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Seoul superintendent reluctant to abolish elite high schools

Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education Superintendent Cho Hee-yeon said Tuesday that abolishing elite high schools should be preceded by an in-depth discussion to minimize any unintended consequences for students and their parents. The first comment on the controversial issue by the superintendent indicates his reluctance to swiftly shut down the nation’s 46 autonomous and 31...

Education | 2017-06-27 16:37

Korean to be taught in Philippines high schools

Filipino public high school students will be able to learn Korean as a second language.

Education | 2017-06-27 14:41

Last state-run bar exam takes place this week

Hundreds of people are taking their last shot at the 59th state-run bar exam, now in its second round, from Wednesday to Saturday at Yonsei University in Seoul. Of the 189 people, 50 test-takers who pass this round and the next round slated for November will be the last to join the legal circle through the exam before it is abolished. Beginning next year, citizens seeking legal careers will need to attend law schools and take a new state exam only open to law school students who have completed their three-year coursework. The exam - known as “sasi” in Korean - dates back to 1963. Since then,...

Education | 2017-06-22 18:26

KAIST ramps up efforts to lure talented foreign students, professors

The Daejeon-based Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology will hold the event dubbed “Embassy Day” at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in downtown Seoul on Friday. Nearly 100 foreign diplomats from 65 countries were invited to the event. KAIST President Shin Sung-chul and other faculty members in charge of the school’s admission, external and other key affairs will also atten...

Education | 2017-06-22 15:15

Investigation to begin into Soongeui bullying case

The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education (SMOE) said Wednesday it will begin an investigation into a bullying incident at Soongeui Elementary School which took place in April. Education authorities will look into suspicions that the prestigious private school omitted the names of students involved in the bullying based on their family background. “Because it is difficult to determine whether the school intentionally attempted to downplay or cover up the incident based only on the claims of the victim and the files provided by the school, an additional investigation is necessary,” an offici...

Education | 2017-06-21 16:01

Liberal minister nominee poised to reform education

Amid the continuing controversy over the Moon Jae-in administration’s appointment of ministers, attention is being drawn to former liberal educator Kim Sang-kon, nominee for deputy prime minister for social affairs and education minister. While serving two terms as superintendent of the Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education from 2009 to 2014, Kim made the local government c...

Education | 2017-06-21 15:56

How to get your kids to listen to you

Even the most well-behaved children can have selective hearing at times. One day they don’t seem to even recognize that you’re speaking. The next, they clearly hear you, but are failing to follow your directions. It can be frustrating when children won’t listen. As parents, we sometimes inadvertently teach our children that it’s okay not to listen.

Education | 2017-06-21 15:48

Celebrated Korean poems (25)

A large, soft hand extends toward me. With five fingers open wide a vast ocean comes surging toward me.

Education | 2017-06-21 15:44

Kyonggi adviser denies illegal wage skimming of foreign teachers

The following is a refutation of The Korea Times’ May 26 article titled “Foreign teachers accuse school of illegal wage skimming.” - ED.

Education | 2017-06-21 14:26

Comic books inform children and their parents about rare diseases

The Woongjin Foundation published three new comic books designed to inform children and their parents about rare and hard-to-cure diseases Wednesday. It donated the comic books to all families with children suffering from these diseases. Since 2008, the non-profit foundation, with the collaboration of the Korean Society of Inherited Metabolic Disease, has published comic books to help young patients and their parents better understand the various diseases and coping strategies. They have so far published 21 comic books, each covering a different disease. The three recently published books ar...

Education | 2017-06-20 17:54

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