N. Korea: A Peek into Elementary School Textbook for First Grade(lots of photos)

Daily NK ^ | 08/25/06 | Yang Jung-a

[TigerLikesRooster]

/begin my translation

What is inside N. Korean Textbook for First Grade in Elementary School

[2006-08-25]

The textbook for first grade Korean in N. Korean elementary school, published by N. Korean Educational Books Publishing in 2005(Juche 94) 

Kids studying so-called "Slogan Tree." (my note: N. Koreans are taught that Kim Il-sung carved trees all over the country in order to encourage people to rise up against Japanese oppression. It is a sheer fabrication cooked up for their propaganda.) The text says, "Elder sister tells us one at a time. She tells us, while pointing at a Slogan Tree." The slogan on the tree says, "Long Live Commander Kim Il-sung" 

 

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Playing Soldiers Kids are playing exciting  game of soldiers. Young-nam, the leader, looked around the hill, and gave us an order, "Charge ahead!" Kids ran out and crushed "Yankee imperialists." Young-nam gave "medals" to brave kids.	Ration Day Today is the ration day. Father said to mother, smiling, "This year we get more ration than last year" "This is all thanks to Marshall Kim Jong-il."  "Right, let us work harder on the field." "I agree." Father and mother looked at each other and smiled.

 

    

The picture is titled "Child."

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Honorable Marshall continued, "If Cicada sings, my father cannot sleep well. So I tried to stop its singing."    (Oh, that was why!) Hearing Marshall Kim Jong-il care about the Grand Marshall(my note: Kim Il-sung,) his guards were deeply touched.	Kimjongil ia Large flower, what flower? Kimjongilia, the pretty flower Blossomming one by one Leaf by leaf Where they bloomed At my house Across the ocean over the mountains bloomed all over the world	Kimjongilia the red flower bloomed by spring breeze? no, no, the world in a single heart bloomed it Marshall Kim Jong-il, shining like the sun, the world bloomed them  to honor him for thousands of years.

 

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The tiny tank is going, our tank is going	Crushing Americans, the tiny tank is going.

 

Bo-chun-bo Raid
The honorable greate leader, Grand Marshall Kim Il-sung fired a singal shot. "bang, bang, ...." Partisans wiped clean	all Japanese. "Long live General Kim Il-sung!"  People shouted as loud as they can.

 

Please be with us forever
	Grand Marshall, who gave us great faith, please be with us forever.

Kid Scout Young-chol
Into the narrow trail of the valley, came Japanese imperialists. Kid scout Young-chol waved his red scarf to the partisans "bang, bang, ...."	The partisans killed all Japanese. "Long live General Kim Il-sung!", shouted Young-chol and partisans.

 

I am going to be in People's Army
	I will be, I will be in People's Army To defend our country, I will be in People's Army I will be, I will be in hero's army Of the great general, I will be in hero's army

Yang Jung-a

 

/end my translation

[TigerLikesRooster]

Really chilling content. I hope Hitlery does not get any ideas.:)

[TigerLikesRooster]

Ping!

[A CA Guy]

Their toilet paper is pretty bad as well.

[pax_et_bonum]

ping

[Jet Jaguar]

firstping.

[GSlob]

Well, people normally carve in the trees [or paint as graffiti] short statements with strong sexual or excretory connotations. I myself have seen quite a few of such slogan trees. But - mirabile dictu - it turns out that such slogans could be used for fighting oppressive occupation. Live and learn.

[endthematrix]

Do we have a year of publication?

[TigerLikesRooster]

It is in the article. 2005(Juche 94 in N. Korean calendar)

[Fiddlstix]

Speechless

[Larry Lucido]

Hmm, no blacks, no hispanics, no whites - though I do see a few asians. Not real big on "diversity" there, are they?

[zarf]

Chilling content indeed, yet a good dose of militarism and nationalism is healthy.

Hell, faced with future Western educational books that might be entitled "Children's Introductory Guide To Homosexual Lifestyles" or "See Mary commit the glories bestiality with Spot".......the NK educational system might be looking good in a few years.

[edpc]

You seem to have a thing for that pic, since you've posted it in another thread. Something you'd like to tell us?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks.

[metmom]

I know this doesn't relate directly to school in the US but it is pretty interesting. Perhaps some on your lists might be interested?

[ClaudiusI]

How history repeats itself:
http://www.calvin.edu/academic/cas/gpa/thumb.htm

[A CA Guy]

Absolutely...

Never waste a good picture already in memory ready for the paste.

Also, it is kind of like multitasking...

[ClaudiusI]

With a Foreword by Ward Churchill.

[The Electrician]

With the addition of Heather and her two mommies, this text just might get the endorsement of the NEA...

[martin_fierro]

"If Cicada sings, my father cannot sleep well. So I tried to stop its singing ate it."

There. fixed. < |:)~

[Deo volente]

2005(Juche 94 in N. Korean calendar)

That's right, it's really the year 94 in the North Korean calendar!

Their "dear leader", father of the nut case currently running the country, was born in the year 1912, and they consider that the first year in the calendar.

In fact, Kim Il-sung was born on April 15, 1912...the very day of the Titanic disaster.