For Korean authorities to address their own shortcomings in primary and secondary education by banning private tutors is a bit like trying to eliminate robbery by ensuring that the entire population is poor. In an increasingly competitive Asia, it makes no sense at all to legislate in favor of the lowest common denominator. The fact that teachers of English are a prime target of the new curbs merely underscores the unfulfilled demand in Korea for adequate instruction in the world's top business and international language. Rather than undertake a quixotic quest to deny parents their right to educate their children as they see fit, Korean authorities should work on improving the nation's quality of education as well as access to it. If they manage to do so, the demand for private tutors will naturally decline.
Korean parents are obviously committed to achieving quality education for their children.
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