Is this really multiculturalism? The front-page headlines in The Korea Times April 18 issue stood out as a reminder and a laudable intention to promote multiculturalism in Korea.
Treating North Korea as parents treat children A child having a temper tantrum can be as noisy as a wet hen and no one can settle him or her down. This occurs when parents do not discipline their children adequately.
'Boomerang Family' When children grow up, find spouses and leave home, parents feel hollow and fall into what psychologists call the "empty-nest syndrome." However, when their sons and daughter come back after suffering various setbacks in life - divorce, criminal co..
'Notes from Kenya' I was a person with a limited outlook. What I mean is that I simply and easily dedicate myself and concentrate on the field in which I'm most interested. Once I fell in love with one field, other areas were not of much concern.
'Creative' and 'democratized' economy In today's Korea, the catchphrases "creative economy" and "economic democratization" dominate mass media, public organizations, private institutions, policy think tanks and high-level decision makers.
Pure, white - and deadly The other day I came home from a doctor's visit feeling good. My primary doctor told me my glucose level is absolutely normal. What a relief that was! Two years ago, a routine blood test revealed a high glucose level, and I was told to remedy that ..
The secret miracle of flowers Spring is already well advanced. Flowers are in full bloom everywhere along the streets, beside the roads and on the hills.
Affirmative action, the remix Columbia University is going to court to change an endowment bequeathed to it in the 1920s. The woman who left it as a scholarship stipulated that the recipients must be white.
Toward a more liberal society Boasting a wide range of hosts and updated weekly topics, "Saturday Night Live (SNL)" is a long-running variety show which has emerged as one of the faves of Americans.
Wandering of a teenager Upon first sight, the boy appeared to be shy and young for his age. He had been absent from school for two weeks after the induction ceremony. So, his homeroom teacher called his mom to come to school with her son. Even if he does come to school, h..
Learning to yield The roundabout or traffic island comprises a significant and fearful element of the English driving test. But I'd never realized the extent to which it is a mini tutorial in behaviorism until, that is, Changwon city authorities built a couple of sm..
Governments tell lies Lies and more lies, everywhere. Yoon Chang-jung, the former government mouthpiece, keeps lying and Cheong Wa Dae does not seem innocent either, if the news reports are true.
To be a good educator I know a vice principal. I have worked with several principals and vice principals but the one I am talking about was one of the hardest to work with.
Shameless and impudent In his famous book Guns, Germs & Steel," UCLA Professor Jared Diamond said the grammar and vocabulary of the Korean and Japanese languages were 15 percent similar. That linguistic relationship points to a separation from each other about 5,000 ye..
Will President stand by her election pledge? I'm sure none of us were really surprised by the recent arrest of the American child rape suspect wanted in the United States who had been teaching children in Korea for almost a decade.
How K-pop can make it in US In the last 20 years K-pop has become globally recognized with acts such as Rain, Wonder Girls, and Psy creating a window of opportunity for Korea's celebrated pop culture.
Deprived but devoted In the 1970s and '80s, the developing countries in Asia were busy with electric power generation and distribution projects trying to catch up with rest of the modern world.
