Education in South Korea is provided by both
public schools and
private schools. Both types of schools receive funding from the
government, although the amount that the
private schools receive is less than the amount of the
state schools.
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Higher education is an overwhelmingly serious matter in South Korea, where it is viewed as one of the fundamental values of South Korean life. There, academic success is often a source of pride for families and within South Korean society at large. South Koreans view education as the main propeller of social mobility for themselves and their family as a gateway to the middle class. Graduating from a top university is the ultimate marker of high status, future socioeconomic status, marriage prospects, and prestige and respectable employment prospects. Pressure to succeed academically is deeply ingrained in South Korean children from an early age.
In 2010, the country spent 7.6% of its GDP on all levels of education – significantly more than the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) average of 6.3%. The country has fostered an education system that helped transform the country and rapidly grow its economy over the past 60 years.
[4] South Korea’s zeal for education and its students’ desires to get into a prestigious university is one of the highest in the world, as the entrance into a top tier higher educational institution leads to a prestigious, secure and well-paid job with the government, banks, a major South Korean business
conglomerate such as
Samsungor
LG Electronics.
[5] With incredible pressure on high school students to secure places at the nation’s best universities, its institutional reputation and alumni networks are strong predictors of future job and career prospects. The top three universities in South Korea, often referred to as "SKY", are Seoul National University, Korea University and Yonsei University.
[6][7][8] Competition for top marks and studying hard to be the top student is deeply ingrained in the psyche of South Korean students at a young age.
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Education in South Korea - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Just because you are a dumbkopf that puts no value on education does not mean that everyone else is that stupid.
