While I’m happy for all the graduates who walked the stage this year, there are two in particular who put a smile on my face. After all, these […]
Tag: high school
Can You Tackle This Patbingsu Challenge?
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com It’s summer, which means it’s time to hit the beach and eat cool summer treats. Of course, in South Korea, nothing says summer […]
Quarterback Danny Hong Commits More Than His Arm to Columbia
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com Imagine being the quarterback for a high school football team that was so good, state legislators considered drafting a bill to ban the […]
[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, […]
San Francisco Petitions to Bring Ethnic Studies to High Schools
Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) isn’t the only one making moves to institutionalize Ethnic Studies into their high schools. San Francisco is now in full gears to get […]
U.S. Air Base in SKorea Lifts Lockdown After Shooter Alarm
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com The U.S. Osan Air Base in South Korea was forced to lock down on Monday after reports of a possible active shooter in […]
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 […]
Nick Cannon to Co-Produce New K-pop Musical Series ‘The Drop’
by REERA YOO Nick Cannon will be co-producing a new half-hour musical comedy titled The Drop, formerly known as K-pop High, reported the Indiewire. According to the casting call, The Drop is “a […]
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 […]
One Korean American Dad’s Guide to High School
by PETER HONG If you are lucky enough to be the parents of teenagers going to academically competitive schools, you’re also likely to be in an environment full of […]
