- Seeing children being ferried about in their yellow buses after school or by their mothers as if they were performers on a tight schedule made me ask what on earth it was all for?
Instead, we drive even elementary schoolchildren to their crammers, and they go to bed at 11 or 12 p.m. Parents in France or Germany send their children go to bed at 8 or 9 p.m. After school, children there spend the afternoon playing football or tennis. On vacation, they have fun playing with their parents and study to an extent they can cope with. They know the order of priorities in life, and are aware that they should not miss their youth.
Intellectual curiosity and healthy physical strength are the most important assets they nourish in childhood and youth. -
- Among the English Newspaper-
I know it is all right, and he says all good things. I also want to know the priorities of life as French and Germany, and I wish I could have youth nourishing intellectual curiosity and healthy phsical strenth. But I couldn't have as the others of my age. I hope I could raise my children like French or Germany, but I'm not sure.
Korea Society is like a mad runnig train. If one lose it once, he will lose it forever. No way to recover it.( Example : University name follow ones image after graduation such a long time)The writer living in France for 4years and 8monts and returning home recently should not compar our situation to France or Germany. How dare can Korea become France or Germany?
we aren't not French or Germany, which basic social welfar service are authorized to their people.
Peoples there do not need to worry about house, education and the lives of after retirement since nation
The basic reasons that korean live in such a hurry are mainly 3 of them, hosuing, education and lives in old age.House is so expensive that regular people can not buy a house with their monthly salary in capital city area.Having a house is understood as starting of a basic set up in Korean adults.
So, we are forced to save the money ( even in 70-80% of each salary) to buy a house.After buying house, average age of people reached around mid 30's or early40's.Child becomes the main theme of people's lives.In heavy competitive society like a Korea, we can let our children play alone.Even in school, teachers teach students considering all students get pre-lesson in their crammers.Thus child without pre lesson can not follow up scholl process or study at all.Education fee, also, is rising every year. After retirinig company whether it is by one's own mean or other forces,people worry about their future.Without monthly salary, how should we keep our lives?As far as I know, wetern country has a good national pension system, so they can get back in their old ages.No one believes korean national pension will protect our future lives.Although about 10% of salary amouont has been automatically paid, we think we are robbed, not wish to get back later.Above reason make korea people crazy in their lives amd education.Priority of life?Intellectual Curiosity?Hmm. they can not be raise from tough enviroment.