Author Archives: Joanna Zheng

My brief exposure to the South Korean school system, with all of its uncompromising views on education, was a stark glimpse into the realities that hundreds of thousands of children have to live with every day.

A typical Thursday morning on the trading floor of an energy firm begins in 6:30 a.m. darkness, illuminated only by a few corner lights. As I settle in to review the morning news, the sounds of early morning conversation provide a familiar backdrop to my work. One trader raves about last night’s NBA game with »