"Education System in Korea"

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  • čas přidán 16. 11. 2022
  • This is a short segment from an introductory class on race and culture that is taught by Dr. Sam Richards at Penn State University. Today's video comes from the thirteenth class of the Fall 2022 semester. The live stream took place on Tuesday, October 4, 2022: • 22FA Class #13: Keepin...
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Komentáře • 114

  • @andersbech4377
    @andersbech4377 Před rokem +32

    The contrast between the crowd and the panel are intense. Some are sleeping, some are sitting on their phones, you might as well just not show up? Why attend if you're not there anyways?

  • @lucyim9090
    @lucyim9090 Před rokem +45

    As a student who has went to a Korean public school for 9years and went to an international school for my last 2 years(junior&senior)...it was a totally different life. Couldn't even compare...

    • @TheRightWay11
      @TheRightWay11 Před rokem +3

      how so? is it easier abroad?

    • @yougetaspear7799
      @yougetaspear7799 Před rokem

      And being Asian means you my type hon :)

    • @wewenang5167
      @wewenang5167 Před rokem +7

      @@TheRightWay11 its esier....your high school math is like our middle school math and your high school history class is like our elementary school history class, in Korean High school we learned your University standard History class.

    • @TheRightWay11
      @TheRightWay11 Před rokem +1

      @@wewenang5167 gat dang

    • @MrTweetyhack
      @MrTweetyhack Před 7 měsíci

      How much smarter were you compared to the other juniors and seniors?

  • @user-rh2vt8cy2t
    @user-rh2vt8cy2t Před rokem +41

    This is when someone grows up in Korea and feels that even if he works hard in Korea, he can't become the best. And those are the words of a person who feels that no matter how hard he tries, things aren’t going well. But when I went abroad and looked at the situation in other countries, the gap between the rich and the poor is even worse. Wherever people live, there are social problems.

  • @Razear
    @Razear Před rokem +51

    It's similar in China and Japan as well. The standardized exam in high school dictates what universities you can get into and essentially dictates your future. This is why the suicide rate is so astronomical. There are a lot of kids that go crazy from the academic pressure that they end up taking their own lives and there's no escape because you're expected to follow the same linear path as everyone else.

    • @tiagodagostini
      @tiagodagostini Před rokem

      I do not think it is ONLY because of that. It is one component but not all to blame

  • @RyonMugen
    @RyonMugen Před rokem +9

    I find it funny that in this type of situation, you go to school for 15 hours a day for x amount of years, go to college and become a nurse. Where as America you go thru school without much care in the world, bust your ass in college and become a nurse. The end goals are the same but the journeys are far and different.
    I've worked with several Korean nurses, and I can definitely agree they have to have everything PERFECT, They have to do their best even when the best is already achieved.

    • @tiagodagostini
      @tiagodagostini Před rokem

      Because at young age your brain cannot udnerstand complex stuff (really understand) you should focus in the basics fundation so later you can learn what you need. It is a waste to try to teach calculus to someone 10 years old.
      The proof is, USA still produces more patents per year than Korea or Japan. If jsut dumping more info to the child made her more capable, then it woudl be the other way around.

  • @snatchedwaistcuteface5415

    Wow. Very enlightening video

  • @cherylhaskell9830
    @cherylhaskell9830 Před rokem +9

    Professor is AWESOME

  • @myrnaalcachupas5673
    @myrnaalcachupas5673 Před rokem +11

    I found this very interesting bacause i am interested about Korea and want to learn more about their culture and traditions, their way of life as students, businessmen, entertainers, the wealthy and even those under the poverty threshold.

    • @hr9310
      @hr9310 Před rokem

      @@ac70998 당신에 나라에서 많이 속아서 살았군요....

    • @kaleimaile
      @kaleimaile Před rokem

      To be honest, growing up Asian wasn’t fun.

    • @myrnaalcachupas5673
      @myrnaalcachupas5673 Před rokem

      Maybe not for me. I'm an Asian from the Philippines.

  • @boltortaure1169
    @boltortaure1169 Před rokem +6

    Very interesting!

  • @shaynaharris3861
    @shaynaharris3861 Před rokem +10

    Did he just say they study till 2 or 3 in the morning? Shit

  • @kaleimaile
    @kaleimaile Před rokem +5

    And that is why I am glad my ancestors came over to America from Okinawa/Japan. There’s no way I could survive an Asian school. They attend school 6 days a week!

    • @ugaais
      @ugaais Před 10 měsíci

      Is that picture dinner or a pet?

    • @kaleimaile
      @kaleimaile Před 10 měsíci

      @@ugaais , 🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️. He’s a pet! Aiyah! Do you think all of us Asians eat dog? OMG! 🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️. Please stop trolling.

  • @catobie1948
    @catobie1948 Před rokem +13

    The audience demonstrates the difference here...bored, sleeping, on the cellphone, very little interest, filing nails...
    The value of education is taken for granted.

    • @Badhigh22
      @Badhigh22 Před měsícem

      100%.... America needs to wake up!

  • @dania5174
    @dania5174 Před rokem +9

    There's 1 thing i realized when i watch the documentary where 2 student from UK, go to SK just to experience the student lifestyle.. the subject they teach in SK more "advance" from ours. For example, the math curriculum they teach for mid schoolers, is the same curriculum that is taught to high school students in my country..

    • @tiagodagostini
      @tiagodagostini Před rokem +2

      The thing is.. that is not necessarily better. Unless you are Gauss of Newton you cannot hope to understand multi variable calculus at age of 8. Even if you get good grades, it will not be really UNDERSTOOD, you are just completing the exercises, but the mind of a young child (normal one, not a Gauss level genius) cannot truly understand complex math at that age

    • @alex-ff1mp
      @alex-ff1mp Před 11 měsíci

      @@tiagodagostini actually you can, but you need to switch focus. Math is not hard, is funny, joy and elegant. Is like dance or music. But it requires indeed a different focus - just like dance/music, you need to hear it at radio, tv, to "sing" it with your parents, with your friends.

  • @zalen8540
    @zalen8540 Před rokem +5

    Very interesting

  • @hanng1242
    @hanng1242 Před 11 měsíci +1

    Fun fact about Joseon - In both Chinese and Japanese, "Joseon" (北朝鮮 - "Bei Chaoxian" in Mandarin, "Kita Chosen" in Japanese - "North Joseon") is used for North Korea while "Hanguk" (韓國 - "Hanguo" in Mandarin, "Kankoku" in Japanese - "Country of the Han" [N.B. The Korean ethnicity is 韓, the Han Chinese ethnicity is 漢] is used for South Korea. I assume that this is because the DPRK also uses "Joseon" (조선) in its county's name as well as for South Korea (Nam Joseon, "Nam" meaning "South") while South Korea uses 韓 for both (Buk Han, "Buk" meaning "North").
    In English, we just go with an earlier dynasty (고려 - Goryeo) even though it was Joseon, not Goryeo, that was in existence when the West encountered Korea. I think it is odd since it is likely that at that time, both the Chinese and the Japanese probably referred to Korea as "Joseon" (BTW, Chinese pronunciation is why Japan is "Japan" in English - the Mandarin pronunciation of 日本 is "riben" [pronounce the "ri" sort of like "zher"] whereas the Japanese pronunciation is "Nihon").
    This has nothing to do with cram school.

  • @jeonneo4146
    @jeonneo4146 Před rokem +3

    Born in Korea and lived almost 30years in Korea.
    Became a construction engineer after University, education process was hard as hell but work was beyond imagination.
    Had to get in the fields before 7am and usually worked till midnight. What, usually 15hrs a day and one day off in two weeks if I’m lucky, had no off for two months. There was a guy in a different field, no day off for six months. Fixed salary, no extra pay unless you work for really big companies.

  • @ac70998
    @ac70998 Před rokem +15

    This perfectly explains why the birth rate in South Korea is soooo low. 😅 Actually they have the lowest birth rate in the world….

  • @susanna6978
    @susanna6978 Před rokem +2

    That explains why JiMin only got 2 hours of sleep everyday

  • @diu010
    @diu010 Před rokem +5

    This is no kidding

  • @melranda111
    @melranda111 Před 10 měsíci

    Hearing students saying "LIKE" every 5 words ...

  • @tl5402
    @tl5402 Před rokem +2

    m from Korea. the prof is basically trying to say the Korean education system sucks and I agree.

  • @accessrajib
    @accessrajib Před měsícem

    BUT, THE SINCERITY AND GESTURE FOR HARD WORK==> IS SOMETHING TOO FANTASTIC WITH KOREAN PEOPLE, KOREAN CULTURE AND AS A WHOLE-KOREAN SOCIETY. BECAUSE WHEN SOMEONE IS QUITE SINCERE TO HIS OR HER ASSIGNMENT- IT HAS AUTOMATICALLY INFUSES STRESS ON HIS OR HER MIND ==> SUBSEQUENTLY KOREAN PEOPLE ARE TOO SERIOUS ABOUT QUALITY OF LIFE !!

  • @user-kx1kl3nx5p
    @user-kx1kl3nx5p Před rokem +2

    So... S korean students who went trough Korean public school + massive amounts of cram time at hagwon and a S. Korean student who just went to what sounds like a chill international school ended up at the same university. Perhaps that tells us something about the effectiveness and quality of Hagwons and the S. Korean education system?
    As to S. korea being safe- how about asking the girls that, then there might be some comment about the disturbingly common rape culture in S. Korea.

  • @dmdj8588
    @dmdj8588 Před rokem +1

    Born and living in korea as of korean is literal endless grinding☠☠

  • @ejbae780
    @ejbae780 Před rokem +1

    Korea did not start from Joseon dynasty, but it is the dynasty before the Japanese colonization for 500 years

  • @r2jay.g923
    @r2jay.g923 Před 11 měsíci +2

    3:29 To add more information to that, my generation of Korean high school education. the public school started at 7am to 11pm we also went to school on the weekends and holidays. of course no summer vacation or winter vacation. So even tho you study 14 hrs a day without weekend nor holidays. it is just less than the average. because we went to Hakwon until 2 or 3 am. We've got to sleep only 3 hours a day and spending rest of our life in studying for the university. Lots of student suicided, overstressed. You have to cut your hair by regulation of the school. No freedom was allowed. My school rule was 15mm length for men student. for girls 15cm from the ear level was the regulation. ofc if you don't follow, teachers were allowed to hit you anyhow. So Hellchosun started we have gone through hell already. even when you apply for a job. there is always someone who would sacrifice themselves to win the position. so if you want to have a life then it is hard to get a job. cuz there is always someone who throw away their lives to win the position. that is where hell chosun word has started.

  • @turangatohiariki3042
    @turangatohiariki3042 Před 9 měsíci

    Socialisim explaine America's diffrence's when & why

  • @freesky9418
    @freesky9418 Před 11 měsíci +2

    Yeah of course you can try to balance sports and study,but reality is that if you do so you are not able to get into a good college and probably end up getting a job which can only survive and not able to save any money

  • @henryc1000
    @henryc1000 Před rokem +2

    10:49 wtf is up with 26?

  • @tiagodagostini
    @tiagodagostini Před rokem +2

    The most important question.. when do they learn Star Craft? :P

    • @scotty7591
      @scotty7591 Před rokem

      Star Craft is the after school sports team, and if you’re good enough you get drafted to go to Star Craft University

  • @utkarshsharma820
    @utkarshsharma820 Před rokem +15

    This is the number of times she said "like" in the whole video 👇

  • @kittygumdrop7442
    @kittygumdrop7442 Před rokem +1

    By the way people are reporting putting out 50-300 applications, but getting 2 interviews, we aren't far from hagwons becoming a thing.

    • @tiagodagostini
      @tiagodagostini Před rokem

      Nope. Study more time would change NOTHING regarding that. It is the opposite. Comapneis do not need more robots. AI already has that covered. We need people that can THINK outside the box and invent. I would prefer to hire an engineer that on his spare time write a fantasy novel than other one that studied some extra 4 hours per day. There is not even a competition on what a modern company would prefer.

  • @lnoorplaylist
    @lnoorplaylist Před rokem +12

    10:49 WTH

    • @thetragicghostking
      @thetragicghostking Před rokem

      Lol

    • @MYVloliDiruJP
      @MYVloliDiruJP Před rokem +3

      Looks like a racist act but idk. I don’t think it’s a coincidence that the topic was Korea and he did that…

    • @thetragicghostking
      @thetragicghostking Před rokem +1

      @@MYVloliDiruJP I don't think it was that deep. It was just someone being goofy.

    • @cathycoryell2351
      @cathycoryell2351 Před rokem

      He definitely did that for the camera.

  • @eneri83
    @eneri83 Před rokem +13

    They are Koreans and can speak English very well, but they can't explain exactly what is happening regarding the education in S.Korea. They can just simply say that after school they have to attend some academy/extra class/special class to be competitive.

    • @ac70998
      @ac70998 Před rokem +14

      Well not surprised at all. They might be good at taking tests but not necessarily critical thinkers. The asian education system (China, Japan & Korea specifically) doesn’t really encourage you to think outside the box. Disciplining urself and getting right on those standardized questions are always the priorities. funny but making a lot of sense fact: South Korea has the lowest birth rate in the world.

  • @ugaais
    @ugaais Před 10 měsíci

    Is dog eating preparation a major there?

  • @rds990
    @rds990 Před 11 měsíci

    Isn't that one guy the tailback for your football team ?? 🥴

  • @jjn6914
    @jjn6914 Před rokem +2

    A great topic, but pretty protracted and dragging to watch this panel. Can't get straight, concise answers to basic questions like "how old were you?" Hagwons have morphed from standard after-school tutoring places to a life-trajectory-defining mechanism and industry that work in conjunction with regular education, all for the simple aim to try to give one child a competitive edge over the other. Also, "Hell Joseon" and preparation for getting ahead starts at birth, not just school age.

  • @mangarang
    @mangarang Před 11 měsíci +2

    What’s the broader context of this clip? What is the professor’s point? Is this meant to extol the virtues of Korean education? Is it meant to deride this obsessive culture? Is it meant to compare this to the US system? What is the thesis?

  • @jongjongya4145
    @jongjongya4145 Před rokem +42

    like, like, like, like, like.

    • @deekay13
      @deekay13 Před rokem +13

      That's what happens when you learn English in America lol

    • @jongjongya4145
      @jongjongya4145 Před rokem

      @@deekay13 What? She grew up in CAMBODIA.

    • @deekay13
      @deekay13 Před rokem +5

      @@jongjongya4145 The first girl on the left grew up in Cambodia. The second girl is the one saying like like like.

    • @jongjongya4145
      @jongjongya4145 Před rokem +1

      @@deekay13 OK my bad, but the second girl said she grew up mostly in KOREA.

    • @deekay13
      @deekay13 Před rokem +2

      @@jongjongya4145 Ok, but both of them probably learned English at an international school based on American English.

  • @inburmyang
    @inburmyang Před rokem

    Stop saying like, like, like, please... and this is typically Korean, the discourse is wholly led by the professor and the students are just 'like' being passive/responsive 'like' he is 'like' the boss 'like' they 'like' just 'like' follow the professor's lead
    I think they could have talked more of their own personal views and experiences and not just go along with the professor's preset agenda

    • @inburmyang
      @inburmyang Před rokem

      Oh, the professor says like, like, like, too...

  • @MEA5755
    @MEA5755 Před rokem +1

    I really enjoy the content of these lectures but it annoys the crap out of me when every second word out of someone's mouth is "like....like". It makes it very difficult to listen to.

    • @EarlHayward
      @EarlHayward Před rokem

      Generally, I enjoy the lectures… However, the professor uses “yo” almost as much as the person used “like”…

  • @alex-ff1mp
    @alex-ff1mp Před 11 měsíci

    11:42 a student feels like is really hard to wake up at 4 AM to start learning.. :)

  • @jordank1813
    @jordank1813 Před 6 měsíci

    No wonder why the SK birth rate is the lowest in the world and still falling. The grind doesn't leave time for a family.

  • @tewkewl
    @tewkewl Před rokem +1

    I had to skip over the second girl. Like, like, like. Every third word. It makes you sound so dumb when you use like so much. Use a pause or maybe uh instead.

  • @Kittyququmber
    @Kittyququmber Před rokem

    Could be like the USA-ask the any person walking down the street what year did the 1812 war occur. No idea. Ask them how many states in the USA-no clue. I have lived in Korea. People are intelligent snd many play sports. And yes there is theater in Korea.

    • @EarlHayward
      @EarlHayward Před rokem

      C’mon man, everyone knows the war of 1812 started in 1776! Ask something difficult, like how many primary colors are there, or how many branches of government do we have…

  • @darlenegattus8190
    @darlenegattus8190 Před rokem +10

    Korea needs to prioritize what is actually important in life. There are some serious problems with Asian culture.

    • @djvranish
      @djvranish Před rokem

      S Korea has the lowest birth rate in the world. 0.78 per woman. That means roughly 68% of their population will disappear in 80yrs. It boggles the mind how right you are!

    • @scotty7591
      @scotty7591 Před rokem +1

      Sure there are some problems in Asian culture, but a high emphasis on being educated is not one of them. I wish more Americans were like this. But even while I was in college, it was a party and have fun lifestyle for most of the people I know. You can say that sucks and it’s not a good life. But it’s to better their life in the end. Sometimes something that sucks earlier on in life, better prepared you for the reality of the real world…

    • @benson238
      @benson238 Před rokem

      this is the reason why asians are so succesful in america. Now without affirmative action we can truely can have the best of the best in this country.

    • @tripline8076
      @tripline8076 Před rokem

      When America can feed the children in school actually lunch, we're calling the kettle black.

  • @MrJoko0803
    @MrJoko0803 Před rokem +1

    I am sorry but this conference was meaningless. This is entirely boushiit as we don't open Hackwon earlier morning before school lol. Why do both guys distort the reality of education in Korea?? This is a hilarious generalization. We don't go Hackwon three times a day because no one think that is efficient way in Korea lol. Just debating with the blinded who haven't been engaged in real Korean education lol. There are stronger legislationin Korea to moderate those absurd dealt with from the issues because there is "absolutely" also an alertness about excessive competition in education.

  • @merrittpalmer4349
    @merrittpalmer4349 Před rokem +3

    Why is this guy obsessed with Asia and Asians...

    • @tmtm5112
      @tmtm5112 Před rokem +23

      because east asia has been becoming power house of the world.

    • @hopeintruth5119
      @hopeintruth5119 Před rokem +5

      @@tmtm5112 well the economic power house of the world. I wouldn't just say power house

    • @KeenKoala115
      @KeenKoala115 Před rokem +20

      To have a constructive conversation…

    • @chrisv8164
      @chrisv8164 Před rokem +23

      Because it's the subject for the day. He talks about many different things. I believe he changes it every semester, and he tries not to have the same discussion twice.

    • @ugaais
      @ugaais Před 10 měsíci

      He had stir fried Labrador for dinner last night

  • @tacobrovo
    @tacobrovo Před rokem +4

    This is the advice I want to give to young adults. Please don’t say “like” in every sentence. Please learn how to speak properly.

  • @emahl1796
    @emahl1796 Před rokem +6

    Second gurl talk like valley gurl.too much “like”

  • @blah12393
    @blah12393 Před rokem

    Whats with today's youth with the use of the word like like like. Listening to a Korean i would never thought the word would be used so fricken much. My brain is getting tormented. I guess she's americanized. Even that one student asking a question used like too much. You know like used too much like answering questions like asking question like examples like it's my opinion, then don't like me, like me

    • @irmalair4730
      @irmalair4730 Před rokem +3

      Saying "like" a lot is pretty much an American thing. To me it's actually fun. I too used to hate people who overused it, but nowadays for some reason, I don't mind it. Plus, English isn't their first language, so it's good to be a bit more understanding. I think using "like" is to fill up the thinking space our brain takes, sorta like how we use "um"s and "uh"s.