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Dreaming of school: meaning in Korea
In Korea, going back to school in a dream speaks of a lesson still to learn, nostalgia or new learning waiting for you.
What they say in Korea 학교 꿈
In Korea, school years are lived very intensely: uniforms, classes until late at night at hagwon (학원) cram schools and friendships that last a lifetime. So it is no surprise that many Korean adults still dream about school. In kkumhaemong, this dream is said to reflect a lesson life is teaching you, or a learning phase on the way, like a course, a new job or a challenge. If you see yourself happily in class, the reading is favorable: growth and recognition. If you arrive late or cannot find your classroom, it is read as pressure or a feeling of not measuring up. Running into classmates announces useful contacts.
Depending on the details
if you go back to class happily
A learning phase that excites you: a course, a language or a job with lots to discover. Your curiosity will take you far.
if you cannot find your classroom
A feeling of being out of place or adrift. The Korean reading invites you to set priorities and to ask, without embarrassment, when you do not know something.
if you run into old classmates
Contacts from the past who may be useful today. An unexpected message, a reunion or an opportunity through old friendships may come your way.
And luck?
After this dream, a Korean might sign up for that course they had been eyeing, or text an old school friend.
In other traditions
In the West dreaming of school is tied to insecurity, a sense of constant testing, unfinished lessons or nostalgia. It is common during stressful periods at work, even many years after graduating.