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[cmxc]

Data only proves what I have always suspected-most Koreans have no real desire to learn anything.

“The reason Korean and Japanese adults are so passive toward learning is because the working hours are so long and there is a slim possibility that their studying will boost their careers,” said lead researcher Im Eon.

“People’s capacity for integrated thinking and their ability to look at problems from a novel point of view and solve them is essential to enhancing competence of society as a whole. Authorities must make efforts to boost people’s motivation to learn,” she said.

Desire to learn low among Korean adults
http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20140821001065

[optik404]

If you're in the office 16hrs a day 6-7 days a week, ain't nobody got time for learning.

[cabeza]

When I worked in Japan, the first school I worked at was an Eikaiwa (converstion school) in the northern suburbs of Tokyo.
Of the 200 or so students, i'd say about 70% of them were retirees. The rest were bored housewives. There was a much stronger desire among adults to learn English, not for a job or test, but just for something to do or for planned travel.

I asked my wife why her mother here in Korea doesnt take a class, a language or something like that and from what I was told, the idea of someone over 60 learning a new language would be seen as ludicrous.

Of course a lot of old people here arent in the economic situation to be taking language lessons, but still, it seems a lot of them are just sitting around in those outdoor gazebo things waiting to die.

[optik404]

[cabeza]

Because purpose is important in life. It doesnt have to be a language. It could be some other activity.
The over 60 suicide rate here shows that something isnt right.

[optik404]

[jvalmer]

Not that shocking. Let me remind people that most people in the world are lucky enough to put food in their bellies. And in industrialized countries, maybe on average 30% (tops) actually have some kind of 4-year degree, and that's a lot.

Anyways, my desire to learn ended the day I got my degree. I'm sure if you talk to most adults, they don't want to learn, they just want a nice comfy life.

[atwood]

"Not born to be a teacher, I think," Stephen replied. "A learner rather."

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[atwood]

[Captain Corea]

[Enduro]

[Steelrails]

Of course if Koreans did spend more time learning, people would take them to task for paying more attention to courses and learning than spending time with their kids or relaxing.

[Enduro]

[Savant]