants.
If you had asked her opinion in the first place,we would not have lost the hagwon fee.
Of course,according to your dad's conclusion, it's always my fault!
- That's not it. - Ah, Sorry sorry.
On this happy breakfast table,let's not fight over such obvious things.
Trichoptilosis dicotomous sepentrionalis.
Oh~
Is it something great?
That's its Latin name. It is a rhinoceros beetle.
Ah.
It's really cool.
To be honest, I didn't think you'd take such good care of it.
Like an endangered Asian long-horned beetle,
I thought an amazing thing would come out,
But...because it's a regular beetle, I'm kinda dissapointed
Oh! HaNa2!
Did it finally transform?
Is this...the HaNa2?
You may not know this but . . this originally. .
This is the beetle that looked exactly like Shim Ha Na.
Hey, Oh Dong Goo.
Anyway, Shim Ha Na you are amazing.
It's just a beetle though...
How is this just a beetle?!
This is the only one in the world, HaNa2!
Look at it closely, it's horn looks handsome.
Is it?
Ah, but why isn't it moving?
Can we bring this to school?
It's fine as long as we don't get caught by Witch Ma.
Witch Ma.
But . . Did you come with Dong Goo?
I'm not going to cram school these days,
I play with Dong Goo. It's fun.
Bo Mi!
Oh Dong Goo has good points.
Hello.
It's been a long time.I heard you've done a great jobon something big this time.
Teaching children is a much bigger job.
I don't forgetthe help I received from youduring my teaching days.
You sure remember useless thingsfor a busy man.
As you're preparing to retire in your last days,
your look have changed a lot.
But, what business do you have with our school?
We have received a petitionregarding 6th grade teacher Ma Yeo Jin.
You came to school yourself for that?
If you gave us the content of that petition,we could've handled it ourselvesand give you the report.
Qualification of the teacherwho is in direct contact with the kids,
is a mattermore important than anythingto me.
Discrimination based on scores,giving privileges to the honor students, while
making the worst studentdo all the cleaning and other chores of class.
The contents of the petition are very descriptive.
If all this is true...
Yes...
She is not a regular teacher, isn't she?
But on the issues that are problematic,I have already cut 3 months of her salaryas a heavy disciplanary action.
Yes, I know that.
But, since people don't change easily,wouldn't that be the problem?
I am thinking of probing into it in more detail.
Ah, I see...
Through fair investigationas quickly as possible,I will tell you the conclusion.But,
if all the complaints in the petition are true,in a public elementary school,
this is a teacher who shouldn't be allowed.
Hello.
It's totally great. I feel like I have a life now since I don't have to go to the cram school.
Me too, me too!
After yesterday's class, my mom cried again at home.
Instead, this time it was happy tears
The classroom atmosphere suddenly feels better.
We won't have to worry about the teacher's threats now.
Then, does this mean the witch can't threaten us anymore?
Hey Na Ri, something on your mind?
Has your mom said something?
Even though I told her that I wasn't going to go an international middle school,
my mom just happily replied, "Ok!"
Isn't that a good thing?
Something good must have happened to her, but I have no idea what yet.
Your mom was probably touched as well.
You think?
But, you know, last night I had a dream where the witch-
Ten seconds from teacher's arrival!
Attention!
Bow to Teacher.
Good Morning.
Teacher, we have selected the themefor our graduation project.
Starting today,during our art and special training classes,
we'll work on out graduation project.
Our theme is-
That's fine. You guys do that on your own.
Now, we will take our quiz.
According to the result of today's test score,your seats and lockers will be reassigned.
Teacher!
I hope you'll stop discriminatingaccording to test scores.
You want to give up yourhonor student provileges?
Is this also everyone's opinion?
The worst students were stirring up the classwith their defiance and leading of the charges,
now even the honor students have fallen for them.
Why are you guys studying?
To go to a good university.
And if you do make it to a good university?
Then...
get employed by a good company.
After that?
You work hard with all your might.
If your work hard,is becoming a president your goal?
Not necessarily, but.
Not necessarily but,you study to earn money and get ahead in life?
But,what would happenif the company go belly up?
Or...If the company fires you,
all the studying you've doneto get a good job and live an abundant life,
would become useless in a moment.
Now there'll no longer be daily quizes.
Making, giving and scoring testsfor you pathetic kids,
it's a waste of time.
Now, we will never take a quiz again.
That fact that a member of Board of Education actually comes here to investigate,
do you know how embarrasing it isto the school?
Since you said at the last violence incident,that you'll take responsibility if a problem arises,
Take charge of this!
If there is a problem, I'll take charge.
Hasn't a problem already been caused?!
If the Education Department Officer pokes around our school and finds something wrong with it,
then, this wouldn't become something to end with just your responsibility!
So, as in charge of this, quit on your own
Do you remember?
That you said yourself that you will take responsibility.
Oh, you were here Vice President
Principal.
What did the official from the Education Department say?
I am still worried about that.
Do I have to inform you about that?
No, you don't...
How the heck have you been managing this school?
Is this the result, of me leaving you in charge?
Well...that-
You're not going to say that you have no fault in this, right?
Um...no, I won't...
The report cards with student rankings,
summer break special classes,
I saw that you have signed all those procedures, am I not right?
Yes, that is true, but-
Save your excuses
Yes...
Teacher Ma, see me for a minute
That person, why is she interferring now?
Wow.
You heard right?
Teacher Gu, you take care of all the sixth graders.
Yes.
The vice principal was pushed down today
Sometimes I think he is a blockhead
He's being overdoing it up to now.
But, what's going to happen to Teacher Ma?
You should know the situation, so I'll get to the point
Please change your way of teaching
I have no thoughts of changing my teaching
Ma Teacher, I will try my best to block the past
However, if you continue to be this way, I have no method to persuade the Educator
When you had called me to come to this school,
You haven't forgotten the promise I had requested you, right?
Teacher Ma-
I wish that you keep that promise
Then, I have class so.
We're going to continue our experiment from last class.Prepare in groups accordingly.
Why are you guys coming right now when the bell has rung second ago?!
I'm sorry. I had left my binder at class.
I'm late because I had to go to the bathroom
I don't have to listen to your excuses. You have no rights to listen to class.
Go out and reflect in the hallways.
Teacher, please forgive them.
Yes, teacher. They have their reasons.
Please look over this once.
I ask you.
I don't think the punishment for bad learning attitudes is decided by you.
If you're late for class in special classrooms, you will stand in the hallway.
But it doesn't matter to you guys.
Haven't you decided not to study?
Do you still bring this here?
There haven't been any changes at all.
Now, I will not give back the things taken away.
Keep that in mind.
Teacher!
Gyu Won's cards...those are really rare cards,
Can't you accept this one?
Oh Dong Goo,
Do you think you're able to say that?
Ah! Teacher! Those are really-
Oh my gosh, I said I'll live how I want to live!
This ajjumma is so frustrating!
Oh Dong Goo
Yes?
Don't you have anything to say?
Teacher!
About Miss Rosa,
Um, that is,
Could you return the doll with the red cloak?
To Oh Dong Gu, it's not just a doll, but something meaningful to him.
If it's something that important, he shouldn't have carried it around at school.
Teacher!
Confiscating Oh Dong Gu's doll,
you did it on purpose, right?
You have a reason for hiding it, right?
Stop speaking of nonsense and go prepare for class.
Isn't Witch Ma too much?
Will she really be like that?
The witch is annoying!
Isn't she being a bit harsh today?
For a while, I thought the class atmosphere was doing well.
Did you guys really live through this?
Don't even mention it
It's been like this since first semester.
Can't Witch Ma go to some other school?
It won't even hurt.
Is she really sucking in kids' spirits?
It's really irritating.
Is there a way to defeat the witch?
There is one way.
If you really want to win against the witch,
we just have to do our duties well.
So belongings, homework,
If these things are done well, the witch can't do anything.
She didn't pick on us
when we assigned our cleaning duties properly.
That's true.
Now to think of it, before Witch Ma would even make you Last Place President for rebelling against her.
She doesn't do that nowadays.
This seems like something obvious, but it makes sense.
Hey, but are you guys confident that you won't mess up?
That's right. Because we can't make one mistake.
Friends! At times like these, remember this.
If you laugh, fortune will come!
Mistakes can't be helped,
but we don't need to be upset because of the witch.
Whenever that happens, just start laughing.
What..are you trying to say?
These days, Mrs. Oh laughs for ten minutes after taking her medicine.
Compared to hospitals, she says laughing makes her feel better.
At first, I thought she was crazy.
But after I followed her, I felt happy too
Force ourselves to laugh?
That is..At first it's a little hard,
There's an easy and efficient way to do it.
It'll probably be something strange...
Alright, everyone copy me!
Teehee!
Teehee.
Teehee. Teehee.
Teehee.
Teehee!
Teacher Ma?
Yes?
I understand your feelings but,
How about keeping quiet with your teaching?
Well, students of Class 3 is
The top in grades, and behavior,
But, I don't think you need to be that strict-
Has the principal requested you to do this?
Did he tell you to talk to me as the Head Teacher of the grade?
I did hear those from her,
But also as the school's supervisor I think-
You do not have to worry.
If something happens in my classroom, I will take full responsibility.
Why are you doing this?
I have a wide experience of teaching.
To stay alert every moment like you
and being strict even to yourself
I know how difficult that would be.
I was really curios about this, but
Why are you going that far?
If the children see their teacher shaken,
What can I teach the kids to follow?
You too. When Teacher Gu has first started teaching,
you wouldn't have been what you are now.
10 seconds before Teacher Ma!
Attention!
Bow to Teacher
Hello
Let's start class.
Hurry up! We'll be late...
Hurry! Faster!
Hurry! Hurry! Hurry!
Hey, hurry hurry,
You can't even solve a simple problem like this?
Stand here until class ends.
Where would the old habits go?
The Principal warned her,
but she's still teaching her way.
Just as I expected.
I really like how consistent Ms. Ma is.
You picked the perfect Education Department Officer.
He's infamous for not letting go of things easily, like Teacher Ma.
School will start to get a bit noisy now, right?
From what I hear, she'll be holding individual meetings.
I too . . have seen changes.
Yes. I think that will happen.
This time . . . will be hard too.
If we think . . .
Don't worry.
I'll make a room for you in the Education Department.
Anyway I'll do my best during my remaining days at this school.
It's a bit uncomfortable having a teacher like Teacher Ma
who has been in prison before.
Yes. Please do.
An Education Department official went to the school to investigate Ha Na's teacher?
Yes. It seems like she's a teacher with lots of problems.
Her past is complicated too.
What happened?
What?
Honestly . . I found out a little bit . .
She had divorced with her husband.
Omo! Why? Cheating?
She had lost her son in an accident.
No wonder she gave me the impression of being sad.
That's so sad.
That is sad . .
But having a teacher who is in pain bothers me.
That's true?
It's bothering.
I heard that something happened in her previous school.
She hit her student severely.
Oh my. Is she a violent teacher then?
It must have been serious.
Ha Na's homeroom teacher?
How is she still teaching then?
She did something to end things well.
It seemed that her past teaching records have been prohibited.
Anyway, if she had used violence, isn't this something that we shouldn't leave alone?
And on top of that,
she has a disturbing past. It bothers me.
Don't you think us moms need to interfere about this?
Of course!
That's right!
Is there something wrong with our kids?
- Are they being hit?- What should we do?
I said I forgot my tutor homework at school
Ahh, so tiring
I found it!
I'll go right now
I don't understand why it concerns you that I'm being investigated by the Education Department.
Teacher!
Then answer me one question.
What is it?
Before you came to our school,
The rumor of you being in jail, is that true?
Yes, it is true.
With the time you have to wonder about my past,
Please spend it on thinking about your class 2's students
Hello... I left something here...
Goodbye...
It was very interesting
We felt excited
We drove through space
Hey, what are you doing?
Is something bothering you?
Well...
Daebak daebak!
Did you guys hear about Teacher Ma?
The Education Department officer is analyzing Teacher Ma.
Analyze?
Why?
What do you mean why? Don't you think it's about what Teacher Ma did to us?
But, why did the analyzing come out?
There hadn't been any problems recently.
It's a simple interview to confirm the truth.
Good thing your mother happens to be here.
If you have any complaints about
the questions or my way of questioning,
you can stop the questioning whenever you want.
Okay
By what I heard from other questioned students,
They say that you Ha Na, have been fooled the most
They said she gave good students special benefits based on their grades,
and that she had assigned all the cleaning to the last places.
Is that true?
Yes...
But it's not that way now.
You're not even last place.
Why did you agree to permanently be the Last Place President?
Permanently? Last Place President?
Is it true?
Yes
Have you been outcasted by your class?
There have been some problems in the past,
But now, the class atmosphere is good
While going through that, I learned that relationships are special
Now there are no loners in our class
But, the hard times you went through are because of your homeroom teacher, right?
Well...
Alright, you've done well.
Thank You
Excuse me. Is there a serious problem with my child's homeroom teacher?
We're during examination, so I'm not allowed to tell
What will happen after the problem gets revealed?
When the examination is done, parents will be informed about the result
Oh, yes.
It's an important time. When I heard there was a problem with the homeroom teacher,
I felt a bit uneasy to be honest.
I'll make sure to finish as soon as possible.
Then.
You've worked hard.
Hi!
Hi.
Since we gathered together to clean after a long time, memories are coming up
Group Leader.
Are you going to write down my name for a bad working attitude again?
Did you guys get interviewed by the Education official too?
What did you talk about?
She told the group leaders to monitor group members and write down their names,
and she would give extra credit to group leaders who did so.
Is it true?
It seemed that you were the leader of group 6,
did you write down names too?
She had ordered kids to do something unnecessary
Because of your homeroom teacher,
You and and your friends must have been bad terms
It's my fault too...
Using student's final grades to manipulate students like that
shows that there's definitely something wrong with her.
Although, you have gotten the best grades, you were still assigned as loser president
I had heard that whoever rebels against the teacher has been appointed loser president.
Yes, that is true.
But the teacher's words weren't all wrong
Of course not. But due to unfair reasoning,
you were disciplined.
That's clearly the truth.
So...For the time being I had been assigned 2nd and 3rd floor
Unlike Shim Ha Na,
I ditched exams.
I was really last place, so I had no objection about being loser president
I looked over your records,
and saw that you were absent for a few days.
Was there a problem caused by your homeroom teacher then too?
That's weird.
She had said that she won't mark my tardies
An official certificate noting your ditchings?
Ah, the graduation certificate
She said she'll fill some attendance for me even if I didn't come to school.
Of course, I returned it back to her later.
I had promised Shim Ha Na that I would stay and fight Teacher Ma
She was violating those rules too.
What has Teacher Ma been doing?
I didn't lie,
But I feel like I said unreasonable stuff
I feel kinda down...
It wasn't a lie,
But by answering to his questions,
It sounded like it was all caused by Teacher Ma's actions
The truth is the truth...
But why do you think Teacher Ma had been that way?
Anyways, I think we're finally getting rid of Witch Ma this time,
Do you want Witch Ma to get fired, so we'll get a new teacher?
I'm not sure...
I can't imagine it well...
It doesn't feel right...
I don't think this is the right way
Me too, I think it isn't right
Is Witch Ma really a teacher who bothers us badly?
I don't know...
Then, what's going to happen to our homeroom teacher?
I'm not sure
The situation doesn't seem that good,
There's been parents calling in to complain about Ms. Ma since early morning.
If we want to solve this, Teacher Ma would have to change her teaching ways
But it looked like she didn't want to
After tomorrow's class where the Education Department Officer will sit in,
The final decision is going to make tomorrow
I'm worried...
Somehow...
Teacher Ma might have to leave the school
Our mom was going crazy yesterday
She told the Education official that our homeroom teacher has serious issues.
She doesn't know anything though
I couldn't say a lot,
But my mom was making a fuss next to me
My mom was so moved during open class,
but she said Ms. Ma is a weird teacher in front of the official.
Is it real that
Witch Ma used violence?
She is kinda scary,
But she was never like that to us
If she was going to use violence, she would have already hit someone
Then, what's going to happen to Witch Ma?
They had said that might she might get fired...
Don't you guys think its weird?
Having Witch Ma fired like this?
Attention,
greet your teacher.
Hello.
What did you do before class?
You're so relaxed now that you don't have weekly tests.
Whoever doesn't want to be here, get out. I don't care.
Let's start class then. Page 18.
What are you doing here?
Ah, teacher.
I have something to say.
What is it?
I heard that you went to jail.
Is that the incident that happened to you?
Jail for violence . . .
Did you call me here to say this nonsense?
You're still this stupid,
wasting your time on other people's problems.
Go back to school.
Also to punish you for wasting my time, write a reflection essay.
This is my question.
I'm asking you because of my worries.
I believe... teacher You're a good teacher.
What I believe is true, right?
To me, this is an important question.
You are still a child.
Instead of finding questions for other people, you're supposed to find questions for yourself that are important to you.
There'll be a lot of times in your life when you're confused and hesitant like now.
Are you going to find someone and ask them then?
Are you going to ask them to give you an answer?
Think of it yourself and make your own judgement,
and take responsibility for your choice.
Even if your answer now is wrong,
even if you're going to lose something precious to you now,
you can't be scared.
You're done reading it?Yeah.
Guys...
We don't even know if Teacher Ma might quit.
Is it okay for us to just leave it like this?
What I'm saying is,
the class becoming one and our parents knowing our thoughts,
all this might be because of Witch Ma.
That . . . is all because of Teacher Ma?
Well, being a teacher who is really a nice person . .
Or of . . . she's just torturing us. That, I don't know.
So what I'm saying is..
Do you have a plan?
Tomorrow during school, everything that we are curious to ask, let's ask.
How about we decided for ourselves after hearing Ms. Ma's answers?
You're not planning to change a bit of your class format for tomorrow's participation class?
No.
I hope that you will keep the promise you made until the end.
Do you have confidence?
Yes.
If I need to take responsibility for something, I will take responsibility.
No. What I'm saying is, Do you feel confident about leaving the kids?
I . . . honestly . . . hate a teacher like you.
While watching what happened in Class 3, I felt angry a lot of times.
Did I make the wrong decision?
I've had many restless nights.
Do you think I brought you to our school because I agree with your teaching style and principles?
No.
The only think I believe in you is . .
That no matter what kind of teacher image you show, You'll love the kids.
That is the thing that I am sure of you. And I've been watching that.
Teacher Ma.
Do you really not care about leaving the kids?
Really!
I told you to stop!
You ruin my mood every time I come to work.
How was it seeing him yourself?
Oh Dong Goo grew up a lot, right?
Yes. When I saw him, he grew.
He grew very big!
He's grown up well without a mom
so won't he do well by himself later too?
Isn't it better for him to not have a mother like me?
Since you are next to him,
He doesn't need a mom like me!
So! Please stop.
Yes.
I'll stop.
Today is the last time.
Whatever decision you make . . .
Dong Goo will grow being happy.
After Madame Oh passing away, He will be sent to an orphanage.
Dong Goo . .
I think he can do well.
But please don't forget this.
From the moment you abandoned him until now,
Dong Goo always misses you.
No matter if it's Dong Goo or you or anybody else,
time passed by cannot be found again.
How that time will come, It's when you make that decision of yours.
Today,
a member of the Board of Educationwill be watching in your class,6th grade class 3.
You don't have to concern yourselves, and
just have a normal classlike you always do.
Here, Teacher Ma.
Let's start class.Page 57.
Teacher.
What?
Before starting class, we have a question for you.
Tell me.
You taught us thatstudying to make moneyor getting ahead in society,
has no meaning.
Then, why do we have to study?
That you still don't know?
How clueless.
Studying is not something you have to do,
studying is something you get to do.
When a child is just born, It will be faced with sorts of interesting stuff in this world.
Who is this person holding me in arms?
What are those thingsglittering in front of my eyes?
As the child starts to learn everything one by one,
the child will learn how to say, "Mommy.",
and start learning to play with toys.
This process of learning and figuring outis the studying.
Studying is not only in textbooks.
Studying is also not for taking tests.
Pure curiosity about the world,that every human has,
the process of resolving that curiosity,is what studying is.
So, a good college or a good job cannot be the purpose of studying.
Exams and scores also cannot bethe every result of studying.
You dumb kids may think thatstudying is an obligation you don't like to do, but
studying is
the highest privilegeonly humans are entitled to.
Teacher.
What now?
Why do you always treat us so strictly?
Honestly, I've thought many times that you torture us a lot.
The reason, please tell us.
It's because there is no world like the fairy tail.
In the world you'll have to live,
a kind person will be unfairly treated and poor.
Even though you do a bad thing,if you're on the side of the strong person,you'll get reward instead of punishment.
Once you become adults,you'll have to fight things much more severethan what I have done.
At each moment of that,the choice will be yours.
But, the consequencies of that alsowill return to you.
What have you learned all this time,fighting me?
In the face of fightsthat will keep coming after you in life,something that will save youlike a superstrength,
or a magic wand does not exist in reality.
Instead there is one,
a possible hope exist.
Someone among youmight have experienced it.
Is this the end of your questions?
Teacher.
You said those who can be happy in life,
One out of a hundred. You said that only 1% will be happy.
Why is that?
Because that is the reality you're living in.
I don't think that is entirely right.
And so?
Seo Hyeon says she is happywhen reading a book, but
Oh Dong Goo says he is happywhen he is playing with the insects, and
Bo Mi says she is happywhen she is drawing a cartoon, but
but I am happy when Bo Mi drew me a cartoon.
I don't think the happinessis something set in stone.
Just as the friends are all different,
because the happinessis different for each friend.
Therefore,
for the 25 of us in our class,wouldn't there be 25 different hapinesses?
If it was like that,
I think that all 25 of us in our classcan be happy.
Shim Ha Na.
Believe what you believe.
And, don't forget that.
You all too.
Teacher!
You truthfully are a good teacher, right?
In order to teach us,you took the role of a bad personand fought us, right?
So that we could unite as one,and win.
Don't be ridiculous. Stop acting like a kid.
From your childish questions, We've used up lots of class time already.
I'll extend the class time that much,so you know.
Let's start class.
Teacher Ma is inadequate as a teacher,is my conclusion.
In the report,in addition to all the facts I've investigated,
I plan on attaching my reasoningfor her inadequacy.
What will happen to Teacher Ma?
Let's see. I think she's in a difficult spot.
Then, will she stop working at school in the end?
Let alone the Board of Education,our sister schools must've got a bad wind of this.
Not only class 3,but the parents of entire school are all steaming.
It's not really Teacher Ma's fault . . .
Teacher Ma!
Teacher Ma! Teacher Ma!
Teacher Ma!
Teacher Ma!!
Teacher Ma! Teacher Ma!
Teacher Ma!
Teacher Ma!!