Rocío Calderón Blog post 5

The education system in South Korea

South Korea is recognized for being the first world ranking country as the country with the best results in reading comprehension and mathematical knowledge and a good grade in scientific competence. Through education the country was rebuilt after the war both socially and economically, an objective that still remains in essence today. The fundamental principle of the entire Korean education system is to promote training as a means of economic growth in the country. The patriotic feeling is very deep and the will of the students to contribute to the development of their country is widespread.

Despite being one of the nations with the best education, this system has several and too big cons, overexertion and effort of students, both school and university, serious mental health problems in young students and abuse of power by the teachers.

There are marathon study days: six or seven hours of class at school, plus four or five hours of private class, plus study time at home or in libraries for a high school student. South Korean students study 16 more hours a week.

The educational system and its competitive philosophy are a combination of stress for young South Koreans that not all resist. South Korea leads the suicide rate among those under 24 years of age. 8.8% of young people surveyed in the latest report from the South Korean Bureau of Statistics confessed that they have ever thought about taking their own lives and 53.4% ​​cited excessive competitiveness related to education as the main cause.

And there is a culture where teachers are considered almost as superior beings in society and is a person who chose the vocation of transmitting their knowledge, being one of the highest paid professions, this social position in which teachers find themselves can lead to abuses of power over students, have reached the blows with students in recent years.

I chose South Korea because in recent months I have been very interested in the korean culture and export entertainment, such as Kpop and Kdramas. 



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  1. Aracelly Arriaza14 de octubre de 2021 a las 18:50

    Hi rocio! like you, I also chose South Korea to work, it is a very interesting country and its educational system has a lot to improve

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  2. Juan Oportot15 de octubre de 2021 a las 16:11

    Hi, Rocío!
    Education is one of the most important things for human societies, because thanks to it the world progresses and advances. However, everything in excess is bad and studying for too many hours a week seriously affects people's mental and physical health. It's really sad that young South Koreans are pressured to live in an overly demanding system with something that should be entertaining and beautiful: learning.
    Greetings!

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  3. Profesor Masías9 de noviembre de 2021 a las 1:30

    For further feedback on your writing please refer to the U-Cursos Rubric soon to be available.

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  4. Bastian González M.13 de diciembre de 2021 a las 8:59

    I think that your blog it's ok. I like that you have mentioned the suicide rates in South Korea. This is an example of an exigent educational system and, of course, about the singularity of every person. Chile and South Korea share many things (we were both intervened by the US in the last century, for example) and it's important to look upon that.

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