In South Korea, Questions About Cram Schools, Success and Happiness

Academic pressure has become so intense that even preschoolers are taking private extracurricular classes, raising worries ...

South Korea provides US$500,000 to support displaced children’s return to classroom

The government of South Korea has pledged US$500,000 to support children and families affected by the recent ...
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[Column] Korea must stop killing its children

South Korean children are falling to their deaths. Three students in Busan flung themselves off great heights, followed by others in Gyeonggi Province’s Gwangju and Seoul’s Yeongdeungpo District every ...
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South Korea’s Education Obsession Is a National Emergency

Childhood in today’s South Korea is no longer a sanctuary of play and wonder – it has become a training ground for survival in an academic war. The so-called “7-year-old exam” is now a growing trend, ...

South Korea is finally having more babies. But can it last?

But against all odds, South Korea is finally having more babies. The numbers have been slowly ticking up for over a year – a ...