Nguyễn Tiến Hải: Học·sinh Hàn·Quốc thực·sự nghĩ gì về hệ·thống giáo·dục Hàn·Quốc (What South Korean students really think about their education system)

Thứ Hai, 28 tháng 7, 2014

Học·sinh Hàn·Quốc thực·sự nghĩ gì về hệ·thống giáo·dục Hàn·Quốc (What South Korean students really think about their education system)

by MICHELLE WOO

Korean Students Speak is a Tumblr project that was started a few years ago by a group of Fulbright English Teaching Assistants working in South Korea.

“English is not just a test subject,” the description reads. “It is a language, a means to express and to engage. Many South Korean classrooms ignore this aspect in their singleminded focus on preparing for national tests. The goal of this project is to encourage students to creatively voice their opinion. On blank paper, in bold letters, these students speak to the world.”

Students, from elementary- to high school-aged, hold up signs displaying their thoughts. These musings range from frivolous (“I hate Rachel in Glee!!”) to political (“Dokdo is ours”) to aspirational (“I want to play basketball in NBA”) to personal (“I’m looking for boyfriend.”)

Many, however, use the opportunity to vent about the toil and pressures of school. Korean students have some of the highest test scores in the world and a higher rate of acceptance into American ivy leagues than any other foreign country. But such “success” comes at a cost. It’s not uncommon to see children cramming in study hallsto end a 15-hour school day.

Here’s a glimpse into their minds.

Giáo·dục Hàn·Quốc đang giết học·sinh

Em muốn về nhà

Em muốn tự·do

Hãy để học·sinh được tự·do.Chúng·em cần nghỉ·ngơi

Em muốn ngủ. Tất·cả học·sinh Hàn·Quốc đều mệt·mỏi

Có người chết vì giáo·dục Hàn·Quốc. Học·sinh cấp 3 ở Hàn·Quốc không hạnh·phúc. Chúng·em luôn phải học. Chúng em không thể ngủ. Chúng·em luôn phải cạnh·tranh thi·cử. Chúng em muốn thay·đổi nền giáo·dục của Hàn·Quốc. Hãy giúp em. :(