Time (October 3)
2011/ 10/ 05 by jd in Global News
Kids don’t study enough is the common complaint. South Korea faces a different problem: Children are studying too hard. Government officials have started patrols to “find children who are studying after 10 p.m. And stop them.” The officials hope “to reduce the country’s addiction to private, after-hours tutoring academies (called hagwons).” South Korea hopes to curb excesses “to reduce student stress and reward softer qualities like creativity.”
Tags: Creativity, Government, South Korea, Studying
