{
  "id": 19997511,
  "title": "Medical school prep at age 4? Korean math tutor calls it 'child abuse'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/medical-school-prep-at-age-4-korean-math-tutor-calls-it-child-abuse",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-14T15:12:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/society/20261115/medical-school-prep-at-age-4-korean-math-tutor-calls-it-child-abuse"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Prominent Korean math tutor Jung Seung-je has ignited a controversy by advocating for the criminal prosecution of individuals responsible for enrolling children as young as three into intensive academic programs. In a recent YouTube appearance on the popular channel ChimChakMan, Jung, alongside language instructor Yoo Dae-jong and English instructor Kim Ji-young, critiqued the escalating trend of exposing preschoolers to advanced educational pursuits aimed at securing admission to prestigious medical schools - one of the most fiercely competitive educational routes in South Korea.",
  "summary": "com. A prominent Korean math instructor has sparked debate after calling for criminal punishment of those responsible for intensive academic programs targeting children as young as 3 or 4 years old, describing the country's increasingly competitive early education culture as a form of child abuse. Jung Seung-je, one of South Korea's best-known private…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}