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bassexpander
Joined: 13 Sep 2007
Location: Someplace you'd rather be.
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 Posted: Sun Dec 06, 2009 3:58 am Post subject: Number of students in public schools dropping |
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http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2009/12/117_56767.html
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By Kwon Mee-yoo
Staff Reporter
Many primary, middle and high schools in Seoul and throughout the nation are seeking mergers as their student numbers have fallen to record lows.
For the first time in Seoul, the number of elementary school students per class fell under 30.
According to the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education, the total elementary school students fell to 598,000 this year, down 35,000 from last year. The number is less than 600,000 for the first time.
Middle school student figures decreased to 355,000, the lowest in 10 years.
As of April 1, there were 29.8 students in a primary school classroom, down 8.4 in just a decade.
In middle schools, the number of students per-class decreased to 34.4 from 34.7 in 2008, but the number of high-school students rose to 34.8 from the previous year's 34.4..... |
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nautilus
Joined: 26 Nov 2005
Location: Je jump, Tu jump, oui jump!
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| Posted: Sun Dec 06, 2009 4:06 am Post subject: Re: Number of students in public schools dropping |
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| bassexpander wrote: |
For the first time in Seoul, the number of elementary school students per class fell under 30. |
I can only wish. My classes average about 37.
Usually with boys outnumbering girls..of course. |
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BoholDiver
Joined: 03 Oct 2009
Location: Canada
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| Posted: Sun Dec 06, 2009 4:22 am Post subject: |
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| As if under 30 a class is a bad thing. Under 20 would be too low. |
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DosEquisXX
Joined: 04 Nov 2009
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| Posted: Sun Dec 06, 2009 4:47 am Post subject: |
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| Wish it would drop below 30 in my neck of the woods. |
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donducky
Joined: 02 Dec 2009
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| Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2009 9:57 am Post subject: Demographic Collapse |
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| It's called "demographic collapse." Economic devolution will follow. Without a lot more babies coming soon, Korea's in trouble. |
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yingwenlaoshi
Joined: 12 Feb 2007
Location: ... location, location!
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| Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2009 12:01 pm Post subject: |
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| Oh no!!!!! |
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Olivencia
Joined: 08 Mar 2009
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| Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2009 1:09 pm Post subject: |
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Korean chicks need to produce more babies!  |
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Ramen
Joined: 15 Apr 2008
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| Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2009 4:33 pm Post subject: |
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| Olivencia wrote: |
| Korean chicks need to produce more babies! |
Yeah, but they mostly want pure blood.  |
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nathanrutledge
Joined: 01 May 2008
Location: Marakesh
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| Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2009 4:47 pm Post subject: |
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| Olivencia wrote: |
| Korean chicks need to produce more babies! |
Time for all of us to chip in and take one for the team. |
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Faunaki
Joined: 15 Jun 2007
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| Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2009 5:44 pm Post subject: |
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| That is happening at my school. I've been here for a while and at first there were like 9 gr.3 classes, next year there will only be 6. The numbers keep falling and falling. |
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randall020105
Joined: 08 Apr 2008
Location: the land of morning confusion...
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| Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2009 7:42 pm Post subject: re: Mandatory stuff... |
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...next thing you know we'll see Mandatory "help" with Demographics in our Contracts...
Article 54.3f : All Male Employees should at least once in their Contracts visit
a Sperm Bank and Donate. Compensation for this may be
150 000 Won per donation. |
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FistFace
Joined: 24 Mar 2007
Location: Peekaboo! I can see you! And I know what you do!
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| Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2009 8:28 pm Post subject: Re: re: Mandatory stuff... |
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| randall020105 wrote: |
...next thing you know we'll see Mandatory "help" with Demographics in our Contracts...
Article 54.3f : All Male Employees should at least once in their Contracts visit
a Sperm Bank and Donate. Compensation for this may be
150 000 Won per donation. |
Crimey, they won't take our blood! What makes you think they'll want our sperm? |
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Olivencia
Joined: 08 Mar 2009
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| Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2009 10:34 pm Post subject: |
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Maybe they won't figure it out  |
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