Every weeknight they study in their classrooms from dinner until late into the evening. Korean youths appear to be even more sleep-deprived than the Japanese. Jordan cites one girl who says she studies 80 hours a week. Nothing in Jordan's description suggests that this girl is an exception. As in Japan, Korean schools pay no attention to individuality or creativity.
All teachers teach the same thing, and the students memorize it.
Sae Bom, incidentally, is lucky. Her mother plans to send her to high school in Britain, where, she has been told, children can be children. I don't think so. If we were to control statistically for hours of study, no doubt we'd find American youngsters ahead of the Korean children. Kappan web pages designed by Carol Bucheri.