What is the relationship between Korean culture and Korean-American' achievement in school?
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I had a Korean 6th grader once, worked her butt off on everthing.  She valued school more than air.  I believe the Asian community, in general, has a few "traditional" values that speak towards that; respect for elders, value for education.  It also seems that within a few generations, those cultural values seem to disappear...  too bad
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Use visuals whenever possible. Start with common items that the person will be using in his/her daily life. Ask the person the word in Korean and then give the person the English word. Make a scrapbook of the pictures and words. Teach common greetings and role play as much as possible. Good sources of pictures are the ads from the newspaper (great for food and clothing), clip art from various computer sites and photos from a digital camera (great for places in the community). Hope I was of help.
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I see you are having considerable difficulty getting help with this novel.  I haven't read the novel, but possibly some links that discuss cultural assimilation involving various groups, including  Americans of Asian background, may be useful to you.  \n\nThese links should get you started on your assignment.  I hope this helps.
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Korean Wedding Traditions  \n\nFrom the olden times, there has been a saying all across Korea that men from the South make the best looking grooms (shin lang) while women from the North make the most beautiful brides (shin pu). \nHistorically, the neighboring countries of Asia, especially China, perceived Korea as a 'country of courteous people in the East.' This epithet says something about the Koreans' traditional esteem for decorum, courtesy and propriety. Indeed, it is certainly true to say that Koreans are known to be very polite and friendly, and their hospitality is internationally acclaimed.\n \n\nMajor Religious Beliefs \n\nFreedom of religion is guaranteed by the Constitution, and many of the world's major religions are active in Korea. Buddhism, Confucianism, Christianity, and Shamanism are the four major religions of Korea.\n\n\nThe Matchmaker \n\nEven today, matchmakers are used for half of the weddings in Korea. Families will come to a matchmaker and present their young person with their resumes, and ask them to find someone that is compatible in status and earning potential. Koreans keep precise lineage records and these would be listed on the resume.\nToday, young persons will meet prior to the marriage and have more say about the match than was previously allowed.\n\nThe matchmaker receives a negotiated fee.\n\nA note about surnames: Family names are limited in Korea and respect for lineage is powerful. There are only about 300 surnames. Families maintain careful records of their ancestry which are important in marriage, school entrance and job applications. Women do not change their surnames after marriage.\n\n\nWedding Attire \n\nFor over 2,000 years, the traditional Korean costume, the Hanbok, has been worn by men, women and children. Originally, the Hanbok was made out of white cotton, silk or a scratchy coarse fabric called hemp. Today Koreans wear Hanboks in many colors and types of fabrics.\n\nThe Bride's Attire\nThe women's attire includes a chogori (short jacket with long sleeves) with 2 long ribbons which are tied to form the otkorum. A chima, a full length, high waisted wrap around skirt is worn. Boat shaped shoes make of silk, are worn with white cotton socks\n\nThe bride's attire might include a white sash with significant symbols or flowers. A headpiece or crown may also be worn.\n\nThe norigae is a hanbok decoration which has been worn by all classes of Korean women for centuries. It is tied to the skirt or the ribbon on the jacket. The knot on the top is called the Maedup.\n\n\nThe Groom's Attire\nA jacket (chigori) and trousers (paji) and an overcoat (turumagi) are worn. The jacket has loose sleeves, the trousers are roomy and tied with straps at the ankles. A vest may be worn over the shirt. A black hat (moja) could be worn.\n\n\nWedding Feast and Reception \n\nThe wedding feast or reception, (kyorhon p'iroyon)can be a mix of traditional and western cultures. \nAt a traditional wedding feast, you would expect to find bulgolgi (marinated barbeque beef strips), kalbi (marinated short ribs), a variety of kimchee (pickled cabbage with a variety of spices, with other ingredients such as radishes, seafood). There will be many accompanying bowls of sauces for dipping.\n\nThe meal is always accompanied with a vast quantity of white, sticky rice (pap) as well as kimpap which is rice, egg, spinach and other ingredients rolled in seaweed and sliced into 1-inch rounds. Mandu, a dumpling filled with an egg roll filling - cabbage, carrots, meat, spinach, peanut butter, garlic, onions, deep fried might also be served. Soup will be offered, very frequently a kimchee type, or a rice cake soup (rice dumplings with chicken broth), or Twoenjang guk, a fermented soybean paste soup with clams.\n\nAlso popular are a light broth boiled from dried anchovies and vegetable soups rendered from dried spinach, sliced radish or dried seaweed. Steamed rice cakes (ttok) sometimes embellish
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Well.. For languages, you have to start somewhere, and being able to read a language regardless of whether you actually understand it makes it so much easier to conquer the basic level.\n\nIn Korean, reading is easy, almost like the English alphabet.\nBut for Chinese, there are thousands of different characters. You've got to memorise the meanings of the character, and also have to know what it means when paired with another. And on top of that, each character has a maximum of 4 different, you can say, pitches.\n\nSo, that's why I personally feel Korean's easier than Chinese.
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I think that most Asian people naturally do better than other groups because they are taught from birth to be better and work harder than others.  It's part of their culture to want to succeed.  As for being naturally smarter, I don't think that's true.  It's just a matter of living up to your god-given potential.
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Well - in general - international schools have mostly international teachers. As for english teachers - a couple - but why go Korean International School when you can go to Beijing International School - it has a lot more options and is much more prestigious and has better faculty. \n\nJust a thought. \n\nAnyway - there'll be plenty of english teachers.
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Seoul Foreign High School is an AWESOME!!! place. It has wonderful teachers and a great reputation making getting into a college WAY to easy.
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I looks like Korean to me. I live in Japan, and it's not Japanese, but the writing on Korean things is very much like that.
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Charisma. I had a real good math teacher, who really connected with all of his students. One day out of every month, he told stories about his Korean War experiences. Nothing about math! We got to know a little about him, and were able to relate to him as a person, rather than an authority figure. Let them know who you are, and let them share your life a little.
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As I grow, I am learning different traits of a Filipino that I'm gradually obtaining.\n\nFor me, the factors are experience, knowledge about the Filipino culture and of course relationship on them.
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I don't think most Americans would know one from the other! In my town we have over 30 thousand Asians...and as far I can tell...they all work very hard, and don't fleece the government\nI can not tell if one or the other is being more discriminated against!
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I was recently re-married and now have a 9-year-old son, so I'm clearly not an expert yet.  My husband and I have discussed this topic frequently since we are very concerned about our son's education/ future.  The conclusion we arrived at is that parents are the number one determinant of how well a student does in school.  We noticed that the difference between a good school and a poor school is the level of participation the school receives from the parents.  The public school our son is going to has almost 100% parent participation for open houses and teacher conferences.  The school district is also the highest rated school in our city and very highly rated in the country as well. They are rated high, mainly because the parents demand high performance. They basically teach the same content mandated by the state but they are producing a culture of learning above and beyond the state standard. So, by observation, we've concluded that the schools are not failing our students, the parents are really failing their children. Try shutting off the video games and TV in your house and hand your child a book to read.  You'll begin to see a change in your child overnight.  America is not responsible for it’s future as much as Americans are responsible. This applies to more than just school obviously, but what better place to start.
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Some schools do go a little overboard i don't think it has much to do with the art you are learning you will find that the Chinese Japanese and Korean are the most disciplined if it is turning you of i recommend you look for a kickboxing school even Muay Thai  they are allot more relaxed than the other traditional arts.
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The American education system works very well for the US but it lacks something many other countries have. And that is GENERAL KNOWLEDGE. Italian schools for example don't aim much at providing us with a specific school target (as it happens in the US) but the purpose is that of providing each student with the widest possible knowledge, although pointing at specific sectors at university. On top of that, many countries like India, China and Japan have old traditions in family education and lots of philosophy, while in the US superficiality rules. All this gives guys from those countries a higher capacity to look into problems, often with a multilateral approach, that Americans normally don't have. On top of that, Americans educated in the US normally have such a level of specialization that they end up by following only their professional field, rather than gaining a general, wider knowledge, which sooner or later comes useful also at work. This makes US people appear less intelligent than others, even if in actual fact the problem is not the IQ but rather the way they use the same amount of intelligence. Chinese, Japanese, Indians, see much more in depth than Americans, while Americans always go for Easier, Simpler, More Straighforward solutions, which are not always the best solutions. In a word, they are rarely able to work out solutions that are as complex and efficient as those that an Indian, Chinese or others would do. (See war in Iraq for example. It was tackled in such a naive way that the results are before the eyes of the whole world. And those plans were made by the people who are supposed to be the best US have on hand. Even if they did it only for Oil, the plan would still look tremendously naive).
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Japanese are closely related to Koreans (though they don't admit that) Koreans are a kin to the Chinese, The Chinese have links to India, Russia, and the middle east.\n\nWorking outward:  Japanese have populated Okinawa, Okinawa has plenty of links to the southeast island such as the Philippines.  The Filipinos are culturally and genetically related to the Spainards and Americans.  \n\nFrom the view point of eastern time Japan is 13 hours ahead.  So if it's 11:30 pm eastern time here, then it's 12:30 in the afternoon of the next day in Japan!
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Culture: culture has to do with pretty much anything & everything it seems. It is everything from the music you listen to, the food you eat, the holidays you celebrate, how you celebrate those holidays, why you celebrate them, how you dance, or even sing, your mannerisms, the way you approach a situation, how you dress, etc. A lot of this can also sometimes just be individual personality traits; however, our cultures do have a large impact on how we think and act.\n\nAs far as can they change, I would definitely say yes. Look at how so many modern day European countries ( as well as the U.S.) were influenced culturally by how the ancient Greeks lived. I also think that, for example, when someone from another country emmigrates to the U.S. they take their culture with them, but a lot of times end up blending it with American culture as well and it becomes its own.  To me anyways, Asian-American culture is a lot different, but also very similar, to that of just an Asian or American culture; and so on. I hope you know what I mean ;-)