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n Nov. 12, the University’s Central Election Administration
Hebroughttolightwhattheneglectedracecouldnotdaretodreamand
Commission held a public hearing in which candidates
desire.DuringthedaysofthepresidentialelectionintheUnitedStates,
introduced their campaign pledges for the 43rd student
some teenagers secretly donated US$50 or US$100 to Obama’s
presidentialelection.Imaginehowmanystudentswerethere?nomore
campaign,moneytheygotfromtheirparents.That’sbecausetheyoung
than20students.Whenitcomestothegeneralstudentpopulationwho
couldfeelthepossibilitiesofchangefromthispromisingcandidate.
participated in the hearing, with an exception of the campaigners of
The messenger who can carry the people’s hope is needed for
eachcamp,therewereonlyfiveinattendance.Surprisedwiththedull
Korean education too. Korean education makes students devote
participation,TheAargusinterviewedagroupofstudentstalkingnear
themselvesonlytoexamsregardlessoftheiraptitude,interests,andreal
the building where the hearing was taking place. Responding to my
abilities. The Korean educational structure strengthens the system of
question, “Why are you not joining the hearing?” they said, “We are
the rich-get-richer and the poor-get-poorer, and forces students to be
notinterestedinthemeaninglesselection.Wearetiredofthesameold
exhaustedbyanendlessstudyschedulewithoutbreakfastandbedtime.
pledges every year.” Their response was shocking but very
Koreaneducationalsopressesthepitifulstudentstocontinuallyprepare
understandable.
for exams to find jobs. People need a leader who can break up old
Thomas E. Patterson, a Harvard political scientist, shows a vicious
notions,theonlyvirtueofwhichisthattheyareold.
circlebetweenpovertyandelectionresultsinhisbook,“TheVanishing
While several years have passed without realizing the wishes of
Voter.” The possibility of voting by the poor is lower by 45 percent
students, people have gotten used to abandoning their dreams and
thantherich.That’sbecausethepoorhavelittletogainfromthevote.
desires.Itseemsthatallmanypeopleknownowisthattheirhopescan
Then, the low-income group loses its power through lack of
never become possible. Do the Korean students feel they can change
participation,andthuslosesitsrepresentatives.Thus,thepoorbecome
thingssuchastheyoungAmericanvotersfelt?Ifpeoplegiveuptheir
poorer, and then they won’t want to vote at all anymore. Maybe the
hopes, we will not see young people participate politically or socially
studentsTheAargusmetnearthehearingthinkthatnothingwillcome
anymore. There is hope, though. Young people showed at the last
from voting. Also, they probably know that there are no real
candlelight vigil against the policies of the Lee Myung-bak
representatives who can act or make decisions on behalf of the
government.Thisshowstheycareandaretryingtogetinvolved.
students.Inthesameway,mostuniversitystudentsmaynolongerbe
Butthereismuchtobeovercome.Theteacherwhoforcedtheyoung
interestedinanypoll.
peoplewhoparticipatedinthecandlelightvigiltowriteapaperseeking
Allagegroups,includinguniversitystudentsandtheirparents,agree
forgiveness for their behavior makes the students stop dreaming for a
with the opinion that the Korean system of education has to be
better world. The superintendent of educational affairs who received
changed. The Korean education system, however, has not been
unorthodox payments from the private education industry makes the
changed while representatives and presidents of the nation and
studentsabandontheirhopesagain.
presidents of universities and superintendents of educational affairs
OnAug.28,1963,inWashington,alotofAmericanssettheirhearts
havecomeandgoneovertheyears.Now,educationalinnovationhas
onfire,withahopethatseemedimpossibletoachieve,bylisteningto
becomesameredaydream.Nomatterhowtherepresentativesshoutfor
civil rights leader Martin Luther King’s “I have a dream” speech.
the educational change, people believe the dream is not possible
Koreanstudentsalsohaveadream.Wecanalsosetourheartsonfire.
anymore. It is as same as the situation that African-Americans have
If students can feel we can change the Korean education system and
dreamed since Lincoln freed them over one-hundred-and-fifty years
thereisamessengerwhocanleadthechange,westudentsarereadyto
ago. Time flies, however, and they think their hope is vain and not
donateourpocketmoneytoanelectioncampaignaswellasworking
possible.
ourheartsouttoelectsuchaleader.
Thereisamessenger,however,whobroughthopebacktothehearts
Wealsohaveadream.
of African-Americans, U.S. President-elect Barak Obama. People
Editor-in-Chief
MunHyeon-gyeong
praise him for strengthening African-American political participation.
www.theargus.org

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