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Shul: Though it decreased as I grew
schoolgotoacademies.
school students spend most of their
up, I remember my teachers making
Shul: One year program? In Korea,
time. In addition, most high schools
uskneelonthedeskhittingourhands
almost all students seem to go to
in China have dormitories so that
withastickbecausewedidnotdoour
academies every day to study what
students can save time moving back
homework. Once I was punished for
they are to learn beforehand so that
andforthfromhometoschool.
doingmyhomeworkwrong.
they will not fall behind in school.
Shul: Korean students also study at
Wang: Physical punishment is
Allthateducationandthewilltostay
school, too. In many high schools, it
strictly prohibited in China. Actually,
ahead of others are to enter a good
is obligatory for students to have self-
if a teacher hits a student, the teacher
university. Because everyone does
studyingtimeafterdinneratschool.In
can be harshly punished. The parents
it, you feel nervous that you will be
my case, I had to stay until 11 o’clock
wouldnotletthathappen.
behindifyoudon’t.
atnightatschool.
Hanako: In Japan, they would never
Wang: That is so different from
Hanako: That is crazy. I saw it
give physical punishment like that
Chinabecauseschooleducationisthe
myself when I was in high school. I
unless they do something seriously
most important. Actually, it sounds
hadachancetovisitthesisterKorean
wrong. Nowadays, there are ‘Monster
like a waste of time and money to go
high school through a program and it
Parents’ who would never see their
toacademies.InChina,thosewhoare
wasacultureshockformewhenIsaw
child getting a disadvantage from
behind go to academies. Students in
all the students staying late at school
school.Ievenheardacaseinwhicha
bigcitiesdogotoacademiesnowadays
to study. In Japan, schools close at
mother got angry and demanded the
butitcannotbethenorminChina.
six and the security guards would not
teacher to give an alarm call for her
Shul: Education is competitive and
allowustostayinthebuilding.
child because the teacher should be
whatschoolsteachandwhattheKorea
Takingtheentranceexam
responsibleforthestudents.
Scholastic Ability Test (KSAT) in
again
Wang: I think similar situations
Korea are a little different, so I have
happen in China because in China,
seenstudentsattendingmanydifferent
each family is allowed only one child
types of academies just to prepare for
Due to feeling such great urge to
which makes their only child more
bothschoolandthenationalexam.
enter a prestigious university, more
preciousthananything.
Wang: Chinese schools give a lot
than 40 percent of the students taking
of homework, and good schools give
KSAT in Korea are high school
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more homework. So we review and
graduates taking the exam again.
study what we learned from school.
Students in China and Japan are also
The desire to do better than others
We spend a great deal of time doing
willing to sacrifice one more year to
can be said as a strong human nature.
homework. On the next day, the
taketheexamforbetterschools.
For the students facing exams in
teacher can check on us and help us
withthepartswehavedifficultiesin.
the three countries, extra tutoring
Shul: I actually retook the KSAT.
institutesexist.InKorea,‘Hakwon’or
Hanako: Japanese schools give out
It is something you do not want to go
private academies is a big industry in
daily homework but not so much.
through really but there are so many
education.
Maybe an hour a day and you will be
students trying for another chance
and even after they fail the first retry,
done.
Hanako:Betweenthetwo,ofcourse,
Shul: It may not apply for all the
manyretakeit.Thereareseveralways
school education is more important.
schools in Korea but I don’t think
you can choose but usually students
However, Japanese students rely
homework is routinely given. They
go to ‘hakwon.’ Also there are many
highly on academies to prepare for
give you project assignments once a
people taking the exam for more than
exams.Theytakeoneyearprogramto
semester. They are not necessarily
twotimes.
prepareforspecificexamssuchasthe
relatedtotheactualstudieseither.
Hanako:Notmanypeoplewouldtry
university and high school entrance
Wang:Afterallclassesend,students
fortheirthirdtimeinJapan.Butthere
exams. Those who want to specially
also stay at school until about ten to
are many students trying for another
learnmoreaboutwhatyoulearnfrom
study. School is usually where high
chancetoo.
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