Over the weekend, I read an article that broke my heart. As many know, Koreans are very much into education, which includes proficiency in English. In Korea, parents send their children to English pre-schools, English tutors, and other forms to learn English. Recently, children are undergoing surgery to cut the strip underneath your tongue to help in English pronunciation. WHAT?? EXCUSE ME. I am Korean-American and my first language to learn was Korean. So how in the fuck can you have your kid tied down to an operating table to have that piece sliced for a greater range of movement?
This saddened me greatly because the education system in Korea is SICK. Children study hard from such a young age without a real childhood so that they can get into the top schools. They go to school early morning to late night. Many students commit suicide because of the pressures to get into the best schools in Korea. This is sick. Korea needs to change their educational system because this national epidemic is harmful to everyone's lives there. I understand studying hard because of your hunger for knowledge, and I understand that English is used in many countries and is almost a universal language BUT cutting of the tongue shit is just unacceptable.
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