I’m Kenyan High school student , and I’m going to study in South Korea since my family is moving there next month, due to business

I kinda like their learning system but it can be stressful. I go to school by 6am and come back by 6pm in Nigeria. I like it cause it gives students the zeal to learn but it can be really stressful.

I agree that Korea offers high-standard education, but please beware that the Korean education system is very hard. As a matter of fact, it pressures students so much since 1st Grade, that some students, leave the country, and unfortunately, some end their own life.

I am a British/Irish teacher working in India and I have taught in more than 10 countries. I have taught many Korean students ever since 38 years ago. Our school also sends volunteers and teachers to foreign countries with students so that they can understand the great diversity of the world, and how their education is different than some others. Even, I have also been to Korea quite a few times. Once in 1989, 2001, 2009, 2012, 2014, 2017 and most recently, 2019. As far as I know, IIT JEE takes place after middle and primary school. I have heard that high school and college students in India face quite a lot of pressure studying. The article here is, as the author mentioned, written a decade ago. Now, students are being given more attention and care. At the moment, private academy classes are only allowed until 10 PM. According to my experiences in India, public and government schools are not in the best condition. Public schools in Korea can be compared to private international schools in India, such as INDUS and ISH. One thing I would like you to keep in mind is that the article is about elementary students, not high school.

Are you also from Korea. If Yes, what’s ur age and do you also study till 12 am or 2 am and only sleep for 3-4 hours???

The author said it was 2010 when this article was written. That was ten years ago!
Corporal punishment became illegal in 2014 if I remember correctly.
Same for Saturday classes, they were abolished in 2012, so at the time this was written they were still on.

I am an Indian. I am scared after reading this. Although that whole “teachers are god “and corporal punishment and taking off shoes is also common here. But this type of studying is common only in the coaching hubs like kota ( for IIT JEE prep which is the hardest and most prestigious engineering exam in india) and parts of Delhi .