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SUNEUNG (college entrance exam)
6:30 am: Wake up and go to school
7:20 am-4:00 pm: School
4:30 pm: Educational Institute
6:30 pm: Sleep at educational institute
8:00 pm: Return home and dinner
9:00-10:30 pm: English tutoring at home
11:00 pm: Do homework
1:00 am: Go to bed
High school underclassmen cheer for their seniors in front of a college entrance examination hall before the test begins in Seoul. Despite the encouragement and enthusiasm immediately before the exam, many steps are taken to ensure test takers are not disturbed during the test. The stock market opens an hour later, flights do not land during listening portions of the test, and no one can park within 200 feet of a testing center.
Hagwon
SCHOOL VIOLENCE
According to 2012 National School Violence Survey conducted by the Foundation for Preventing Youth Violence, or FPYV, about 12.0% of 5540 students surveyed answered that they have been bullied, 12.6% stated that they have bullied, and 40.8% of the students claimed that school violence was extremely severe.
Another survey of 4.5 million students conducted by the Korean Ministry of Education reported that about 63.6% of bullying occurred during school hours, 50.0% of which occurred in the classrooms, during break. The reason behind school violence was not too profound: about 40.0% of the assailants surveyed responded that they bullied with no reason at all or just for fun.
According to CNN, "South Korea's suicide rate among youth increased by 57% in 2011, compared to 2001" and "bullying is one of the causes known to contribute to South Korea's extremely high youth suicide rate." With the increase in number of students who'd experienced serious pain from bullying, the number of students who had considered suicide due to school violence has also increased. In 2011, 31.4% replied to have attempted or have considered suicide after being bullied. In 2012, the rate rocketed to about 44.7%.
Is the South Korean
Education system unhealthy? Does it value rote memorization over creativity?
Mothers and grandmothers pray for their family member's success at a Buddhist temple in Seoul on test day. Parents make enormous financial sacrifices to ensure their children have the best shot at scoring high on the test.
Middle school
VOCABULARY
School: Hakgyo
Middle school: jung haggyo
Elementary school: chodeung haggyo
High school: godong hagkyo
University: Daehakyo
Teacher: Songsaennim
Tutoring agency: Hagwon
Parents: bumonnim
Exam: siheom
Education: gyoyug
morning: achim
night: bam
evening: jeonyeog
suicide: jasal