by STEVE HAN | @steve_han editor@charactermedia.com Uli Stielike, the head coach of South Korea’s national soccer team, has placed doubts on the Korean education system, suggesting that his team’s […]
Tag: education
New Hampshire Teacher Wins Grammy Music Educator Award
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com You know you have a great teacher when his students endearingly call him “The Energizer Bunny.” Jared Cassedy, the band director at […]
NYC Public Schools Can Designate Lunar New Year as a Holiday
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com New York City’s Department of Education must consider making Lunar New Year a public school holiday, according to a new law signed […]
[VIDEO] Korean Middle Schooler Bashes Education System
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com South Korean students are ranked among the brightest in the world, but they are definitely not among the happiest. A young student, […]
Education Ministry Cancels Demotion of Seoul’s Elite Schools
by JAMES S. KIM The South Korean Education Ministry overturned a decision by the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education (SMOE) to strip six private high schools of their elite […]
Irish Teacher Rejected from a Job in South Korea Due to ‘Alcoholism Nature of the Irish’
by REERA YOO A 26-year-old teacher from the Republic of Ireland was turned down from a teaching position in South Korea due to the “alcoholism nature” of her countrymen. […]
South Korean Children Rank Last in Happiness Survey
by REERA YOO South Korean children and adolescents are the least happy among developed countries, according to a recent survey conducted by South Korea’s Ministry of Health and Welfare. […]
Seoul Educational Office to Demote Six Elite High Schools
by REERA YOO Six out of 14 autonomous private high schools in Seoul will be stripped of their privileges for failing to carry out a proper curriculum that ensures fairness […]
SAT Cheating Investigation: The Latest Scandal in SKorean Education
by JAMES S. KIM Thousands of Chinese and South Korean students who took their SATs earlier this month will have to wait a bit longer for their scores to […]
SKorean High School Seniors Receive Touching Video Messages from Their Mothers
by REERA YOO It’s a well-known fact that South Korean high school students endure tremendous amounts of stress as they prepare for their College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT), a […]
The Hollywood Mamalogues: We’re Homeschooling and It’s Totally Normal
by AMY ANDERSON Last blog, I briefly mentioned homeschooling. At the risk of offending some people, I’m going to share my honest opinion: I think most people who homeschool […]
Student Spotlight: University of British Columbia’s Jason JJ Lee
Give a little description of your background (where did you grow up, etc.). I was born in Korea and my family immigrated to Canada when I was a one […]
Chinese Student Rejected From College Because of Disability, Reminds Us Not To Take Education For Granted
As any high school senior would know, applying to college can be in itself a stressful situation. Just thinking about the application process, financial aid and, of course, […]
Asian Americans: The New White?
Asian Americans are held up as the great success story, on the fast track to assimilation. But this has put us at the center of the debate about fairness in […]
This Inspirational Chinese Village Teacher Single-Handedly Taught Hundreds of Orphans
I was never fond of elementary school. In fact, I was one of those kids who could never pay attention to anything but the sound of the ticking clock […]
