Archive for tag: secondary education

The Exam that Shuts Down South Korea

November 12, 2009 3:37 pm Career Advice

It is time again for one of the most stressful days in South Korea. Nearly 700,000 high school students took the national college entrance exam. This is no little ordeal. The annual test determines a student’s future. There is so much importance placed on the exam that planes can’t fly near the test site, and the workday begins one hour later so students can get to the center without being late and facing traffic.

Finding a balance between parents rights and their children’s education

September 11, 2009 3:48 pm Career Advice

There are many parents throughout the world that are concerned about some of the ideas their children learn in school. In the past few days I have heard different examples of parents that don’t want their kids learning about certain topics.