Shut Up and Do Math: Inside Korea’s Childhood Race to the Top
In Daechi-dong, Seoul’s most competitive education hub, children master middle school math before they’ve lost all their baby teeth—and English is done and dusted by age 12.
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In Daechi-dong, Seoul’s most competitive education hub, children master middle school math before they’ve lost all their baby teeth—and English is done and dusted by age 12.
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