Prologue_I was just an ordinary housewife, but I was extremely ambitious about my child's education.
Introduction: There are as many study methods as there are children.

Chapter 1.
To the mothers who have been shaken and collapsed countless times

The only thing that can change the outcome is effort.
If you value the process, your child will keep trying.
Ending the smartphone war will bring my child back.
It's ultimately the mother who gets a child who's frustrated with a test back to his desk.
Even if your child experiences a period of academic boredom, you shouldn't stop.
The more a mother believes in herself, the more the child will love and believe in herself.
A mother's tone of voice moves her prickly adolescent child.
If you look after my studies and feel like my days are disappearing,
[Column] What's Left for Us After the College Entrance Exams

Chapter 2.
Start studying at home to get into a prestigious university

Is it possible to do good deeds without private education? Why private education has been reduced.
What are the essential things to check when preparing for home study?
Before nagging about studying, mothers should set an example first.
How can I make my child study at home for the long term?
The earlier a child is admitted to a non-school district, the more preparations he or she must make.
How can I make my child's determination to study last?
Is it okay for a child who has no interest in studying to study at home?
Are you worried because you don't have much to study and it's hard to keep up with your progress?
[Column] My eldest son's college entrance exam was like a drama, my second son's college entrance exam was like a sitcom.

Chapter 3.
Basic learning strategies applicable to elementary, middle, and high school students

Securing study time and developing concentration
Top-tier children's textbook-centered learning method
Creating a Child-Led Study Plan
Developing literacy skills to accurately understand text
Test preparation memorization techniques and how to organize memorization notes
4-Step Routine to Develop Study Habits with Online Lectures
Practice writing and presenting for advanced performance assessments
Participate in various activities to gain experience in overcoming failure.
Catching Up with the Mindset of Top-Ranking Kids and Expert Moms

Chapter 4.
Study strategies for each stage of elementary, middle, and high school

[Elementary] Strictly follow the planned study schedule and rules.
[Elementary] Developing basic Korean, English, and math skills and daily study habits.
[Middle School] 4 Steps to Managing Your Grades to Become a Top Student
[Middle School] Middle School Grade Management and High School First-Year Pre-Study Methods
[Middle School] Thoroughly Preparing for Your First High School Exam
[High School] The Meaning of the First Semester Midterm Exam and How to Choose Textbooks for Grade 1
[High School] Studying for Korean, English, Math, and Science Exams to Maintain a Top Grade
[High School] Winter Break for Second-Year High School Students: How to Prepare for the CSAT and Your Grades
[High School] Winter Break for High School Seniors: What We Did Right and What We Did Wrong
[High School] 5 Things Moms Need to Help Their Kids During the All-Out Race
[Column] Two Private Educational Activities I'd Definitely Do Again

Chapter 5.
Top-tier subject-by-subject study roadmap

[Common] Drawing the Big Picture of Subject-Specific Goals and Plans
[Mathematics] Elementary Roadmap: Current & Advanced, Operations, Thinking, Reading
[Math] Middle and High School Roadmap: Current & Advanced, Types, and Grades
[Math] 9 Steps to Solving Math Problems While Thinking
[Math] N-times pre-study method to get a top grade on the CSAT
[Math] Current Study and Exam Strategies for Middle and High School Students
[Math] The Crucial Reason for the Difference in Scores
Study Methods for 6-7 Year Olds Before Entering Elementary School
Elementary Roadmap: Phonics, Reading, Grammar, Writing, Speaking
[English] Study listening, vocabulary, and grammar with one reading textbook.
[English] Studying for a Grade 1 on the CSAT: Vocabulary, Grammar, and Sentence Reading
[English] Studying for a Grade 1 on the CSAT: Reading, Listening, and Writing
[Science] Elementary and Middle School College Scholastic Ability Test Roadmap: Reading, Textbooks, and Online Lectures
[Science] The Need for Advanced Placement and the Amount of Study
[Science] Textbooks for Middle and High School Students by Period
[Korean] Middle and High School Preliminary and Current Roadmap: Vocabulary, Reading, Literature, and Grammar
[Column] Two Private Educational Activities You'll Regret Not Having

Epilogue_Stories Untold After Both Children Completed College Entrance Exams
Appendix_Admission Information for Prestigious Universities

The 'home study' YouTube channel that moms watch over and over again while taking notes!
A must-read for elementary and middle school moms, filled with study methods for the top 1% of children who transcend circumstances and talents!!

Is it possible to educate children in South Korea without private education? According to the 2023 "Private Education Expenditure Survey for Elementary, Middle, and High School Students" released by Statistics Korea and the Ministry of Education, 78.5 percent of all students participate in private education, and private education spending increases with higher income levels and in larger cities.
There are families who send their children to academies without much thought, but there are also many families who cannot send their children to academies even if they want to.
The reason the author decided to study at home was because of his poor financial situation.
The author couldn't afford to spend a lot of money on education, but he didn't want to miss out on anything related to his children's education, so he decided to teach them himself.


If you want to have your child study at home instead of sending him or her to an academy, the mother's role is very important.
The author learned the curriculum ahead of the children, studied directly through online lectures, and diligently selected textbooks based on the children's tendencies and grades.
In 2020, after my eldest child was accepted to Seoul National University, I shared my home study tips on YouTube one by one.
The YouTube video became a viral hit among mothers as a 'video to watch over and over again while taking notes', quickly gaining 80,000 subscribers and 9 million cumulative views.
The author says, “Private education can be used as a supplement to children’s independent studies when absolutely necessary.”
You have to study on your own and make plans to get it right.
The habit of a child thinking hard, making decisions, and executing them is important even when the child becomes an adult.
In this way, the author explains in more detail in the book that relying on academies without working together as a mother and child is not the way to go for the child.

How do the top 1% of children who win private education study?
How to build basic study skills that apply to elementary, middle, and high school students!

Why do parents send their children to private academies? It's difficult for them to keep up with their own progress, and they worry about whether they're being properly supervised.
The author did not send his children to academies at all.
My older child attended a Korean language academy for one year and a math and essay academy for five months when he was in his third year of high school.
My younger child went to an English academy for 5 months in middle school and a math academy in high school, but it was less than a year in total.
Even if you go to an academy, there are only one or two subjects that your child cannot study on his or her own.
Rather, there is real studying that needs to be done at home.
It's about establishing study habits, that is, the basics.


Chapters 2 and 3 introduce nine basic study strategies to overcome private education, including creating a self-directed study plan, establishing a lecture routine, and organizing test-preparation memorization techniques and memorization notes.
Among them, we highlight two key differences between the top and middle tiers.
The first is literacy, which affects all subject grades, and shows how to build background knowledge and expand vocabulary from the early grades.
The second is the experience of failure.
The most unfortunate situation when a child enters high school is when he or she fails an exam and falls into a state of lethargy.
Even if your grades falter for a while, it sincerely conveys the value of true home study that cannot be learned at school or academies, and how to challenge yourself and gain experience of failure to bounce back like a bouncy ball.


From pre-tests, internal exams, mock exams, to entrance exam preparation
Study techniques for each period and subject to leap to the top!

With just this one book, even mothers who were uncertain about where to start their child's education or worried about whether homeschooling would be a good idea can confidently draw up a roadmap for their child's education.
If you decide to study at home, the author recommends that you set study standards that match the learning progress and level of children in the national school district.
Even if a child is first in class or among the top students in school, he or she may not be among the top students in the country.
So the final standard should be based on the amount of study required by the children in the school district.
However, you should not raise the standard from the beginning, but rather check the child's level and then raise it step by step.


In chapters 4 and 5, the author introduces study techniques in earnest, detailing the numerous trials and errors he experienced with his two children.
It tells you specifically when to start studying for each subject in Korean, English, and Math, how much to study, and which textbooks to use.
In addition, the current and internal grade management methods that must be followed for each elementary, middle, and high school period, as well as the subject-by-subject roadmap, are organized in an easy-to-understand manner.
In particular, the weight of math study is high as the goal of both children's studies was to go to prestigious engineering schools.
It systematically teaches problem-solving skills such as pre-math, current, advanced, computational, thinking, and types.
Through the home study strategies the author shares, you will be able to discover a study method that is perfect for your child, one that neither school nor academy has taught you.