While Professor June Huh of Princeton University became the first South Korean to receive the Fields Medal, Korean education has been questioned more of its practicality. June Huh's accolade will be marked in South Korea's history but may contribute to the rising skepticism toward Korea's education system.

June Huh is a mathematician and a professor at Princeton University. He was raised in Korea during his adolescence and attended the country's top university, Seoul National University. Although he is recognized today as a pioneer in mathematics, he did not receive the same attention during his early ages. However, his talents started to reach their full potential through his meeting with Heisuke Hironaka, a Japanese Fields Medal recipient. Heisuke became a mentor for June, as June Huh learned from the iconic figure via his personal assistance experience during his undergraduate years. However, when June Huh applied to various American Universities after graduation, he was rejected by most. Thus, he started out his academic life in America through his Ph.D. at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 2011, to eventually finishing his degree at Michigan University in 2014. He then took the position of professor at Stanford University, where after a few years he decided to move to Princeton University. Through his proof of the 'Read's Conjecture', June Huh was awarded the Fields Medal in 2022, becoming the first-ever South Korean to receive such honor.

As June Huh's pioneer in the field of Mathematics was marked in the history of South Korea, it also prompted critical questions about Korean education and its practicality. South Korea's education is widely known to be one of the most intense and demanding curriculums in the world, as students are required to take the College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT) in their graduating year. The test is approximately 6 hours, which is twice the amount of time compared to the U.S SAT. The curriculums put an emphasis on raw testing scores above all and have highly competitive environments with class rankings. The content is also focused on solving problems rather than comprehension and application, leading to the failure to educate students with practical knowledge. While it cannot be denied that June Huh was a student in the South Korean education curriculum, he was an aberration of all the students, as he constantly questioned the progress of problem-solving, and meticulously tried to learn the theoretical aspects of math. Many view this as his recipe to success, while also questioning the Korean education system.

As an international student planning to apply to universities in the U.S, I feel that both the education systems of South Korea and the U.S have their own strengths and weaknesses. However, the experience of being a South Korean public school student is highly stressful and covers areas that limit students' abilities to explore their knowledge and dreams. I believe the consequences of not being able to experience the freedom of youth by dreaming and exploring new areas are certainly deleterious to the student's experience of adolescents. There certainly needs to be a revision to this kind of restricting education system, to ensure the bright future of young generations in the country, and to help them find their true passion during the years of primary and secondary school education.