Suneung: The Judgment Day
The results for this year's Suneung are coming out today. Nowhere is the pressure of the college entrance exam more visible than in the praying families.
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Labor Abuse: A Different Kind of High School Senior Year
South Korean high school students are under heavy academic stress. But high school students in vocational schools have their own kind of difficulties.
When We Don’t Go to College
In S. Korea, those who don't go to college are labelled as "failures." Here are the voices of those who chose not to go, despite the prevailing norm.
Beyond the 99%: Alternative Education in South Korea
Nearly two decades have passed since the first challenges to South Korea’s predominantly state-driven education sprang up. Can alternative schools change the country’s oppressive education climate?
An Assault Upon Our Children: South Korea’s Education System Hurts Students
The world looks to Korea as a model for education but the system has a dark side. Korean education produces students who are overachieving but unhappy and ill.