Hear my VOICE !

Dear Minister of Education, Seo Nam-soo

  Hello, I'm Erica, one of the middle school students in GLPS. You will not be familiar with me, but I want you to read this letter and think ab
out my opinion.

  Since you are the minister of education, I think that you realize how significant education is. Education decides what universities students go, what subjects students have as their major, and what life students will live. In other words, education decides everything in a student's life. So people who are related to education should always pay attention to what students think about their education. Today, I am writing this letter because I think there's something wrong with the Korean educational system. Most students in Korea must follow the schedules that are managed by their school. However, I think that students should be allowed to choose what subject they're going to take.

  To begin with, students can use their time effectively. Right now, some students are forced to waste their time, taking classes that they don't want. Let me give you an example, sir. I have a friend who doesn't like to sing, and she has four music classes a week. She has been complaining about it, because she thinks the music classes doesn't help her at all. She says that she wants to use her time differently and in a more effective way. I agree with her idea. Students should be able to study subjects that they want to take, instead of taking useless classes. For example, my friend can take more science classes instead of music classes. It will help students study more advanced issues.

  Next, if students become able to decide their own schedules, it will have a great influence on their career. These days, students tend to lack time for finding their dreams. They are forced to study all the subjects even if they don't want to. In contrast, if they can choose what subjects they take, they will have plenty of time to search for their career, since they can take more subjects that they want to take. For instance, my elder sister attends in a special high school. When she was in a middle school, she had four science classes a week. In contrast, she has eight science classes in the high school, two chemistry, three biology, and three physics. After taking those classes, she decided to choose physics as her major. If students are able to make their own schedules, they will be able to find their career earlier.

  Finally, students will be happier by the change of the educational policy. These days, I think that students do not feel happy enough as a teenager. I want to support my idea with a statistic. It is a statistic about teenagers' suicide.

Statistics about teenagers' suicide
http://www.gallup.com/poll/11776/nearly-half-teens-aware-peer-suicide-attempts.aspx

  As you can see, about 22% of teenagers have talked or thought about committing suicide. It is an incredibly high rate, which means that many students do not live happily enough. I think that we can fix this problem with the change of the policy. First of all, students do not have enough time to exercise, and it causes massive problem to teenagers. I want to support my idea with a statistic.

Statistics about child&teenage obesity
http://www.bariatric-surgery-source.com/child-obesity-statistics.html

  According to this statistic. obesity rate of children and teenagers skyrocketed in a few decades. I believe that the cause of this problem is lack of exercise. In addition, I think that exercise is much more significant than taking useless subjects. So we have to change this policy, and provide more time for teenagers to exercise. Furthermore, students do not have enough time to talk with their parents and siblings. It is essential for teenagers to get along with their families, since they are immature. They have to talk more with their families, and establish their identities. If students don't have to take classes that they don't want to take, it will help them have more time with their families. Of course, students will be much happier since they will have better relationship with their families.

  As you can see, students' life will be much better with the change of the policy. Based on my arguments, I hope you will consider my point of view.

Sincerely, Erica