2 Million Minutes Blog- Bob Compton

“Beginning in the late 1960’s, as part of a series of 5 year plans, the Government determined to rebuild the school infrastructure and make a high-standard national education a top priority. Government, business and academic leaders saw the only way for South Korea to pull itself out of poverty and into the modern world was entirely through intense, superior education. While one might argue the South Korean educational intensity is wildly excessive during the 3 years of high school, the results are certainly impressive when compared with other developing countries.”(more)

2 Million Minutes Blog- Bob Compton

“Whereas Korean 1st-6th grade had short days and lasted only 8 months, the academic rigor begins to kick in starting in Middle School and builds to an intense, nearly unbearable crescendo by 12th grade.”(more)

NPR – Doualy Xaykaothao

“This Thursday was one of the most stressful days of the year in South Korea: Nearly 700,000 high school students took the national college entrance exam.”(more)

Washington Post – Michael Alison Chandler

“But a new and gentler version of cram school is emerging in the United States. Over the past 15 years, scores of Korean-run academies have opened in strip malls and office buildings in such immigrant enclaves as Ellicott City and Annandale. Names such as Elite Academy and Einstein Academy reflect the educational goals that brought families halfway around the world.”(more)

NPR – Anthony Kuhn

“With admissions getting more competitive every year, spots at top American colleges are becoming a globally coveted commodity. In Seoul, one elite South Korean prep school has become the envy of many upper-crust U.S. prep schools with its success at getting its students into Ivy League colleges.”(more)

Indianapolis Star – Staff Writer

“Indiana University is joining with a South Korean university to offer a joint law and business degree.”(more)

New York Times – Choe Sang-Hun

“He turned to the Web to provide “an honest, inexpensive education available to everyone,” and South Korea’s multibillion-dollar test preparation industry has never been the same.”(more)

Education Week – Sean Cavanagh

“While math texts and lessons from two similarly high-performing Asian countries, Singapore and Japan, have found a niche in American schools, Korean mathematics remains largely absent from U.S. classrooms”(more)

Business Week – Staff Reporter

“Jang Hasung, dean of Korea University’s business school, talks about competing with U.S. and European rivals “(more)