In South Korea education is highly prioritized. However, in
order for children to go to the most elite schools, they have to be sent away and
usual their mom comes with. This means families have to be separated in order
to get elite education. Usually the social class that can afford the elite
schools and willing to have separated families is the higher class. Nowadays families
separating for the sake of education have become a common practice and more people
are partaking in it. In America in today’s society, we view people who can
speak both English and Spanish an excellent tool. However, in Korea if you can
speak English it shows you come from the “right” family and it’s a luxury. Education
is highly valued in Korea even to the point where students overly study and
this has become more of a trend. According to the article, most Koreans start
learning in English in kindergarten and by the time they’re teenagers they’re
deprived study-holics This is having an effect on kids because they’re not
enjoying and free time and they’re studying hard constantly. According to the article,
Korean students rank among the highest among the world’s unhappiest and suicide
rates have increased. However, some parents do like the separation part because
they say it helps their marriage. On the other hand, children will become
distant with their fathers and can lose that relationship.
This is a social global issue because Korea is having
students cram and study too much. Education is great to have and smart children
are what we need, however, having children study to the point they want to
commit suicide is unethical. The separation of families isn’t very wise either
because families need one another. Having a strong family that supports you can
get you through a lot of times in your life. However, if you’re away from some
of your family and you’re studying all the time and cramming it only hurts you
in the long run. The fact that suicide rates have gone up and Korea is now ranked
as having the world’s unhappiest kids is not a good thing. If children are
killing themselves because school is too much and it’s taking over their life
the population is going down. We need the young people to balance out the economy,
and with birth rates already falling we don’t need children to be dying; especially
not purposely dying. Being smart and studying is excellent, but it shouldn’t be
to the point where it controls your life and makes you unhappy.
11/7/12 1:27 p.m.
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