Tag: teachers
N. Korean teachers crack under pressure over student attendance
North Korean teachers are dealing with mounting stress as schools hold them responsible for poor student attendance rates.
According to a source in South Hamgyong...
Pay to stay: N. Korean schools sell farmwork exemptions to students
North Korean schools are openly charging fees to excuse students from farmwork as the country's annual rice transplantation begins.
According to a source in South...
N. Korean parents spend rice money on uniforms as state-supplied clothing...
North Korean middle and high school students are increasingly buying fabric at markets to make custom uniforms because the quality of state-supplied uniforms is...
N. Korean students question Kim’s gifts, alarming parents and teachers
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's gift of musical instruments to schools in flood-damaged regions has become part of state propaganda highlighting the "supreme...
Breaking point: School expenses spark rare public complaints from N. Korean...
Parents of school children in North Korea have begun openly complaining about the endless expenses since the beginning of the new semester, questioning whether...
Hamhung officials scrutinize school uniform distribution after system overhaul
The education department of Hamhung's people's committee conducted an on-site inspection of uniform and school supply distribution for new students at the start of...
Class divisions: N. Korean parents reject impoverished teachers for their children
As a new semester begins at North Korean schools, parents appear to be judging homeroom teachers not for their teaching skills but for their...
N. Korean schools demand scrap paper as penalty for lost textbooks
North Korean schools have begun distributing textbooks before the new semester, but with new books in short supply, they're requiring older students to return...
Classroom to clothing shop: N. Korean schools struggle with new uniform...
As North Korean schools prepare for the new academic year, a significant change in uniform distribution has created additional burdens for teachers across elementary,...
Empty promises: N. Korean schools force students to bring their own...
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has promoted educational activities as the "No. 1 affair of state" and emphasized state support, but the burden...
