The choice of 1 million mothers in Korea
The longest-running bestseller in child education: Jamsune's special study method for children.
『Elementary School 5th and 6th Grade Study Method』 published to seize the golden time for entrance exams!

Parents with children in fifth and sixth grade have many concerns.
The thought of being a prospective middle school student makes me anxious about studying.
Some people say they have completed all the prerequisites up to math 1, and I hear that others go to academies for arts and physical education because of the practical skills.
They say you need to start preparing now to get into a good high school, but your relationship with your child who is just entering puberty is not what it used to be.
To alleviate the anxiety of these parents, Korea's leading educational information site, Jamsune Growing Up Children (www.jamsune.com, hereinafter Jamsune), has published Jamsune's 5th and 6th Grade Study Method.
This book is an unwavering bestseller in the field of child education that 1 million mothers have sympathized with and followed, and contains the educational philosophy of Jamsune, which has produced students from various prestigious universities such as Seoul National University, KAIST, and POSTECH. It is the first new book in the grade-specific study method line in two years since the publication of 『Jamsune Elementary School 3rd and 4th Grade Study Method』 in 2015.

"Jamsune's 5th and 6th Grade Study Method" is a guide for parents of upper elementary school students who are concerned about their children's learning and future.
The overall framework is a study method for English, math, and Korean history, but inside, it contains the educational philosophy of the parents of Jamsune's seniors and their hopes for the future of their children.
The path that Jamsune pursues is 1:1 customized education tailored to the child's learning ability and career path.
It's about following the public education system while simultaneously discovering each person's abilities and individuality.
Furthermore, we study English, which has become a global language and serves as a cornerstone for preparing for the future; reading, which fosters humanities knowledge; and mathematics, which allows us to think about how to solve problems on our own.
--- p.5, Preface

If you are in 5th or 6th grade, you have 7 to 8 years left until you enter college.
There are 1-2 years left until you graduate from elementary school, and depending on how you spend this time, the next 6 years of middle and high school will be different.
If you rush and run at full speed from the beginning, you will easily overload yourself and spread out. On the other hand, if you take your time too much, you will end up rushing to put out the fire under your feet when you get to middle school.
Going on a long journey requires confidence and the ability to pace yourself.
To do so, it is important to carefully consider and decide on a direction and method that suits the child's career path and inclination.
--- p.15, The two years of elementary school (grades 5 and 6) determine the six years of middle and high school.

As the English section of the CSAT has changed to an absolute evaluation system, some parents are thinking that English can now be taken a little easier.
At first glance, it seems reasonable.
But knowing the inside story, it is too early to jump to conclusions.
Even if the system changes to absolute evaluation, the difficulty of the English section of the CSAT itself will not become significantly easier.
The only difference is that in relative evaluation, only the top 4% are given a grade 1, but in absolute evaluation, everyone who scores 90 points or higher is given a grade 1.

In this situation, it is a misjudgment to think, 'English has become easy, so I should just take it easy and focus on math!'
High school grades carry a very large weight in college entrance exams.
Of course, English, which has a lot of class hours, is bound to be important.
We should not underestimate the fact that the English section of the CSAT has also lost its discriminatory power.
It's not an easy test where you can get over 90 points with just a little bit of studying.
Therefore, the strategy of focusing on English as much as possible in elementary school and then shifting the focus to math once English becomes easy is still valid today as it was then.
--- p.29, Why you should learn English now

Math is a subject that parents, schools, and academies can help with, but ultimately, you have to study it on your own.
Children need to understand why they need to learn math in order to progress through middle and high school.
The reason why people say that going to an academy is effective is because the time spent studying math on my own has increased due to homework.
At first glance, you might think, "Huh? If I can't teach math, I can just send my child to a private academy."
However, even if you seem good at math now, if you are being forced to do it, you will reach your limit at some point.
Even a child who is not good at math can do well if he or she feels the need to study and studies hard.
--- p.224, 5th and 6th grade math, let's start with this.

There aren't many children who study Korean in elementary school.
Even if you study just a little, you will get a good score.
However, if you don't study Korean properly in middle school, you won't get good grades.
If you don't understand and memorize Korean language concepts, you won't get a good score.

Things change again when you go to high school.
High school Korean, especially the Korean language for the College Scholastic Ability Test, has difficult vocabulary and very long passages.
If your vocabulary is lacking, you won't understand what you're reading, and if your reading comprehension is lacking, you won't be able to grasp the main point and find the answer the question requires.
No matter how hard you study Korean, it's all in vain if you can't read long passages accurately and understand them within the time limit.
Because of this, studying only Korean like in middle school has its limitations.
You can only hope for a high score if you combine the vocabulary and reading comprehension skills you acquire while reading Korean books with what you have studied in Korean.

Following the absolute evaluation of English in the CSAT, if absolute evaluation is implemented for all subjects in the CSAT, the weight of high school grades will increase.
The importance of Korean language subjects, which require a large number of class hours, is bound to increase.
--- p.409, Why the Korean Language is Important

Korean history, which is studied in the 5th and 6th grades of elementary school, is taught as a separate subject in middle school.
If you thoroughly study social studies in elementary school, Korean history in middle school will become easier, right? But that doesn't mean you need to take the Korean history test in elementary school just to prepare for the CSAT.
The Korean history section of the CSAT is evaluated absolutely, and the questions are easy enough that you can get by just studying hard in high school.
Don't make it hard for your children by preparing them for the Korean history test in elementary school.
It's just a waste of time and effort.
--- p.471, Before studying society

Science textbooks are important, but so are experimental observation books.
First, look at the inquiry activities in the science textbook and answer the questions in the experimental observation book.
If you can write your own observations in your laboratory book, you have studied science faithfully.
At this time, avoid looking up your previous work (study book) because you cannot answer the question.
The process of reading, organizing, and writing down science textbooks is studying.
The previous worksheet should be used to compare the child's answers.
If the answer is similar, I try to think of a more accurate answer, and if the answer is wrong, I try to find out what part I got wrong.

--- p.510, Studying Science Textbooks & Preparing for Science Tests