http://anomi.wordpress.com/2007/06/27/stressed-kids/ in which Naomi attempts to discern meaning in the kimchi Wed, 22 Apr 2009 07:27:36 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://anomi.wordpress.com/2007/06/27/stressed-kids/#comment-39 anomi Fri, 29 Jun 2007 11:10:55 +0000 http://anomi.wordpress.com/2007/06/27/stressed-kids/#comment-39 I disagree that Korean students learn more than other students. What they're forced to endure is mere rote learning, the ability to regurgitate facts for an exam. If they're that much smarter and better students, why is their ultimate goal an American university? It's a classic example of Korea's rush to "keep up with the Kims." If the neighbour's Yoo-jin is getting extra help in English, then so must Sung-hae. Madness. I disagree that Korean students learn more than other students. What they’re forced to endure is mere rote learning, the ability to regurgitate facts for an exam. If they’re that much smarter and better students, why is their ultimate goal an American university? It’s a classic example of Korea’s rush to “keep up with the Kims.” If the neighbour’s Yoo-jin is getting extra help in English, then so must Sung-hae. Madness.

]]> http://anomi.wordpress.com/2007/06/27/stressed-kids/#comment-37 yunjin Fri, 29 Jun 2007 10:20:44 +0000 http://anomi.wordpress.com/2007/06/27/stressed-kids/#comment-37 The education fever is truly unnecessarilly severe in here. I stay in my school until 7:00 to 10:00. The parents push their children to their physical limits so they can go to a better university and take the better part of the hiearchy. People say that the children are learning better than any other part of the world. We feel like we're learning something. But we're not. This is not education, it's slave labor. Education--especially for small children--should be based on life, experience, and most of all, individuals' interests. The so-called "educational" fever is waste of time, money, and youth. It's just crazy. The education fever is truly unnecessarilly severe in here. I stay in my school until 7:00 to 10:00. The parents push their children to their physical limits so they can go to a better university and take the better part of the hiearchy. People say that the children are learning better than any other part of the world. We feel like we’re learning something. But we’re not. This is not education, it’s slave labor. Education–especially for small children–should be based on life, experience, and most of all, individuals’ interests. The so-called “educational” fever is waste of time, money, and youth. It’s just crazy.

]]> http://anomi.wordpress.com/2007/06/27/stressed-kids/#comment-32 Canvas Child Thu, 28 Jun 2007 18:53:34 +0000 http://anomi.wordpress.com/2007/06/27/stressed-kids/#comment-32 a very well-versed article, one that should be published. you should actually send it to Korea Times (i think that's it -- it's an on-line English newspaper)... i will try to find you the editor's name. i always felt so badly for my students, and therefore laxed in my teaching, attempting to give them a jolly good time instead. a very well-versed article, one that should be published. you should actually send it to Korea Times (i think that’s it — it’s an on-line English newspaper)… i will try to find you the editor’s name. i always felt so badly for my students, and therefore laxed in my teaching, attempting to give them a jolly good time instead.

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