No parents are more interested in their children’s education than Korean parents. They have a saying, “no learn, no food.” Korean parents feel it natural to sacrifice any opportunity to enjoy their own lives for the education of their children. Their passion for their children’s education has become the solid basis for the miraculous economic development of the last three or four decades. Most parents in Korea still think a college degree is a necessary “license” to enter society. Now parents show keen interest in so called genius education ? special education for gifted children. This has brought about some bad effects, but the passion goes unabated. Children who are under heavy pressure to study at a young age suffer depression, but aggressive parents ignore this “minor” problem. Is it OK to force children to study against their will. Or should we respect their wishes about whether or not they should study? Do parents have the right to decide what their children should study regardless of the children’s own wishes?

Useful Expressions

Ø college education
Ø diploma
Ø tuition
Ø faculty
Ø teacher
Ø professor