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Korea has a long history (along with China) on using tests to determine your place in society. Korea's version of the civil service examinations (known as the g
by choilive 3y ago
Korea has a long history (along with China) on using tests to determine your place in society. Korea's version of the civil service examinations (known as the gwageo) have been around for like a milleniun, and it was pretty much your only way into the middle and upper class of society. The university entrance exams is just the modern cultural continuation of it.
- ken47 3y agoWhich is why Korea has historically spent an inordinate proportion of its intellectual capital trying to pass an exam rather than innovating. Modern Korea is much better than that, but there is still room for improvement.
- philwelch 3y agoSometimes it seems like half the stuff I own is from Korea. I’d say they’re innovating just fine.