Education Quote by Amanda Ripley

“The Korean private market had unbundled education down to the one in-school variable that mattered most: the teacher. It was about as close to…

— Amanda Ripley

“Interestingly, the only class that Eric actually enjoyed in Korea was math. He noticed it on his first day of school. Something was very…

— Amanda Ripley

“Even South Koreans themselves struggle mightily to fit into their own success-obsessed, status-conscious, education-crazed culture.”

— Blaine Harden

“South Korea knew that it was a poor country not long ago, and they had learned that defeating poverty was a national effort. Paying”

— Euny Hong

“Nowadays, the level of illiteracy in Korea is virtually zero. Unlike many other places in the world, all people with an interest in politics…

— Daniel Tudor

“Korea has no natural resources and very little arable land. Compounding the problem is that labor costs have risen so dramatically in the last…

— Euny Hong

“When kids made a decision for themselves they have a vested interest in showing they were right. Lee wanted to prove to me that…

— Cokie Roberts Steve Roberts

“rigor mattered. Koreans understood that mastering difficult academic content was important. They didn’t take shortcuts, especially in math. They assumed that performance was mostly…

— Amanda Ripley

“Just finished [Capitalist in North Korea]—fascinating! What an experience. Wow.”

— Justin Rohrlich Emmy Award Winner Head Writer Minyanville's World In Review

South Korea at the end of the Second World War had a very low level of literacy. But suddenly, like in Japan, they determined…

— Amartya Sen

“We were taught that the United States brutally slaughters our brothers and sisters in the south. That we must free the people of South…

— Masaji Ishikawa

“Education inspires the educated to think for themselves. Schooled programs the schooled to work for others.”

— Mokokoma Mokhonoana