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ANSAN, Gyeonggi Province (Yonhap) ― A high school in this city south of Seoul partly resumed classes on Thursday, eight days after a ferry sank in southern waters, taking the lives of many of its stu...
Updated : 2014.04.24 20:59
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Last week’s sinking of the Sewol ferry that took the lives of more than 100 people ― most of them high school students on a school field trip ― has left the families of the deceased in despair, sur...
Updated : 2014.04.24 20:56
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Each year, hundreds of students knock on the doors of graduate schools and interpretation and translation. With the prolonged economic slump and jobless rate virtually at a standstill, many students a...
Updated : 2014.04.23 20:10
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Ever since Korea made the jump from developing country to advanced nation, there has been a nationwide effort to cultivate a new generation of innovative thinkers. From smart education and no-test “f...
Updated : 2014.04.10 20:46
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As Seoul prepares to implement “smart education,” an information technology-based education system, education circles voiced concerns that the plan was rushed and lacks substance. Seoul Metropolitan...
Updated : 2014.04.10 20:46
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I came to Korea as an adult, speaking mostly in English. Naturally, I am more comfortable speaking English than Korean. Although I still have some challenging moments when reading and writing in Korea...
Updated : 2014.04.09 20:54
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Teenagers at Korean schools are the best in the world when it comes to solving problems. They also rank high on both math and reading proficiency tests, according to recent study of 44 nations by the ...
Updated : 2014.04.09 20:54
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A group of fifth graders fiddle with their smartphones in the classroom. Instead of telling them to put them away, the teacher approaches with her own smartphone and shares some Internet resources.In ...
Updated : 2014.04.02 20:43
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Korean students finished with the top score in computer-based problem solving among all OECD countries, the Education Ministry said Tuesday.According to the ministry, Korean students garnered an average of 561 points on the problem solving section of the 2012 Program for International Stud...
Updated : 2014.04.01 20:55
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The Education Ministry vowed Tuesday to double its funding to 6 billion won ($5.65 million) this year to promote humanities among the public through lectures, forums and other various events. The outlay, up from 2.9 billion won last year, reflects the government’s efforts to help revive t...
Updated : 2014.04.01 20:54
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South Korean college students spend more time studying English than they do studying for their majors, a state-run research body said Sunday.Students spent an average of 8.89 hours studying on a weekly basis, and the amount devoted to English was 3.94 hours, according to the survey by the ...
Updated : 2014.03.30 21:03
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Publishers on Thursday said they would cease distribution and supply of this year’s textbooks, protesting a government order to reduce the price.Korea Authorized and Approved Textbook, a body that distributes and supplies textbooks to schools, claimed the price cut would severely affect t...
Updated : 2014.03.28 10:16
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A house built on sand is unstable, as is the Park administration’s “creative economy.” The term itself is very attractive, providing possible solutions to youth unemployment, the aging population...
Updated : 2014.03.27 20:42
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The government’s plan to slice down the number of college students to enhance educational quality has run into a hurdle, as students and professors opposed what they called the “reckless” merger an...
Updated : 2014.03.27 20:42
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Han Yoon-chan is a recent university graduate and job seeker who majored in political science. One of his graduation requirements, which, in his own words, “has nothing to do with his major,” was to...
Updated : 2014.03.26 20:53
