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Between a R.O.K.and aHard Place
Did you know. . .Did you know. . .
South Korea(Republic of Korea)
Regarded as the twopremier K-12 educationsystems in the world
South Korea’shigh school graduationrate
97%
Highest graduationrate in the world
About 100,000 South Korean (SK)students attend U.S. universities
Third overall, behind China and India
Did you know. . .Did you know. . .
Wants to use SK educationas a role model forU.S. education system
SK students placed 2nd in reading
U.S. students 17th
*World ranking of 15 yr olds
SK students placed 4th in math
U.S. students 31st
*World ranking of 15 yr olds
But wait!
There’s more than meets the eye
You are a typical high school senior
You go to schoolby 7am
Classes until 4pm
Clean the schoolfor 30 minutes
Then more classes
Dinner from 6-7
Time to go home?!?
No. . .
Self-study for 4-5 hours
Typically go home at11pm
SK: 16 hour school dayU.S.: 8 hour school day
If not a high school student
No self-study
Instead, you go to private cram schools
until very late
It’s supplemental learning for all subjects,especially English and Math
All in preparation forthe college entrance exam
Do well. . .
Do poorly. . .
Too much pressure from the parents
Spending on cram schools:
10% income
No parent wants theirchildren to be seen asa “B” student
Relentless focus onexam results
Resulted in SK teenagers beingthe unhappiestin the *OECD
*Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
Psychologists blamethis culture for allmanners of ills,
From poor socialskills,
To the leading causeof death amongthose aged 15-24
Suicide
SK suicide rate is20/100,000
More than 2x
Korea needs
Test resultsaren’t everything
We need to teachhealthier ways to study and succeed
First, sleep is good
Lack of sleep affects grades
9 hours of sleepis needed
Second,takebreaks
For every 45-50minutes
5-10 minute break
You can eatsomething healthy
Or exercise
Stimulatesthe brain
Third, if you’re tired,
Take a power nap
20 minutes is the perfect amount of time
Finally, eat well
Always eat breakfast
Helps energize body
Don’t eat 3 big meals
Slows you down
Eat 5-6 well-balanced smaller meals
Stay hydrated(Water, Juice, Milk, Green Tea)
Now that you knowNow that you know
Lets help emphasize healthy study habits
For all students
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