The South Korean government says having children start and finish school earlier will help combat a labour shortage, but parents and teachers say it would be detrimental.
Teachers and parents in South Korea are pushing back against plans to lower the age children start school to five years old.Teachers and parents staged a protest calling for the plan to lower the school age to be droppedThey also say it is inappropriate in light of the children's cognitive and emotional development
A coalition of 36 teacher and parent groups staged a rally in front of the presidential office on Monday, calling for the plan to be dropped. Teachers hold concerns the change would result in more private tutoring for students as parents competed to get their children ahead. "It is likely to cause side effects, such as intensifying private education and competition for college entrance exams."
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