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Education in North Korea

Okay kiddo, let me explain education in North Korea to you in a way you can understand.

In North Korea, going to school is mandatory for children from the age of 5 until 16. That means, if you live in North Korea, you have to go to school until you're 16 years old.

In school, you learn all the usual subjects like math, science, history, and language. But there's one subject that's very important in North Korea, and that's called "Juche". It's basically the idea that the North Korean people are the most important and that everything they do should be for their country.

The teachers in North Korean schools are very strict, and they expect their students to work very hard. They also teach their students to be loyal to their country and their leader, Kim Jong Un.

One thing that might surprise you is that North Korean schools don't have any computers or access to the internet. That means you can't Google things like we do.

Lastly, when students finish their 16 years of mandatory schooling, they can go to college if they want to. But the government decides which college they can go to, what they can study, and where they will work after they graduate.

So, that's a very brief explanation of education in North Korea. It's mandatory, strict, and focused on loyalty to the country and its leaders.
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