#74, Beauty

South Korean high school girls cheer for their senior classmates taking the College Scholastic Ability Test on November 8, 2012 in Seoul, South Korea. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)

Listen to the "Prologue" section of This American Life episode 483: Self-Improvement Kick.  The story discusses an American teacher's perspective of Korean culture at an all girls high school in Gwangju.

http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/483/self-improvement-kick

What would the effect be of having full-length mirrors and scales in your school?  Is this a good idea?  What is the ideal of beauty for Korean women?  For men?

Optional: Use @ to respond to your classmates.

-Brenden Lee Teacher

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