Education systems in South Korea and the USA

Education systems in South Korea and the USA

ESL 156 Comparative Culture StudiesInstructor: 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 moneyAmerica - free education

A school that’s not supported financially by the government Parents have to pay for their children’s education

Good facilitiesHigh 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 17-19 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 17-19 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 17-19 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 http://www.moe.go.kr/

Seoul Art High school http://www.yego.or.kr/yegope/

Seoul Technical high school http://www.sdh.hs.kr/

American ways (Third education)- chapter 9

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