#1 Essay

What If We Stop Taking Suneung?

             Korea is well known about education and students study hours. There is one reason why students have to study hard. The reason is Suneung. Korean students are forced to spend a lot of time preparing for Suneung which is college scholastic ability test in Korea. As a result, many problems have been discovered. First of all, students are stressed out and some of them even committed suicide because of Suneung score. Second, their ideas or thoughts are ignored. Finally, it coasts a lot of money to go to private schools to prepare Suneung. So, if we stop taking Suneung, there are tree positive effects. Student will get less stress and allow creativity to students, and parent can save money.

             First, if the Korean government removes Suneung, students can have more leisure time. When I was in high school, I studied for 15hours a day. I had no time to play game or watch TV because I had to study Suneung to attend elite universities. However, if students do not need to take Suneung, they can participate in fun after-school programs or visit to numerous-themed festivals. Having those activities are essential because according the KNUE professor, he stated that in his article. “An exposure to leisure activities in middle school days especially seems to step up the sociability development of students and have a crucial impact on their growth into well-rounded people.” So, students can grow as a social person with less stress and various experiences.

             Second, students can be creative if the Korean government decides to stop taking Suneung. Suneung has only multiple questions and the answer is already fixed. Thus, there is no opportunity to show student’s ideas. In addition, students are forced to say one correct answer to teacher, even many school’s teachers do not ask student’s thoughts. This is because that is useless for Suneung. As a result, many students do not try to think about subject themselves and become a passive student. If the Korean government gets rid of Suneung, students can think differently. According to education society’s president Byeongsen Gwak, Suneung blocks students to do diverse activities and hinder their creativity. So, when students are free from taking Suneung, they can improve their creativity.

             Finally, parents can save money if Suneung is removed. Most Korean students go to private schools or have tutors to study Suneung. According to Edaily article, 68.6 percent of parent said in the survey that the financial burden of educating their children is hard to manage. Also, the average cost of private education is $530 a month. Thus, if there is no Suneung anymore, parents can save their spending money.

             In summary, there are positive results if we decide to stop taking Suneung. First, students can have more free time. Second, they can be creative. Third, parents can save money. So, if you have taken Suneung already you, will know how it is stressful. To stop taking Suneung what can we do? How can we stop this disaster from Suneung?