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The Criminals of Youth Identities | Yeawon Choi | TEDxDaeguInternationalSchool


let me ask you all a question are you

let me ask you all a question are you guys happy as serious living in South

guys happy as serious living in South

guys happy as serious living in South Korea one of the top nations with top

Korea one of the top nations with top

Korea one of the top nations with top educational performances are you happy

educational performances are you happy

educational performances are you happy yes I’m asking you who helplessly strive

yes I’m asking you who helplessly strive

yes I’m asking you who helplessly strive to meet society’s demands you who is

to meet society’s demands you who is

to meet society’s demands you who is eager to stand up your parents

eager to stand up your parents

eager to stand up your parents expectations and you who seem to have

expectations and you who seem to have

expectations and you who seem to have lost your true genes and true happiness

lost your true genes and true happiness

lost your true genes and true happiness every second Tuesday of November is an

every second Tuesday of November is an

every second Tuesday of November is an extremely important day in Korea cars

extremely important day in Korea cars

extremely important day in Korea cars our cars are banned from streets police

our cars are banned from streets police

our cars are banned from streets police officers come to empty the rooms for

officers come to empty the rooms for

officers come to empty the rooms for several hours and parents go to

several hours and parents go to

several hours and parents go to religious gatherings to pray it is the

religious gatherings to pray it is the

religious gatherings to pray it is the day that all students have been waiting

day that all students have been waiting

day that all students have been waiting for it is the day that determines these

for it is the day that determines these

for it is the day that determines these students futures and lives it is the day

students futures and lives it is the day

students futures and lives it is the day of the C SAT which stands for college

of the C SAT which stands for college

of the C SAT which stands for college scholastic ability tests millions and

scholastic ability tests millions and

scholastic ability tests millions and thousands of students all around Korea

thousands of students all around Korea

thousands of students all around Korea take take them after years of

take take them after years of

take take them after years of preparation eager to enter one of the

preparation eager to enter one of the

preparation eager to enter one of the top ranking universities each students

top ranking universities each students

top ranking universities each students potential success in life is determined

potential success in life is determined

potential success in life is determined by how they perform on these exams and

by how they perform on these exams and

by how they perform on these exams and into which colleges they rule to with

into which colleges they rule to with

into which colleges they rule to with such scores as a matter of fact a few

such scores as a matter of fact a few

such scores as a matter of fact a few weeks ago the result for the 2018 C SAT

weeks ago the result for the 2018 C SAT

weeks ago the result for the 2018 C SAT came out this regarding the fact that

came out this regarding the fact that

came out this regarding the fact that this year’s test was one of the hardest

this year’s test was one of the hardest

this year’s test was one of the hardest of all times a total of 15 students have

of all times a total of 15 students have

of all times a total of 15 students have scored a perfect score

scored a perfect score

scored a perfect score once again highlighting Korea’s intense

once again highlighting Korea’s intense

once again highlighting Korea’s intense education system and its high performing

education system and its high performing

education system and its high performing students the world may look at South

students the world may look at South

students the world may look at South Korea as the leaders of education and

Korea as the leaders of education and

Korea as the leaders of education and being its high performances however in

being its high performances however in

being its high performances however in reality this is not true overwhelmed by

reality this is not true overwhelmed by

reality this is not true overwhelmed by Tiger moms and standardized tests this

Tiger moms and standardized tests this

Tiger moms and standardized tests this system creates numbers of overachieving

system creates numbers of overachieving

system creates numbers of overachieving students who pay stiff cost and

students who pay stiff cost and

students who pay stiff cost and well-being and happiness despite our

well-being and happiness despite our

well-being and happiness despite our government imposed 10 p.m. curfew on the

government imposed 10 p.m. curfew on the

government imposed 10 p.m. curfew on the so called crimes

so called crimes

so called crimes schools students spend long hours at

schools students spend long hours at

schools students spend long hours at school at home at hot ones and even

school at home at hot ones and even

school at home at hot ones and even online studying on ordinary

online studying on ordinary

online studying on ordinary undergraduate in South Korea studies up

undergraduate in South Korea studies up

undergraduate in South Korea studies up to 13 hours a day whereas the typical

to 13 hours a day whereas the typical

to 13 hours a day whereas the typical secondary school under study sleeps only

secondary school under study sleeps only

secondary school under study sleeps only about five and a half hours at most

about five and a half hours at most

about five and a half hours at most which is way below the recommended seven

which is way below the recommended seven

which is way below the recommended seven to nine hours of sleep and although they

to nine hours of sleep and although they

to nine hours of sleep and although they perform well on international exams such

perform well on international exams such

perform well on international exams such as Olympia’s South South Korean students

as Olympia’s South South Korean students

as Olympia’s South South Korean students participation rates in school and

participation rates in school and

participation rates in school and satisfaction rates are extremely low

satisfaction rates are extremely low

satisfaction rates are extremely low statistically only 60% of the students

statistically only 60% of the students

statistically only 60% of the students confess to field content in school as

confess to field content in school as

confess to field content in school as compared to an average of 80 percent

compared to an average of 80 percent

compared to an average of 80 percent among the world’s wealth in age and

among the world’s wealth in age and

among the world’s wealth in age and according to the Korean Institute for

according to the Korean Institute for

according to the Korean Institute for curriculum and evaluation this is

curriculum and evaluation this is

curriculum and evaluation this is because these students learn to prepare

because these students learn to prepare

because these students learn to prepare for their university entrance exams as

for their university entrance exams as

for their university entrance exams as opposed to other practical usages or the

opposed to other practical usages or the

opposed to other practical usages or the studies that are actually interested in

studies that are actually interested in

studies that are actually interested in and given its low population rate

and given its low population rate

and given its low population rate the South Korean government strives to

the South Korean government strives to

the South Korean government strives to cultivate individuals with high

cultivate individuals with high

cultivate individuals with high productivity and labor efficiency rates

productivity and labor efficiency rates

productivity and labor efficiency rates the South Korean government has indeed

the South Korean government has indeed

the South Korean government has indeed succeeded and ranking top 11 in having

succeeded and ranking top 11 in having

succeeded and ranking top 11 in having the highest GDP ‘some unghh the nation’s

the highest GDP ‘some unghh the nation’s

the highest GDP ‘some unghh the nation’s but its overall welfare and happiness of

but its overall welfare and happiness of

but its overall welfare and happiness of its people especially teenagers should

its people especially teenagers should

its people especially teenagers should not be forgotten and it’s and the

not be forgotten and it’s and the

not be forgotten and it’s and the teenagers of this society should truly

teenagers of this society should truly

teenagers of this society should truly be acted as teenagers not even having

be acted as teenagers not even having

be acted as teenagers not even having time to watch a single movie it’s just

time to watch a single movie it’s just

time to watch a single movie it’s just insane they should have time to go out

insane they should have time to go out

insane they should have time to go out with their friends to watch the newly

with their friends to watch the newly

with their friends to watch the newly released movies or go shopping or even

released movies or go shopping or even

released movies or go shopping or even go or even go find some food that they

go or even go find some food that they

go or even go find some food that they saw on Facebook which sees which looks

saw on Facebook which sees which looks

saw on Facebook which sees which looks delicious each and every individual

delicious each and every individual

delicious each and every individual possesses his or her own unique music

possesses his or her own unique music

possesses his or her own unique music inside which struggles to put struggles

inside which struggles to put struggles

inside which struggles to put struggles to harmonize with other diverse tunes

to harmonize with other diverse tunes

to harmonize with other diverse tunes and to make one big Orchestra however in

and to make one big Orchestra however in

and to make one big Orchestra however in order to make this into reality we

order to make this into reality we

order to make this into reality we should make sure we should make

should make sure we should make

should make sure we should make June until now we are we have acted as

June until now we are we have acted as

June until now we are we have acted as if we were blind as if we didn’t know

if we were blind as if we didn’t know

if we were blind as if we didn’t know what was happening around us as if this

what was happening around us as if this

what was happening around us as if this wasn’t such a big of an issue in the

wasn’t such a big of an issue in the

wasn’t such a big of an issue in the first place the a society that

first place the a society that

first place the a society that regardless youngsters as a part to be

regardless youngsters as a part to be

regardless youngsters as a part to be utilized as the administration of the

utilized as the administration of the

utilized as the administration of the family or even the nation should be

family or even the nation should be

family or even the nation should be profoundly changed the government they

profoundly changed the government they

profoundly changed the government they should stop is stubborn exploration for

should stop is stubborn exploration for

should stop is stubborn exploration for artificially talented people the parents

artificially talented people the parents

artificially talented people the parents just stop passing down their demands and

just stop passing down their demands and

just stop passing down their demands and their dreams to their children and we

their dreams to their children and we

their dreams to their children and we the teenagers she knows step out of the

the teenagers she knows step out of the

the teenagers she knows step out of the cages Society has captured us then and

cages Society has captured us then and

cages Society has captured us then and she explored the world until we find our

she explored the world until we find our

she explored the world until we find our true selves our two genes and she

true selves our two genes and she

true selves our two genes and she identities thank you

identities thank you

identities thank you [Applause]

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