Military discipline for “soldiers” on Korea exam’s front line

GWANGJU, Nov 7: Conversations between men and women  are forbidden at the school on the outskirts of Seoul, where security cameras watch the students’ every move. There is no access to television, the Internet, mobile phones or MP3 players. Welcome to the monastic life of a boarding school for students dedicated to spending nine months preparing to retake South Korea’s college entrance exams, in the hopes of a place at the best college and a job for life at a top corporation. (AGENCIES)