prolog
Intro.
In search of education that makes everyone happy

Part 1.
Truth in Praise Game
“Are your teaching methods on the right track?”
Chapter 1.
The Two Faces of Praise
Chapter 2.
The Inconvenient Truth About Praise
Chapter 3.
A brain addicted to sweet compliments
Chapter 4.
What should I do instead of praising?

Part 2.
The power of reading to open a child's mind
Reading books, the foundation of thinking, and exploring the roots of study.
Chapter 1.
Before reading, listening is important.
Chapter 2.
Methods for reading books
Chapter 3.
The school reads books
Chapter 4.
The Difficulty of Studying: The Answer Is in Reading
Chapter 5.
Reading Therapy for My Child

Part 3.
The Reverse Path of Learning: Exploring Private Education
How do we create a child who studies on his own?
Chapter 1.
Children who have lost the ability to learn on their own
Chapter 2.
The Secret to Top-Ranking Students' Outstanding Learning Abilities: Metacognition
Chapter 3.
Private Education Marketing Strategies Parents Should Know
Chapter 4.
The joy of learning is fostered by parents and perfected by children.

Part 4.
New discoveries from the 0.1% geniuses
“They have something special that sets them apart from us.”
Chapter 1.
The Top 0.1%: Their Truth or Lies
Chapter 2.
Learning Strategies: This is the Answer
Chapter 3.
Revealing the study methods of 0.1% of children
Chapter 4.
The most special condition they have, their parents' way of talking

Part 5.
Children who grow on their own
What is the future of learning?
Chapter 1.
Discover Your Dreams at Summerhill
Chapter 2.
Children decide for themselves
Chapter 3.
Realize the value of learning through experience
Chapter 4.
Education, about happy people

"Education that brings out children's potential and unleashes their potential. Education makes your heart beat."

The EBS Education Project, which provides a new direction for the wavering education system, was unveiled in November 2010.
For a long time, educational issues were merely raised by numerous education policy experts and scholars, but they were propositions that drifted without any proper solutions.
We pictured the ideal school, but in the face of the social conditions that were interlocked like cogwheels, no one dared to even bring up the issue.

However, [What is School?], which captured the fierce conflicts and deep concerns in the educational field through close reporting at home and abroad for one year and two months, brought about a fresh response to Korean education.
We introduced Korea's first teacher innovation program, delivering meaningful impact. Through extensive experiments and large-scale surveys involving parents, teachers, and students, we secured objective data and identified 10 key topics essential for school and home education.

[What is School?], with its persistent problem-solving awareness, raises fundamental questions and provokes reflection, earning praise from all walks of life after its broadcast, with many saying, "There is no documentary more moving than this." It also captivated countless viewers who felt powerless about education.
It illuminates the true face of schools and the future of education we must pursue by examining and illuminating it from various perspectives, including the teacher's perspective, the parent's perspective, and the child's perspective, and even capturing the subtle breathing of education that cannot be captured in the educational field.

The EBS educational program [What is School] consists of 10 parts.
Among them, 『What is School - Total Education Solution that Brings Out My Child's Emotions and Potential』 is based on the broadcasts of Part 6, 'The Backfire Effects of Praise', Part 7, 'Reading Books, Opening Your Mind', Part 8, 'The Secret of 0.1%', Part 9, 'Private Education Analysis Report', and Part 10, 'The Miracle of Children Playing, Summerhill' to intensively analyze the power of education that can bring out a child's potential and maximize their possibilities. It contains specific solutions and the direction of education that parents should take.

Part 1.
The Truth Game of Praise
Among the parenting methods that everyone believed were correct, there are surprisingly many that have not been proven to be effective or whose adverse effects have been overlooked.
Perhaps it is a contradiction in itself to apply a uniform parenting method to children who are born with different personalities and talents.
Without considering these issues, following parenting methods written in parenting books or trying to change children with parenting techniques alone will inevitably have limitations.

As we meet countless children, we learn the hidden truth about praise.
After conducting various experiments with over 150 participants over a period of a year, they discovered the surprising fact that “giving praise is not only ineffective, it can be counterproductive.”
Through a praise experiment, we questioned whether parents truly knew the right parenting methods and explored the value of wise parenting.

Part 2.
The Power of Reading to Open a Child's Mind
As the importance of reading is emphasized, many parents do not spare any investment in their children's reading education.
However, as children grow up, they become more and more distant from books, and eventually become the nation that reads the least in the world.
This is also due to the busy educational reality that children cannot read a single book since elementary school.
But to be honest, it's because we've been treating reading as just a learning tool, neglecting the important foundation of reading.

The true meaning of reading is finding the joy of learning on your own through 'books'.
As children read together with their parents, share their thoughts and share their inner stories, their thinking matures.
We explore ways to lay the foundation for study through reading and establish a solid foundation for efficient learning.

Part 3.
The Reverse Path of Learning: Exploring Private Education
Korean children receive private education according to a tight schedule even before entering elementary school.
Children who give up today for tomorrow, children who despair over tasks beyond their abilities, and at the center of this is private education.

The drug-like belief that sending children to academies, hiring private tutors, and sending them to study camps will automatically improve their grades.
How can we break free from the anxiety that comes from not sparing financial support and thinking that raising a child is all there is to it?
We found hope again in the field of ‘private education.’
How to effectively utilize private education while developing your child's abilities as a self-directed learner.
The hope that seemed impossible was not far away.

Part 4.
New discoveries from the 0.1% geniuses
Everyone thinks that the top 0.1% of children are the culmination of exceptional intelligence, a unique upbringing, a grandfather's financial power, a father's academic background, and a mother's informational skills.
But the 0.1% of children were very different from what we thought.
More important than innate ability were parents who believed in and supported their children's abilities.
The key was not material support, but how much positive feedback was given in conversations with the child and how much trust was placed in the child.

The power to empower children to experience the joy of learning on their own and move towards their dreams.
Discover the top 0.1% of talent that can develop in any child with help from their parents.

Part 5.
Children who grow on their own
In a reality where we are constantly competing and must outperform others, we dream of an educational utopia.
Summerhill children enjoy the joy of learning and growing on their own, without any sanctions or strict rules.
In the children's bright smiles, we could see how happily they were receiving an education.

The educational philosophy they have upheld shows the future of learning.
Education is about believing in children and helping them discover what they want to do.
Summerhill is a magnifying glass that clearly demonstrates the essence of education: "Self-growth and the joy of learning."