Archive for the 'Education' Category

A Tale of Two Michelles

Wednesday, November 12th, 2008

[Another Update 11/30/08] Chancelleor Michelle Rhee will be on the cover of Time Magazine. Here is the juicy bit:
Inside the magazine, Rhee reveals she’s a Democrat but came close to voting for Republican John McCain for president. She says a close friend begged her to give Democrat Barack Obama a chance.
Rhee says she is [...]

South Korea Ejects Leftist Propaganda from Education System

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

Better late than never:
The Unification Ministry has adjusted the content of unification education for both adults and students with President Lee Myung-bak’s North Korea policy, emphasizing the importance of national security and North Korea’s human rights issues.
Some left-leaning lecturers, who have been slammed for propagating distorted views on North Korea for the past decade, [...]

Young Korean Herrenvolk Engaging in Agoge

Sunday, April 27th, 2008

Young Korean Herrenvolk engaging in their version of Agoge, at least according to the New York Times. The two Korean schools mentioned in the article are similar to Exeter or Andover in the United States in someways (they are private academies that serve children of affluent parents). But my guess is that the studious atmosphere and [...]

Church and School (or God and Korea University)

Thursday, January 10th, 2008

South Korean President-elect Lee Myung-Bak announced members of his transition team in the past couple of weeks. Since the news did not receive much coverage due to the holidays, better late than never as the saying goes.
Let’s start with the obvious one. Lee made history by including a foreigner, David Eldon. Eldon is [...]

Korean Studies Programs (Part 2)

Friday, August 31st, 2007

Like the previous post on Korean Studies programs, most of the information and advice given here is general, intended to point one in the right direction, and offer a few ideas as a starting point; a lot of work will need to be done to find the right program and ensure it will meet [...]

Korean Studies Programs (Part 1)

Tuesday, August 28th, 2007

Update: A few resources for finding Asian/Korean Studies programs. These lists aren’t all complete and contain many dead links, but it’s a good starting point:

Asian Studies
East Asian Studies
Korean Studies Centers/Organizations/Programs
South Korea WWW Virtual Library (scroll down to “Korean Studies,” a bit outdated but still useful).
Yuldo.net
Korean Studies Internet Resources

Original post: Recently I’ve received a few [...]