What is studying?
Parents' Letter
For practical self-directed learning

- Success Routine 61 for Self-Directed Learning -
01. Prioritize practice over learning.
02 Don't rely on your teacher
03 Get enough sleep
04 Enjoy questions and doubts
05 Learn from your friends and teach your friends
06 Be sure to study in advance
07 Be sure to review
08 Study during class time
09 I only know what I can explain
10. Boldly break up with smartphones and computer games.
11. Always open the Korean dictionary.
12 Think, think, and think again
13. Study based on textbooks.
14 Enjoy solitude
15 Maintain good relationships with your parents, teachers, and friends.
16. Use the reading stand.
17 Doing homework is not studying.
18 Believe in yourself, wait, and wait again.
19 Don't think of rest as a waste of time.
20 You need to understand the whole to understand the parts well.
21. Use your spare time efficiently.
22 Don't study while listening to music
23. Make the title important.
24 Study with one book
25. Keep your words short
26. Self-test frequently.
27 After taking the test, analyze it thoroughly.
28 Problem-solving-focused study is dangerous.
29. Work to improve literacy.
30 During your vacation, focus on reviewing, reading, and gaining experience.
31 Schools and libraries are the best places to study.
32 Avoid coffee, carbonated drinks, and fast food.
33 Having food nearby reduces concentration.
34 Breakfast is a must
35 Don't respond to every phone call or social media message.
36 Talk and consult with seniors or adults rather than friends.
37 First, practice sitting at your desk.
38 The most important sense in studying is sight.
39 Grades go up in steps
40 College entrance exams are not the end of studying.
41 Self-directed learning connects to college and the workplace.
42 Don't go all-in on math studies
43 Go to bed early and wake up early.
44 Avoid late-night snacks
45 Love your teacher
46 Understand before memorizing
47 Remember that being a student is also a profession.
48 It's okay to focus on just one subject.
49 It takes courage to refuse.
50 Study while talking and study while writing
51 Answer questions well during class
52 It's difficult at first
53 Pain and trials are a gateway we must pass through.
54 Consider drawings, photographs, and diagrams as well.
55 Memorize by connecting it to what you know.
56 It's not a mistake, it's a lack of skill.
57 Declare your goals publicly.
58 Take care of your health
59 Understand Humans
60 Attitude toward taking the test
61 It's never too late

Outgoing post

What is study? How can I study well?
‘Hard work’ is important, but ‘direction and method’ are more important!
The path to self-directed learning that will shine in life's trials!

“There are still many students who wonder how to study well and spend their time studying by taking private tutoring, going to academies, and listening to online lectures.
I didn't know either when I was fifteen or eighteen.
I wanted to know how to study well.
I complained about not having a good teacher and thought I could learn better if I learned from a good teacher.
I thought that I would learn a lot if I studied a lot, and that solving problems was more important than building a foundation.
But looking back, the answer was in the practice of self-directed learning, studying on one's own!”

These are the words of author Seungho Kwon, who is working hard to create happiness by communicating with students as a teacher at Jeonju Youngsaeng High School.
The author, who has been working with children for over 20 years, has lamented the reality of Korean education where, while 'studying is learning (學習) and learning is learning (學) and mastering (習)', they are too focused on learning to properly devote time and passion to mastering and thinking. In order to improve this, he has recommended and advocated 'self-directed learning' as the best learning method for students themselves.
Here is the question I hear most often from students and parents.
"Teacher, I understand that self-directed learning is important and a good method, but how exactly do I do it? I don't really know how."


This led the author to publish “How to Study Well on Your Own.”
This book contains 61 practical routines for self-directed learning, which are essential for creating an environment where students can believe in themselves and study well.
This is all the more valuable and trustworthy because it is the result of author Kwon Seung-ho's own personal experience of reading books on learning methods, talking with graduates, listening to parents, discussing with teachers, and conducting various thoughts and research during his long career as a teacher.
The reason the author emphasizes self-directed learning in this way is because, while immediate grades are grades, self-directed learning is a "study method for my life" that truly provides nourishment for us on our long journey through life.

The author emphasizes:
“There is no such thing as a free lunch in this world, and there is no easy way to improve your grades.
You can't improve your skills just by sitting at a desk and listening to lectures. You have to invest time and sweat to improve.
A person who has listened to a song 10 times and sung it 30 times can sing better than a person who has listened to it 100 times.
A person who watches one hour of soccer broadcasts and kicks a ball around the field for four hours a day is more likely to be a better soccer player than someone who watches 15 hours of European soccer matches a day.
… … I hope you believe that it is the student who studies, that books are the best teachers, that you can study well only if you get enough sleep and rest when you need to, that you need to spend more time studying on your own than in class to improve your grades, and that truly good students invest most of their time in self-directed learning.
They say that the factor that leads to victory in sports is not strength, but direction.
The same goes for studying.
Hard work is important, but direction and method are more important.
“Studying the right way” brings much better results than “studying hard.”

Studying is difficult.
But it is by no means an insurmountable mountain.
If you're wondering what studying is and how to study well, I highly recommend taking the time to read this book, "How to Study Well on Your Own."
After reading the entire book thoroughly, I hope you can read it again to familiarize yourself with it.
Then, I hope you can put them into practice one by one.
It would be great if you could do all of it, but if you just do 70 percent of it, your grades will definitely go up surprisingly.
Now, through this book, anyone can learn specific methods of self-directed learning.
But please remember that it is of no use if you do not put it into practice.