SEOUL, South Korea — A smash-hit South Korean TV series is giving Lee Min-joo flashbacks of the punishing work schedule she endured at an elite Seoul high school as she competed for a place at a top university. "SKY Castle" is named after the acronym for the country's most prestigious educational triumvirate: Seoul National, Korea and Yonsei universities. Family valuesIn "SKY Castle", one boy fulfils his mother's greatest ambition for him -- admission to SNU medical school -- only to turn it down and reject his family. Activist Choi, who is working with lawmakers to ban discrimination based on university degrees, said South Korea's educational culture had social consequences. Even now, the 29-year-old who spoke to AFP feels anxiety and a need to "prove herself" after her years at an elite high school.

Source: Philippine Star February 01, 2019 07:13 UTC