Let look at what South Korean high school students carry in their backpacks

[Svnla]

They also bring the following:
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• cellphone chargers
• basic toiletries
• brushes
• hair curlers
• makeup
• silverware for packed dinners
• indoor slippers
• neck pillows
• blankets

For public schools, classes typically begin at 8am and let out around 5pm, said Joo Yeongju, a third-year student at Eunpyeong public high school in Seoul. In addition to that, most students participate in “evening self-study” sessions, where they’re monitored by teachers, until 10 or 11pm making the total hours at school each day 14-15.

http://qz.com/244448/what-south-kor...ts-carry-in-their-backpacks-may-surprise-you/

No wonder Asian students are kicking butts in schools.

 

[Mayne]

its called responsible parenting. You can feel sorry for them all you want for their lack of socializing, but they will be the ones you have to make appointments to.

 

[Smoblikat]

its called responsible parenting. You can feel sorry for them all you want for their lack of socializing, but they will be the ones you have to make appointments to.

And after my appointment I get to go back outside and enjoy life. While they are all sitting in appointments..........

 

[kyrax12]

No link or any sauce to compliment your post, OP?

 

[Insomniator]

Kimchi? I'm guessing kimchi.

 

[DigDog]

in berklee (music college) there were a few koreans, they practiced 6 hours a day, and they absolutely sucked. i remember one of these "i do six hours of scales" trying to play steppin out by eric clapton and they couldn't swing to save their life. easiest song ever and yet they sounded like ****.

 

[Anubis]

lol bring a butter knife to school in the US and they all the swat team on you

 

[Svnla]

No link or any sauce to compliment your post, OP?

My bad. Fixed. ()

 

[Slew Foot]

thats ok ,we're more creative

 

[Binarycow]

intelligence, innovation and thinking outside the box are not measured by how many hours a student spends in school a day.

 

[Fanatical Meat]

Tentacle porn or is that Japanese only?

 

[Svnla]

thats ok ,we're more creative

Creative? So when the US students are sucking bad vs. other students around the world, that would be the trump card/answer? LOL.

I am not worry the top students in US, the typical students are the ones that I am concerned about.

As in previous years, the scores of students in Shanghai, Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan and South Korea put those school systems at the top of the rankings for math, science and reading. Finland, a darling of educators, slid in all subjects but continued to outperform the averages, and the United States.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/03/e...on-international-standardized-tests.html?_r=0 And don't let us start with inner city schools.

 

[HomerJS]

http://qz.com/244448/what-south-kor...ts-carry-in-their-backpacks-may-surprise-you/

No wonder Asian students are kicking butts in schools.

In the case of China and N Korea oppressive govt nullifies all that study

 

[kyrax12]

Creative? So when the US students are sucking bad vs. other students around the world, that would be the trump card/answer? LOL.

I am not worry the top students in US, the typical students are the ones that I am concerned about.




http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/03/e...on-international-standardized-tests.html?_r=0 And don't let us start with inner city schools.

The amount of hours those S.K students put into studying are ridiculous. 14-15 hours is just insane.

I don't think the U.S would need that much. I would say in terms of the higher end of studying, eight hours every other day seems to be ideal for a highschool student.

I don't know why U.S students are struggling behind, but I think motivation from parents and other peers are needed.

 

[Imp]

in berklee (music college) there were a few koreans, they practiced 6 hours a day, and they absolutely sucked. i remember one of these "i do six hours of scales" trying to play steppin out by eric clapton and they couldn't swing to save their life. easiest song ever and yet they sounded like ****.

That's anecdotal and a generalization, but...

That's what can happen when you force kids to do shit they don't want to.

I was sort of forced to do math and piano from early on to high school. I can't play shit on piano, and turns out I suck at anything beyond grade 11 math (i.e. basic calculus and algebra).

 

[DigDog]

"best students" is the equivalent of benchmarks vs real life. they might get good average scores but the US produces more innovators.

 

[MongGrel]

I've always heard the results are a bit doctored to begin with as far as results.

I still did work on the F-15K Strike Eagles for a long time for protection there I guess and they are still buzzing around up there.

To enable things like that.

Beats what is going on elsewhere in the world atm, I'll leave it at that.

 

[Wreckem]

In the case of China and N Korea oppressive govt nullifies all that study

The other issue is, ONLY the US really tries to educate its entire populace.

 

[Red Squirrel]

They may be smarter but their quality of life sucks. I can't imagine how it would have sucked to be in school for 14 hours every day. After an 8 hour day of school I was exhausted. School is harder than work and sucks more out of you.

 

[eldorado99]

The other issue is, ONLY the US really tries to educate its entire populace.

Hmm, globally? Not even close. Compared to China and N Korea? Yes.

 

[squarecut1]

They may be smarter but their quality of life sucks. I can't imagine how it would have sucked to be in school for 14 hours every day. After an 8 hour day of school I was exhausted. School is harder than work and sucks more out of you.

I agree. We should not be impressed. To study like that makes you a very one dimensional person

 

[NikolaeVarius]

Hmm, globally? Not even close. Compared to China and N Korea? Yes.

Actually, aside from the brainwashing, N. Korea has a very competent educational system. Everyone is required to go, and the country boasts the highest rate of literacy of its population in the world, at over 99% of people over 15.

 

[Mai72]

They may be smarter but their quality of life sucks. I can't imagine how it would have sucked to be in school for 14 hours every day. After an 8 hour day of school I was exhausted. School is harder than work and sucks more out of you.

Most of the Korean students that I worked with were absolutely miserable. Their attitude sucked as well. I had a lot behavioral issues. They just didn't want to be in school. They were burned out. They hated South Korea and most wanted to escape.

The suicide rate is still extremely high. There is so much pressure on these children to excel academically.

The parents who actually spent time in America or Europe weren't that crazy when it came to academics. It was the parents who never traveled out of Korea. They were the craziest.

 

[NikolaeVarius]

Most of the Korean students that I worked with were absolutely miserable. Their attitude sucked as well. I had a lot behavioral issues. They just didn't want to be in school. They were burned out. They hated South Korea and most wanted to escape.

The suicide rate is still extremely high. There is so much pressure on these children to excel academically.

The parents who actually spent time in America or Europe weren't that crazy when it came to academics. It was the parents who never traveled out of Korea. They were the craziest.

Different environment. In US, you barely have to try to get really good grades. In Korea, everyone gets good grades, so you have to try that much harder to even be a blip grades wise.

 

[Mai72]

The other issue is, ONLY the US really tries to educate its entire populace.

True. Special education students in Asia are ignored and aren't counted.