President stresses new education model to nurture creativity
Nov 4, 2014
President Park Geun-hye said Tuesday the success of her trademark “creative economy” initiative hangs on establishing a new education model that encourages students to think creatively, in a departure from the conventional ones focused on rote memorization of facts. “Students suffer from the excessive ‘education fever’ and the immense stress of having to go to a high-ranking school, and are deprived of the joy of learning,” Park said during the symposium “Achieving HOPE (Happiness of People thro