Handcuffs
Being I as one of the students in Korea, I have a large amount to say about the Korean education system. One thing that I recognize from Sir Ken Robinson’s lecture is that educational system is a worldwide problem. And, I was touched with his word “revolution.” As he said in his lecture, I thought same as him, necessity of revolution in education system. Then, what is the factor that students feel need change. The most crucial and fundamental problem is attitude of the system that doesn’t respect students’ diverse behaviors and thoughts. The system itself is made to suppress the diverse thinking, and pursuing one type of person; going to the good college and get a nice job.
As Ken Robinson said, students and kids have their own ability and passion, and they have to have an environment that raise their talents and give them an encouragement. But, now in Korea, not only the Korea but most of the countries, made education environment that is opposite to the environment that kids really need. Countries’ education model makes students to compete themselves and make lists to organize: top, middle, bottom class, only by students’ test scores. This system is made to teach us the competition; that there must be losers when there are winners. Also, this system including teachers made us to think only about “college,” that limits our talents.
Our school system limits our talents and abilities. It never accepts diversity. But, we need to, no have to respect the diversity. Because, the world is consist with diverse fields, people, thoughts and cultures. For example, there are many differences between Catholic and Hinduism. If our school educates students focus on Catholic and make students to adapt only on Catholic culture; the world cannot be harmonious. Also, there are many different yields: arts, music, science, economy and so on. All of things that consists world are important, and there must be experts in each area. And, in the world there are kids who are innately talented in one area or more. Then, we should make environment that helps each kids to develop their own talent, not suppressing their talents.
As, Ken Robinson said, it is time-consuming and hard to make revolution on education system. But, there are some people I know who works hard to change this situation, Michelle Rhee. She, well known as a school destruction model, is working hard to help students who get disadvantages because of the money and wants to change teachers who are authoritarian. She wants teachers to “devote themselves to the children, believe possibilities of the students and give them encouragements.” She appeared on “Oprah” and raised 1billion dollars to promote “transformative reform.” There are other people who work to change this education system except Ken Robinson and Michelle Rhee, but it is not enough. But, through people’s interest and motives to change this old-fashion system, in the future, we could change the system that is for the students not for the teachers and schools.
I am sick of the situation, society that leads our goals to one ultimate goal, “college.” We can live although we do not have college graduation diploma. All we need is a talent to live and to devote to the world. Because of this rotten system, students are handcuffed. Meaning students do not have freedom to raise their own ability except studying. The society itself is a jail and students are handcuffed. I believe there must be reformation in education system and we have to work together to achieve it.
Very good content, but your grammar needs help. If you print this out and give it to me (double-spaced) I don't mind revising - provided you make the changes and learn from your mistakes. I like your opinions and the added info about Rhee. She's a good kind of "trouble maker" who has done some interesting things. Good work!
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