Where got liddat here? Even rabid ant-PAP cyber warriors don’t describe such things happening here.
The dark side of South Korea’s education model – Although South Korea is renowned for its education system, the consequences of its success should not be overlooked, writes Se-Woong Koo for the New York Times.
“Dominated by Tiger Moms, cram schools and highly authoritarian teachers, South Korean education produces ranks of overachieving students who pay a stiff price in health and happiness,” he writes. “The entire program amounts to child abuse. It should be reformed and restructured without delay.”
Because of the emphasis on success, many South Korean students experience physical symptoms from the academic stress, Se-Woong says.
“Before South Korea can be seen as a model for the 21st century, it must end this age-old feudal system that passes for education and reflect on what the country’s most vulnerable citizens might themselves want,” he writes.
(BBC)
Or our NS men killing themselves like S Korean conscripts.
Two more conscripts have been found dead in apparent suicides in South Korea, amid an ongoing debate over the culture in the nation’s military.
The two were found hanged at one of their homes in Seoul, Yonhap news agency reported.
Both had been on the military’s list of conscripts in need of extra care.
In recent months concern has risen over life in the military for vulnerable young men, following several high-profile incidents.
In June a soldier shot himself, but survived, after killing five members of his unit.
A month later, two young conscripts died in apparent suicides. All three were on the watch list of individuals who were having trouble adapting to military life.
In recent days the case of a young soldier who died in April after abuse by fellow soldiers has also sparked soul-searching in South Korea.
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