CIS3620 Ethan Sims

"South Korean students perform well on international tests. But like students all over the world, they are less and less engaged with school. They just don't like it." (QZ) Like most other countries, South Korea is struggling with keeping their students engaged with learning. Students are indeed smarter in South Korea, but they are still bored in the classroom. Ju Ho Lee, the former minister of education, science, and technology in South Korea believes one solution may be to embrace a model called "high-tech, high-touch" learning. As the diagram at the bottom of the page shows, "High-Tech" is adaptive learning that uses AI and Mobiles to first remember the information and then understand the information. After that, "High-Touch" is a project-based learning method that uses teachers to teach the information. First you apply your knowledge, then you analyze it. After that you evaluate your findings and then create your own ideas based off your ...

Just like its advanced technology in other fields, South Korea is also very advanced in military technology. For 2019, South Korea ranked 7th out of 137 in military strength. With an active personnel of 625,000 their military isn't the largest, but is in fact pretty large. When it comes to aircraft strength, they rank 5th out of 137. South Korea owns 406 Fighter jets, 466 Attack jets, 40 transport aircrafts, and 112 attack helicopters. These numbers are fairly large and show just how strong South Koreas Air Force is. When it comes to land strength, their rank is not given. But one can assume that they are in the top 10 in the world. They won 2,654 Combat tanks, 2,870 Armored Fighting vehicles, 2,140 Self-Propelled Artillery, and 215 Rocket Projectors. Their Naval strength rank is also not given, but again by the looks of the numbers you can assume that they are ranked very high. They own 1 Aircraft Carrier, 12 Destroyers, 13 Corvettes, 16 Submarines, 64 Patrol Vessels, and 11 Mine ...

South Korea has been known for its advanced technology, Artificial Intelligence and robots for awhile. In fact, by 2023 South Korea  plans to turn the nation’s robotics technology into a 15 trillion-won ($13.3 billion) industry, with the aim of becoming the fourth-largest player in the world. To do this South Korea plans on fostering 20 major robotics companies. " The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy announced on the same day it would finance the distribution of 7,560 manufacturing robots to replace human workforces in the areas of textiles, foods and beverages that have been losing workers due to hostile work environments and work intensity." Some of these robots have already been installed and are already working. In the I ncheon International Airport, a Guidebot  connects to the airport’s central server to find out boarding times and locations of restaurants and shops. If asked, it will accompany a passenger to their gate, gliding over the airport’s shiny floor. Look...

South Korea is known to have four distinct seasons with winters being very long, cold and for the most part dry. F rom late November to mid-March, its freezing in the north, though milder in the south they still get frost on the ground at night. The sun often shines but doest resinate any heat. Snowfalls are relatively rare and not abundant, but they do get some every now and then. Especially on the mountain tops. Also, a cold and dry wind often blows and because of this winter is colder on the west coast than on the east coast.  The summers on the other hand are fairly short but hot and humid. F rom June to August, its hot, humid, and rainy. High humidity makes the heat sweltering, especially in July and August. Rainfall can be heavy especially in July and August. Two thirds of the annual rainfall occur in summer. However, between periods of bad weather, there can also be sunny days, which may be hot.  For the most part, South Korea usually has a decent amount of rain...