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also more likely to stay on.” They taught quirements and there is a tremendous
students who knew that their teachers amount of pressure to perform. Howev-
were bright, educated, and most impor- Ğƌ͕ ƉĞƌŚĂƉƐ ƚŚĂƚ͛Ɛ ďĞƩĞƌ ƚŚĂŶ ǁŚĂƚ Zŝ-
tantly, really wanted to be there. pley calls “the moon dance” culture of
American schools today: students who
South Korea: South Korea implemented don’t care about learning and skyrocket-
a rigorous post-high school exam that ing drop-out rates.
determines much of the student’s future
job prospects and career. Student and What can we do, as parents and educa-
parents in South Korea are so focused on tors, to help develop schools that foster
this exam that children go to school all “the smartest kids in the world?”
ĚĂLJ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞŶ ĂƩĞŶĚ ͞ŚĂŐǁŽŶƐ͟ Žƌ ĐƌĂŵ
school almost all night. Students and ͻ >ĞĂƌŶŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ůĞĂƌŶŝŶŐ͛Ɛ ƐĂŬĞ͘ tĞ
ƉĂƌĞŶƚƐ ŚĂǀĞ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂůŝnjĞĚ ƚŚĞ ŝĚĞĂ ƚŚĂƚ place a huge emphasis on learning for
in order to succeed, children need to not the sake of learning in our everyday lives
only learn, but also master the material. ǁŚĞŶ ŝƚ ĐŽŵĞƐ ƚŽ dŽƌĂŚ ĂŶĚ ŵŝƚnjǀŽƐ͘
That is incredibly important and should
WŽůĂŶĚ͗ WŽůĂŶĚ ŚĂƐ Ă ĐŽŵďŝŶĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ never be detracted from in anyway. In
&ŝŶůĂŶĚ ĂŶĚ ^ŽƵƚŚ <ŽƌĞĂ͛Ɛ ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶĂů order to help our children value educa-
Bulletin
system: well trained teachers, a rigorous ƟŽŶ ŝŶ ŐĞŶĞƌĂů͕ ǁĞ ŶĞĞĚ ƚŽ ƚĞĂĐŚ ƚŚĞŵ
curriculum, and a challenging exam re- ĂďŽƵƚ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŝŶŐ ĐƌŝƟĐĂů ƚŚŝŶŬŝŶŐ ƐŬŝůůƐ
ƋƵŝƌĞĚ ŽĨ Ăůů ŐƌĂĚƵĂƟŶŐ ƐĞŶŝŽƌƐ͘ ŶŽƚŚ- that they will take with them well be-
Ğƌ ŐůĂƌŝŶŐ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞ ŝƐ ƚŚĂƚ ǁŚŝůĞ WŽůŝƐŚ yond the four walls of their classroom.
ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ ƉůĂLJ ƐƉŽƌƚƐ ĂŌĞƌ ƐĐŚŽŽů͕ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ In other words, if we teach our students
no sports program in the school. In Po- to care about the process of learning,
land, school is for academics, not sports. they will be more invested. If we teach
ƚŚĞŵ ĂďŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ůŽŶŐͲƚĞƌŵ ďĞŶĞĮƚƐ ŽĨ
There are obvious problems with what learning, we will be providing them with
Ripley calls “the hamster wheel” of ed- Ă ůŝĨĞͲůŽŶŐ ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ͘
ƵĐĂƟŽŶ ŝŶ ^ŽƵƚŚ <ŽƌĞĂ ĂŶĚ WŽůĂŶĚ͘
^ƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ ĨĞĞů ƐƵīŽĐĂƚĞĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞ ƌĞ- ͻ WůĂŶŶŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĨƵƚƵƌĞ͘ ZĞŐĂƌĚ-
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