located in the Yongsan District of Seoul
Elementary and middle school students in South Korea have to learn more math in less time than their counterparts in Europe, the US, and Japan, a study found. In addition, South Korean students are generally taught the same content at an earlier age than student in those other countries. The study identifies this as the fundamental reason that math education degenerates into rote memorization and problem solving, even though conceptual understanding is a crucial part of the subject. The study is likely to give momentum to the argument that a major reduction of math education in elementary, middle, and high school is necessary in order to decrease the number of students who give up on math altogether.On May 28, an education advocacy group called A World without Worries about Private Education held a conference comparing math curriculum in six countries at the main conference room at the Kim Koo Museum, located in the Yongsan District of Seoul. At the conference, the group presented the results of a comparison of elementary and middle school math curriculums and textbooks in the US, Japan, Singapore, the UK, Germany, Finland, and South Korea.
May 28. (by Lee Jeong-yong
