Cram Schools in South Korea
In South Korea, what university a student attends in their 20′s can determine their position and salary in their 50s. The life of a South Korean student, from kindergarten to high school, is culturally shaped largely by the quest of doing well on the standardized examinations that determine placement at a prestigious university. Over 50 boarding ‘cram schools’ are popping up for students who did not get into the university of their choice and are cramming again to retake the exam the next year. Read more in this International Herald Tribune article.
