■ A novel that clearly shows the downside of an education system that is uniform and obsessed with success.

Welton Academy is a gifted high school where over 70% of its graduates advance to the most prestigious universities in the United States, and students receive thorough and rigorous education while living in dormitories.
The only goal is to get into a prestigious university.
Students have no right to make their own decisions or judgements.
Goal setting and the legitimacy of those goals are solely left to the schools and parents.
Changes begin to take place at Welton Academy when John Kinting takes up the position of Korean teacher.
Keating is also a graduate of Welton Academy, but he captivates his students with his unique teaching methods.
It teaches us that designing our own future and moving forward in that direction is more valuable than anything else in the world.
And let the students realize for themselves how difficult it is.


This novel clearly shows the results of an education system that is uniform and focuses only on success.
Mr. Keating tells his students, "Carpe diem," which means "seize the day."
This is a word that symbolizes the spirit of freedom that challenges the future that schools and parents impose.

■ A touching love story that has become a steady seller in the reading world as well as the film and video industries.

A heartwarming story about John Keating, a new English teacher at Welton Academy, one of the most prestigious private high schools in the United States, and his six students - Neil, Todd, Knox, Cameron, Meeks, and Dalton.

■ A book that serves as a true compass for young people
These days, it's not students, but parents who fill the halls of college admissions information sessions.
Young people have become so dependent that they cannot even take the initiative in choosing a college major that will determine their future.
It is true that teenagers are still immature and therefore absolutely in need of appropriate assistance from the older generation, but it is also true that teenagers are independent and complete individuals.
Therefore, the older generation must provide education to young people that will enable them to live independently and independently.
In this sense, it shows young people well how to design their lives and how to live in the present for the future.


■ A novel that serves as a proper guide for parents on raising their children.

Under the pretext of doing it for their children, many parents have a strong tendency to try to steer their children's lives in the direction they want.
The parents of the main characters in this book are usually of that type.
However, through the actions of the main character Neil, the author clearly shows how wrong it is to blindly force one's will on one's children.


■ A guide for teachers to help them realize what true teaching is.

The protagonist, John Keating, told his students not to study for college entrance exams.
He taught us to feel things with our hearts rather than memorize and take tests, and to look at things with new eyes and a fresh mind rather than repeating the same things we've always done.
In this book, John Keating personally demonstrates what true education is.


■ The translation level has been upgraded to a higher level! The emotions of the movie have been expressed more realistically.

The existing translation was criticized for focusing on factual descriptions and lacking in complex psychological analysis of the characters.
This new translation by Seogyo Publishing Co., Ltd., accurately traces the characters' detailed psychological changes and vividly expresses the conflicts, worries, joys, and delights they experience, delivering a much greater impact than the film.