- The best educational compass for your child, from school districts and private education to study methods and career paths!
- The 'Study Mind Test' method discovered through 20 years of college entrance exam guidance in Gangnam

A child's education is divided into before and after discovering their talent for studying!
The "Study Spotting Method" that Will Save Parents Facing South Korea's College Entrance Exams

"Is my child lacking effort? Is he lacking in academics?", "Should I send him to a different school district or find a good academy to supplement his lack of academics?", "With the competition for college entrance exams becoming fiercer, what should I do to ensure my child doesn't fall behind?" Raising children involves facing these and countless other educational issues.
It is difficult for parents to be sure that their decision is the right one.

How can one make the right decision? Author Sim Jeong-seop, who has coached high school seniors and transfer students in Gangnam for over 20 years, emphasizes to parents that "accurate information about your child" is the most powerful force in the competitive college admissions landscape.
Accordingly, you can find not only the optimal entrance exam roadmap for your child, but also strategies for choosing various career paths other than studying.


[Study Aptitude Test - Multiple Intelligence Test - Resilience Test - DiSC Behavioral Type Test] is a test that examines a child's study aptitude, innate talent, mental ability, learning and career tendencies, etc.
After taking these four tests, parents can determine their child's academic ability and design a plan to guide their child's studies. If their child does not have academic ability, they can design a specific plan for learning and career guidance.

So how can we know whether our child will excel at solving problems that place them in the top 10-20% of students? The most obvious criterion for determining this is the "Study Aptitude Test" introduced in this book.
The Study Brain Test not only shows your child's current ability, but also the upper limit of the score he or she can achieve if he or she puts his or her mind to studying.
These test results provide clear guidance for determining whether your child should focus solely on solving problems in the future, or whether he or she should end this type of study to a certain extent and strategically pursue a different path.

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After introducing the concept of a study test and conducting an actual test with students who wanted to study, some students got an A of 50 points, while others got a B of 80 points.
I could tell this student that if he memorized enough English words, improved his reading speed, and practiced problem solving for a year, he would be able to pass the transfer entrance exam with his existing study skills.
However, some students' A scores were in the 30s to 40s and B scores did not exceed 60s to 70s.
Even if these students memorize the words, they cannot interpret them because they do not know the structure. Even if they know the structure, they cannot understand the text because they do not have the background knowledge. Even if they force themselves to interpret everything, they cannot figure out the intention of the question and thus cannot find the correct answer.
If this is the case, no matter how much you study for the transfer exam for a year, you will not be able to get the results you want.
This is because, regardless of the university, you need to score at least 80 points on the university's previous exam questions to have a chance of being accepted in the actual entrance exam.

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In so-called prestigious school districts, parents have good self-esteem and mentality, but children often suffer from severe competition for entrance exams at school or academies, resulting in significantly lowered self-esteem and mentality.
So, I don't recommend that even children who are good at studying enter competitive, prestigious school districts too early.
It is advisable to achieve first place in a prestigious or semi-prestigious school district and then enter a more competitive environment after building up some self-esteem in academics.
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In Korea, DiSC is not as well known as MBTI or Enneagram, but in actual counseling, DiSC has been more useful than any other psychological test tool.
First of all, DiSC is simpler to test and identify tendencies than other psychological testing tools.
It has the advantage of being able to understand the content in a short period of time and apply it to real life, focusing on the four main types: D (initiative), I (sociable), S (stable), and C (cautious).
If you are going to a high school with fierce competition for grades, such as a specialized high school, a private high school, or a general high school in Gangnam, having a high D (initiative) tendency will be advantageous.
A characteristic of students with a high D tendency is that they have a strong competitive spirit.
When these students encounter a strong opponent, they may feel a desire to compete.
If you try something yourself and decide that it won't work out, you also have the flexibility to immediately change direction and consider a new path.

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“The first option, as many families choose, is to go to a large city or prestigious school district and begin competing for college entrance from middle school.
There are several candidate locations, but places like Daechi-dong and Mok-dong have high housing prices and excessive private education, which can discourage children or prevent them from finding their own pace. Therefore, a place with a certain level of educational infrastructure and moderate competition may be a good choice.
Recommended areas include Junggye-dong in Seoul, Dunsan-dong in Daejeon, Haeundae in Busan, Bongseon-dong in Gwangju, Yeongtong in Suwon, Ilsan in northern Gyeonggi Province, Nohyeong-dong in Jeju, and Bupyeong and Bucheon in Incheon.”
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From this perspective, I offer this advice to young, awake parents:
In an era where graduating from a four-year university doesn't guarantee employment, rather than pouring tens of millions of won into private education with uncertain outcomes, let's focus on providing public education to children who are not good at solving problems from a young age.
Instead, let's think about how the whole family can work together to build a proper business, or if business is a difficult task for a family, how to create a "pipeline" that can lead to financial freedom.
And let's set the goal of our children's education not to get into a prestigious university in their 20s, but to have financial freedom in their 30s and 40s, and to build a life where they can do what they want and live without worrying about money.
I will introduce specific examples in the next chapter, but this is a goal that many families can easily achieve by clearly focusing on education from an early age and avoiding spending on unnecessary private education.

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