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xai wrote on 2010-05-20 14:12
This is a very interesting article, I agree on the drop out rate for when korean kids go to university in the U.S, for its not like there education system. You see, I am not korean but while growing up I have come to depend on the motivation of competition, which I hate about my self. and without this form of motivation its very hard for me in school or mabinogi. I want to be self-motivated .But I do agree, this country need to change there education system, for we don't want to be left behind in technology and other area. But the idea of changing the U.S education system into korea is a bad, because not many students would be able to cope to this change.
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Tablo wrote on 2010-05-20 20:26
It's important to note that College/University system is much easier than the ones in United States. Which is, also, really depends on which school you're going to. Junior high/high school system's as f**ed up as Kitaek described. However, as far as I know. University system is much loose than United States. You do all the major studies in College in America...you don't do **** in Korea (there are exceptions).
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BobYoMeowMeow wrote on 2010-05-21 06:07
okay one last question
Presently, South Korea is aiming for two high-tech goals: By 2013, "flex books," or digital textbooks, will be given to every student — these 3-D learning tools are easy to update with links to online articles and visual and audio material, and they'll lighten backpacks that have been weighed down with heavy outdated textbooks. Robots for kindergarten are also due in 2013. IROBI will be a teaching assistant and a convenient "friend" who can register students, converse, sing songs, take photos, read stories aloud, and show films on its belly that has a seven-inch screen. Though U.S. teacher unions might reasonably object to a non-human teacher entering the labor market, no doubt many educators would welcome a professional stapler and housekeeper to help them with their endless classroom chores.
Anyone have any ideas how much the flex books would cost? owo
seems like you can just buy one and then torrent the books.
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Cucurbita wrote on 2010-05-21 06:47
Quote from BobYoMeowMeow;40683:
okay one last question
Anyone have any ideas how much the flex books would cost? owo
seems like you can just buy one and then torrent the books.
My guess:
Material price: 10 dollars.
Warehouse price: 25 dollars.
School price: 50 dollars.
Market price: OVER 9000 DOLLARS
In any case, sounds like another pointless device that will cause students to play games and slack off on.
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Virtue wrote on 2010-05-21 15:46
I'm in favour for more competitiveness at secondary/high schools.
Public ranking boards for all tests, please.
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Osayidan wrote on 2010-05-21 16:08
The idea for those books is nice. If kids play games on them that's their loss, not mine.
Next step is disposable computers that are as thin and flexible as a sheet of paper. Grab one for 0.25$, check the news, play a game on the bus, throw it out when you arrive at work.
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NewbieNub wrote on 2010-05-21 17:36
LOL 243 days per year for Japanese people?
Singapore easily tops that.
Easily.