Tag Archives: Education

Grudges

Posted on September 20, 2009 by jaehwan

Writing this Thymos Anthology essay has been very difficult for me.  Even though I average about seven or eight rewrites per essay or story, I’m usually pretty accurate when the words come out.  With this personal essay, however, I feel … Continue reading →

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Where Teachers Make More than Baseball Players

Posted on July 16, 2009 by jaehwan

Saw this on my Yahoo page.  Top online course instructors in education-obsessed South Korea are making upwards of $4 million a year.  According to the report, these educators are like rock stars who have money and status. Because of the … Continue reading →

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Hungry for Knowledge

Posted on June 19, 2009 by jaehwan

CNN has a very enlightening article on kids and books in Africa.  The educational system and resources in Africa are shocking.   According to a U.N. study, 33% of school aged children in Africa have never set foot in a classroom, … Continue reading →

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Learn learn learn

Posted on April 15, 2009 by jaehwan

I once read an article by Eddie Van Halen about how he learned guitar.  He would listen to the guitar greats like Chuck Berry on his dad’s phonograph.  Because the solos were so fast, he’d play the records at a … Continue reading →

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Mr. Li and the Western Hemisphere on a Bucket of Water

Posted on April 9, 2009 by jaehwan

In high school, I had a teacher named Mr. Li.  Mr. Li  was the teacher who knew everything.  Because he was so smart, everyone sought his advice. He was the teacher who taught us to challenge everything that people had … Continue reading →

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First Asian American Ivy League President

Posted on March 3, 2009 by jaehwan

Dr. Jim Yong Kim will be the first president of an Ivy League school.  He will take his position in July.  This is great news; college presidents are visible, have the ability to make decisions about education, and help determine the … Continue reading →

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MMA in High Schools

Posted on November 18, 2008 by jaehwan

In today’s NY Times, Mixed Martial Arts Makes Its Way to High School.  The guy pictured above, Mr. In-Goo Kwak, founded an MMA club at his high school in Winchester, Massachusetts, where students practice MMA, the style of fighting which … Continue reading →

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Taking Aim at Tenure

Posted on November 14, 2008 by jaehwan

I first read about Michelle Rhee a while ago when she was first being considered for the chancellor position in public schools.  At the time, the brouhaha was over whether or not an Asian woman should be considered for a … Continue reading →

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Learn Math, Indian Style

Posted on November 11, 2008 by jaehwan

Globalization is an amazing thing.  Especially with the internet, the new age is one in which other cultures are just a click and a pageview away. Just saw this story: Start-Up Teaches Math to Americans, Indian-Style.  Bob Compton, producer of … Continue reading →

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A Victory for Smart People

Posted on November 10, 2008 by jaehwan

Great opinion piece about Obama and intellectualism from Kristof in yesterday’s NY Times. Kristof, Friedman, Brooks, and the rest of the NY Times group have been talking about American anti-intellectualism ever since I can remember.  It’s an American Catch-22–we have … Continue reading →

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