I would not have survived the school systems that they have in Asia. My family housed a foreign exchange student from Korea for awhile. In Seoul he was in school all day, came home for dinner, then went to a different school before coming home to do homework.
Eh, If I got an assignment and dont finish it, 0 fucks given. Even being under a lot of pressure (Private School in Argentina, you're kinda fucked up with assignments)
Why?
Because I know that I will, 100% pass by the end of year, whether a C+ or an A, im passing.
0. Fucks. Given.
Unfortunately, cant say the same of those poor guys. Jesus, what kind of situation makes you kill yourself for not finishing homework?!?
[QUOTE]Just to give some perspective, 1st graders (no, not high school, elementary school) have school from 8:00 - 16:00. They get home and work with homework which can last up till 20:00 which is also when they are going to bed.[/QUOTE]
Lol. That's exactly the same time I've got to stay in school. In Fact, its all the same for elementary school and high school. And moreover, for like all my elementary school and the first year of high school, I had to go up till 5 PM!! 3 years ago they reduced the time by half an hour. So right now I've get to go by 4.30 PM.
[QUOTE=Cutthecrap;40522106]He, If I got an assignment and dont finish it, 0 fucks given. Even being under a lot of pressure (Private School in Argentina, you're kinda fucked up with assignments)
Why?
Because I know that I will, 100% pass by the end of year, whether a C+ or an A, im passing.
0. Fucks. Given.
Unfortunately, cant say the same of those poor guys. Jesus, what kind of situation makes you kill yourself for not finishing homework?!?[/QUOTE]
asian culture, as i said in other thread:
[QUOTE=lolwutdude;40328518]i think it honestly differs and depends on your country & it's economics on that time
for example, im from korea, and it fucking sucked to be a student here
you were expected to attend school from 7am to 3/4pm and although it's not 'law', your culture and family pressure forces you to attend cram schools which you'll get out at 10
and let's just put it this way, we have this incredibly competitive education system ( which has increased suicide rate lately because it's not a good fucking idea to base a human's worth off of education ), with very little reward afterwards
im fucking glad i moved to united states, because trust me when i say you're doing better financially than the kids who graduated from top universities in south korea if you're making more than $11
that's right, if you make 11 dollars an hour or more, you're already doing better than a lot of kids who graduate from top universities because they're stuck in entry level jobs because they realized old men and their offsprings tend to hold the higher positions which contributes to higher suicide rate in korea lately
so it honestly depends on culture and where you live[/QUOTE]
education isn't just something annoying like in the united states
in asian culture, it's seriously your fucking worth
the good thing is my parents realized it was fucking stupid and moved me to united states
as much as a lot of people like to glorify asian culture and prosperity, they don't realize much success & prosperity comes from the higher class old men and their families
[QUOTE] in asian culture, it's seriously your fucking worth[/QUOTE]
Wot? In Argentina it's the same. Ain't got a degree? Well, good luck starving on the streets. And mind you, it's not that easy to get a degree here...
[QUOTE=Lolkork;40512158]It was the straw that broke the camels back, they didn't take their lives just because of their homework.[/QUOTE]
so true, being perfect in their classes was probably their only drive left, as they could see it was the only path, and when that path closed, they ended it, sometimes in the push on education for a better future, we forget about the amount of stress that creates for young students
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