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www.brainnook.com

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- Lisa Durff on 06 Aug 13
  
  A closely guarded market! When 5 Americans (me among them) went to Korea to teach English we had to declare we were tourists at the border. We were indeed volunteers.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">A closely guarded market! When 5 Americans (me among them) went to Korea to teach English we had to declare we were tourists at the border. We were indeed volunteers.</div>
  
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South Korea has dramatically improved its education system over the past several decades and now routinely outperforms the U.S.
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South Korean 15-year-olds rank No. 2 in the world in reading
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93% high-school graduation rate
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- Lisa Durff on 06 Aug 13
  
  BUT they are ready for? factory jobs. The desks are typically nailed down in rows and teachers expected to lecture for 3 hours. I disrupted that idea rather quickly and my grammar class performed super well.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">BUT they are ready for? factory jobs. The desks are typically nailed down in rows and teachers expected to lecture for 3 hours. I disrupted that idea rather quickly and my grammar class performed super well.</div>
  
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In South Korea, if parents aren't engaged, that is considered a failure of the educators, not the family.
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www.neok12.com

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