Although the school's appearance may have changed a lot, its true nature of 'entrance exam competition' remains the same.
In high schools, they blatantly divide students into those who will succeed and those who won't, and only take care of a small number of children while neglecting the majority.
It seems that whether a child is labeled as a 'bad kid' and pushed out or a child is labeled as a 'good kid' and pushed out, they are equally unfortunate.
Ultimately, we are unable to break the cycle of education that makes no one happy and sacrifices everyone. Let's take a closer look at education, which is racing forward at an ever-increasing pace.
Pre-learning, 7-year-old exam, 4-year-old exam...
I'm concerned that the mad rush seems to be heading towards younger and younger ages.
In a society that fosters anxiety, in parents' desire for their children to be special, and in a school structure that resembles an academy, children are losing their vitality.
Listening to the story of a young man who spent his youth in the Daechi-dong academy district, I am left asking myself who education is for.
I want to find a way together to figure out what we can do right now.
I hope you read and think about it together.

These schools' announcements of the extensive scope of the exam, followed by the extensive lectures from cram schools to prepare for the internal exam, are the best way to achieve the highest grades in the internal exam, but they are extremely cruel to the students.
Because if the grades are not satisfactory, the student has no one to blame but himself.
The school announced the scope and the academy gave you the expected questions, so they are making you think that it is your fault for not being able to receive them, even though they have given you everything.
If you add a word from your parents saying, “Why can’t you do anything else?” then it becomes perfect.
So many students experience such continuous failure and frustration.
--- "Soma, the Daechi-dong kids have become adults."

The child refused all these programs.
No, I didn't 'choose' it.
He only attended regular classes and confidently left the school gate alone during the official dismissal time.
In the end, I became a kid who lowered the class average, and on the test I took in March, I definitely came in last in the class in math, even if I didn't know about other subjects.
If there is one important role I play in school, it is to lay the foundation for other children's academic performance.
In a school that 'definitely pushes forward only those who are capable of success,' isn't our child's role very important?
A bright kid who was often praised for being smart at an alternative school ended up being a poor student at a liberal arts high school.
--- "Yoo Yang-hee, How Did a Smart Child Become a Poor Student?"

Parenting styles, which may seem like individual choices, are actually the result of the interaction of culture, history, institutions, and economic systems.
Therefore, becoming a good parent is not possible through individual effort alone.
Parents' love has not changed.
What has changed is society and the way people live.
As much as parents love their children, they have come to believe that it is a structure in which it is difficult for both parents and children to survive without competing.
We cannot simply blame parents who rush into the '7-year-old civil service exam' and '4-year-old civil service exam' while leaving the tilted society as it is, making them feel threatened for their survival.
What they give is love, but social inequality turns that love into a 'competition'.
To be a good parent, you first need a good society.
--- "Jang Hee-sook: A good society comes before good parents."

A society in which people who have devoted their youth to studying for exams and then pass the exam and become part of the privileged class is bound to stagnate or regress.
The recent behavior of a person who graduated from Seoul National University and passed the bar exam after nine attempts speaks volumes about this.
We need to create an educational and social system that does not require children to risk their lives for exams.
When we design and operate systems that encourage more people to pursue public service to contribute to society and more people to choose the path of teaching to help children grow, the sustainability of communities will increase and society will progress.
--- "Hyun Byeong-ho, Education for Cultivating Citizens and Public Officials"

Of course, books are still great learning tools.
There will undoubtedly be people who prefer books as a tool over other methods in the future.
But it doesn't have to be the only or absolute way.
We need to break away from the idea that only a 'bunch of paper' is a sacred source of information and embrace the new reality that 'this world' is a vast field of knowledge.
The statement, "Children who read a lot of books are smart," is no different from claims like, "We are a single ethnic group," or "Hangul is the most scientific writing system in the world."
These are not objective facts, but rather 'ideas' that we are 'instilled' to believe for cultural, social, and political purposes.

--- "Ji Eun-jeong, are children who read a lot smart?"