Great piece by @amandaripley @WSJ: in 2012 S. Korean parents spent $17B on tutoring; US spent $15B on video games http://on.wsj.com/12OsEbV
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@WSJ Dirty Korean lobby activity!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Change & progress “
@WSJ: Most S Koreans were illiterate 60 years ago; today, S Korea is #2 in the world in reading: http://on.wsj.com/12OsEbV ”Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@WSJ: South Koreans illiterate 60 years ago; today,15-year-olds No. 2 in world in reading: http://on.wsj.com/12OsEbV ” Hope for SAfricans?!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@WSJ AND AFRICAN AMERICANS ARE NOT WHERE SOUTH KOREAN CHILDREN ARE WHERE IS THE JUSTICE/DEMOCRACY ISNT IT IRONIC.MEZA MPR/MEZA RKTThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@WSJ: South Koreans were illiterate 60 yrsago; today 15 yr olds are No. 2 in the world in reading: http://on.wsj.com/12OsEbV ”@knockedekconk -
@kchood if they saw the english part of the korean sat they'd understand. it's intense. following in their footsteps...not so much. -
@knockedekconk exactly. America tends to breed lazy entitled idiots with no accountability.#whoops#imranting -
@kchood there are a few things i would take from this system but not all. my hs students are in school from 7:30a to 10p every day.
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@knockedekconk those poor kids!! And poor teachers!
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@WSJ A Korean friend of mine told me they study from 7am-11pm in a high school. All windows are barred to avoid subsides. No liberty there.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@WSJ that's the beauty of free markets and capitalism, no better way to boost productivity in an economy!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Reading: Most SKoreans were illiterate 60 years ago; now, SKorean 15-year-olds are #2 in the world in reading: http://on.wsj.com/12OsEbV
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@WSJ Mr.Obama could learn a thing or two, if only US classrooms weren't his captive training grounds.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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