History of Korea's education fever on display. Korea is known for its obsession with education. In Korea, which has the highest college entrance rate among OECD countries with over 70 percent, Kids are forced into fierce competition, being sent to different kinds of "hagwon" or private pram school in order to enter better college. The National Museum of Korean Contemporary History, located in downtown Seoul, holds an exhibition about the history of Korea's exam from late 19th century to present to shed light on this seemingly unusual phenomenon of Koreans, starting from Tuesday. "We prepared this exhibition as we do recognize the problem that many Koreans are too much obsessed with education. We hope that seeing the history of examination system will give some idea of what we need to improve in current education system," said Kim Seong-jun, curator of the history museum, on Monday. "Besides college entrance exams, there are many kinds of exams where many Koreans are experiencing fierce competitions like the civil service exam.
Four Keys to Thinking About the Future - Jeffrey Gedmin. By Jeffrey Gedmin | 2:00 PM December 17, 2013 A publishing company has discovered that one of its well-known authors has plagiarized. The publisher has pulled the title. But does the publisher’s responsibility end there? Does one disclose the transgression to the public? Or to the author’s university employer? Dilemmas are situations that require us to make a choice between equally unfavorable options. I recall an instance as President and CEO of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) when I was informed by my security chief — he and I both held top secret security clearances — that one of our journalists had once worked undercover for a hostile intelligence service. Confronting ambiguity is one of the issues that came up time and again in a symposium I had the pleasure of convening recently with the Harvard Business Review and the Sidney Harman Academy for Polymathic Study at the University of Southern California. 1. 2. 3. 4.
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