This study is about the idea and history of Korean alternative school. `Alternative` is an idea which can be used in sread of another or is different from what is usually accepted. The `alternative comments or presents a solution for the problems of t...
This study is about the idea and history of Korean alternative school. `Alternative` is an idea which can be used in sread of another or is different from what is usually accepted. The `alternative comments or presents a solution for the problems of the current educational system. an alternative school is a newstyle school which practises the alternative method. An alternative school is a small school based on recovery of humanity, respect of students` freedom, respect of the soul, recovery of ecosystem, emphasis on cooperation and relation to the community. Comparing with foreign schools, Korean alternative schools have a short history and have developed in a unique way. Historically We can separate Korean alternative schools into two parts. One is alternative schools from 1960s~1980s and another is schools from 1990s to the present. From 1960s~1980s, deschooling education and supporting education were groped vigorously for the shunned people. Since 1990s, recovery of humanity and ecosystem have been more of a concerned than a change of society for the students who are stressed by university entrance exams to study in a class with a liberty and many educational experiences. The meaning of the development of the alternative schools is a warning to the public education system and also a hope of new school systems. I expect there will be many studies to practise humanity education, creative education, self-regulated education, and soul education.