South Korean families are driven to achieve, but at what cost?

There is an interesting article in today's Seattle Times that raises the question of whether or not children's identity as individuals is being compromised or even lost by Korean society's obsessive pursuit of academic achievement. From my perspective there is something just plain wrong with a third-grader being in class until 11 p.m., especially since I am skeptical about just how much learning is taking place versus rote memorization. As the article says, "Korean schools produce good bureaucrats but no creativity."