What it's like to teach English in North Korea

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This week on TED.com June 13, 2015

Talk of the week Suki Kim: This is what it's like to teach in North Korea 12:32 minutes · Filmed Mar 2015 · Posted Jun 2015 · TED2015 For six months, Suki Kim worked as an English teacher at an elite school for North Korea's future leaders -- while writing a book on one of the world's most repressive regimes. As she helped her students grapple with concepts like "truth" and "critical thinking," she came to wonder: Was teaching these students to seek the truth actually putting them in danger?  (This talk was part of a TED session guest-curated by Pop-Up Magazine, @popupmag.) Watch now »

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Quote of the Week “ I tried to teach them essay writing. But that turned out to be nearly impossible. Essays are about coming up with one's own thesis, and making an evidence-based argument to prove it. These students, however, were simply told what to think, and they obeyed. In their world, critical thinking was not allowed." Suki Kim This is what it's like to teach in North Korea

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