Education systems in South Korea and the USA
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Education systems in South Korea and the USA
Education systems in South Korea and the USA
ESL 156 Comparative Culture StudiesInstructor: Lyra Riabov Presenter: Soo Jin Kim
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OUTLINE Introduction: Public and Private schools
The education ladder in South Korea
Examination for entering a college
The differences of education systems between South Korea and USA
Problems
Recommendations & solutions
Conclusion
References
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Introduction
Public and private schools
Public Private
A school that is supported financially by the government
South Korea – pay a little moneyAmerica - free education
A school that’s not supported financially by the government Parents have to pay for their children’s education
Good facilitiesHigh academic standards
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The Education Ladder in South Korea
Pre-school (Kindergarten) : 4 to 7 year-old
English pre-school
Physical Pre-school - YMCA
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The Education Ladder in South Korea
Elementary school 8 to 13 year-old (6 years)
Demands for Education
Middle School 14 to 16 year-old (3 years)
- Wear a uniform- Many rules control the students - 45 students in a class - Lots of subjects are scheduled by teacher: Korean, English, Math, Science, Social Studies, Economics, Chinese letters, Physical Education, Arts, Music, some activity and so on
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High school 17-19 year-olds(3 years)
General High school
It is one-step upgraded from middle school Public and private
A special purpose High school
Foreign language High school It offers Foreign languages to students who major in them
Science High school It offers education to students who passed exam
The Education Ladder in South Korea
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High school 17-19 year-olds(3 years)
The Education Ladder in South Korea
Arts in High school
- Majors: drama, music, dance and so on
- Students learn not only arts but also academic subjects
- More expensive than general high school
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High school 17-19 year-olds(3 years)
The Education Ladder in South Korea
Commercial High school
It offers commercial information to students who want to work after graduation
It offers technology education to students
Technical High school
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The Education Ladder in South Korea
Higher education
Community college (2 years)
University (4 years) for bachelor degree
Graduate program (2 years) for master degree
PHD program (4 years) for doctoral degree
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Examination FOR Entering a College
Korean : 120 score
Mathematics : 80 score
Social Studies and science : 120 score
English : 80 score
Total : 400 score
Test Subjects
Level: 1-9 For example, 1 level means five percent of the total score
Students can choose three colleges. It depends on the level
When? Once a year
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Availability of opportunity in South Korea
The Differences of Educational Systems:South Korea and USA
High Academic Education
Many rules which are enforced by
teacher
create less juvenile delinquency
Learning manners encourage students
to be polite
Parents support students to study
They can only focus on studying for the
examination
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The Differences of Educational Systems:South Korea and USA
Carefree and peer happy
The way of teaching makes students
Ingenious
Some activities such as sports, drama
and volunteering develop students’ social skills
Students have part-time jobs for spending
money
It makes them independent
Availability of opportunity in the USA
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Problems
In South Korea In the USA
- No choice: do not enjoy school life
- Full of stress due to study
- Conventional thinking by memorizing method of education
-Become a shy person due to passive classes
- Serious young generation problems such as drugs, pregnancy murder, and so on
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Recommended Solutions
- Teachers encourage students to ask question during the class
- Students should have their own time to enjoy some activities
- School recommendation has to be more important than an examination
- Parents allow students to work for spending money by themselves
What can we learn from American education system?
We should get ready to adopt the advantage of American education
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Conclusion
Each country has its own system of education
Each system has advantages and disadvantages
We should learn from each other
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References
The Ministry of Education in South Korea http://www.moe.go.kr/
Seoul Art High school http://www.yego.or.kr/yegope/
Seoul Technical high school http://www.sdh.hs.kr/
American ways (Third education)- chapter 9
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