Education systems in South Korea and the USA ESL 156 Comparative Culture Studies Instructor: Lyra Riabov Presenter: Soo Jin Kim

OUTLINE Introduction: Public and Private schools The education ladder in South Korea Examination for entering a college The differences of education systems between South Korea and USA Problems Recommendations & solutions Conclusion References

Introduction Public and private schools Public Private A school that is supported financially by the government South Korea – pay a little money America - free education A school that’s not supported financially by the government Parents have to pay for their children’s education Good facilities High academic standards

The Education Ladder in South Korea Pre-school (Kindergarten ) : 4 to 7 year-old English pre-school Physical Pre-school - YMCA

The Education Ladder in South Korea Elementary school 8 to 13 year-old (6 years) Demands for Education Middle School 14 to 16 year-old (3 years) - Wear a uniform - Many rules control the students - 45 students in a class - Lots of subjects are scheduled by teacher: Korean, English, Math, Science, Social Studies, Economics, Chinese letters, Physical Education, Arts, Music, some activity and so on

High school year-olds(3 years) General High school It is one-step upgraded from middle school Public and private A special purpose High school Foreign language High school It offers Foreign languages to students who major in them Science High school It offers education to students who passed exam The Education Ladder in South Korea

High school year-olds(3 years) The Education Ladder in South Korea Arts in High school - Majors: drama, music, dance and so on - Students learn not only arts but also academic subjects - More expensive than general high school

High school year-olds(3 years) The Education Ladder in South Korea Commercial High school It offers commercial information to students who want to work after graduation It offers technology education to students Technical High school

The Education Ladder in South Korea Higher education Community college (2 years) University (4 years) for bachelor degree Graduate program (2 years) for master degree PHD program (4 years) for doctoral degree

Examination FOR Entering a College Korean : 120 score Mathematics : 80 score Social Studies and science : 120 score English : 80 score Total : 400 score Test Subjects Level: 1-9 For example, 1 level means five percent of the total score Students can choose three colleges. It depends on the level When? Once a year

Availability of opportunity in South Korea The Differences of Educational Systems: South Korea and USA High Academic Education Many rules which are enforced by teacher create less juvenile delinquency Learning manners encourage students to be polite Parents support students to study They can only focus on studying for the examination

The Differences of Educational Systems: South Korea and USA Carefree and peer happy The way of teaching makes students Ingenious Some activities such as sports, drama and volunteering develop students’ social skills Students have part-time jobs for spending money It makes them independent Availability of opportunity in the USA

Problems In South Korea In the USA - No choice: do not enjoy school life - Full of stress due to study - Conventional thinking by memorizing method of education -Become a shy person due to passive classes - Serious young generation problems such as drugs, pregnancy murder, and so on

Recommended Solutions - Teachers encourage students to ask question during the class - Students should have their own time to enjoy some activities - School recommendation has to be more important than an examination - Parents allow students to work for spending money by themselves What can we learn from American education system? We should get ready to adopt the advantage of American education

Conclusion Each country has its own system of education Each system has advantages and disadvantages We should learn from each other

References The Ministry of Education in South Korea Seoul Art High school Seoul Technical high school American ways (Third education)- chapter 9

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