#Hagwon

Don Porqué

@donporque.bsky.social

2 weeks ago

¿Por qué Corea del Sur exprime así a sus estudiantes? Corea del Sur convierte el estudio en una carrera diaria: academias, falta de sueño, ansiedad y un coste brutal para miles de alumnos. Corea del Sur lleva años siendo presentada como una potencia educ...

¿Por qué Corea del Sur exprime así a sus estudiantes? #CoreaDelSur #Educacion #Estudiantes #Seul #SaludMental #Hagwon #Universidad #Asia #Depresion #Ansiedad #Examenes #felizmiercoles #25demarzo #GoogleDiscover #Actualidad donporque.com/corea-del-su...

Korea JoongAng Daily

@koreajoongangdaily.com

3 months ago

Ordinance to extend hagwon hours in Seoul sparks debate over regulating cram schools Seoul's 10 p.m. curfew on hagwon is facing renewed debate as an ordinance seeks to extend hours to midnight. This move raises concerns about academic pressure, student rights and the implications for…

#Seoul's 10 p.m. curfew on #hagwon is facing renewed debate as an ordinance seeks to extend hours to midnight.
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CedarBough T. Saeji

@thekpopprof.bsky.social

6 months ago

But English teachers and people working in universities are actually incentivized NOT to learn Korean. At the low level, in a #hagwon, the boss wants you to speak English only, and you don't have much free time to learn Korean. #학원 #whitecollar #EnglishMonkey

KoreaFlip Magazine

@koreaflip.bsky.social

7 months ago

The Korean Suneung Exam: A Life-Defining Battle Unpack the Suneung, South Korea's "life-defining" college entrance exam. Explore its intense pressure, societal impact, and mental health costs.

Unpacking Korea's 'Exam War': The Intense Pressure and Societal Stakes of the Suneung

#KoreanSuneung #ExamPressure #KoreanEducation #Hagwon #MentalHealthKorea #SKYUniversities #KoreaFlip

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Cindy Kang

@cindysykang.com

1 year ago

In Daechi-dong, cramming begins at age 4 South Koreans too young to hold a pencil compete to write essays to get into English kindergartens In a brightly lit classroom in Seoul’s Daechi-dong, 4-year-old Tommy (a pseudonym) grips his pencil, ...

I kinda went through this growing up and was not so happy about being the kid in Daechi. It has only gotten worse.

#hagwon #EduSky

Soju Sessions Podcast

@the-soju-sessions.bsky.social

1 year ago

Episode 11: All About Hagwons (Part 1) The Soju Sessions · Episode

The good, the bad, and the ugly.
Listen to our special:
All about Korean Academies
#korea #hagwon #학원 #KoreaBoo
#expat #southkorea
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