Why Ryu Kyung-gi, Mayor of Jungnang-gu, Transformed into DJ to Listen and Respond to Parents' Concerns?

District Mayor Becomes DJ for Parent Counseling and Opinion Exchange, Song Requests Enjoyed... Weekly 1-2 Sessions Until Year-End for Parents of 47 Local Elementary, Middle, and High Schools... Held at Bang Jeong-hwan Education Support Center, Future Non-Face-to-Face Participation Methods Planned

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] “I have two sons, but ever since my son got a girlfriend, he doesn’t seem interested in his mom at all. What should I do in this situation?”

“How about coolly accepting it by thinking, ‘My child has grown up this much already’?”

This is a conversation from “2 O’Clock Date,” a program where Ryu Gyeong-gi, Mayor of Jungnang-gu, transforms into a DJ to listen to stories and song requests from local parents.

The program aims to break away from the traditional rigid meeting format and freely communicate in a relaxed atmosphere like a “visible radio.” It will continue with parents from 47 elementary, middle, and high schools in the district until the end of the year.

The venue is the Bang Jeong-hwan Education Support Center, which opened last May. The program is held once or twice a week at 2 p.m. for about an hour per school. Parents share stories about child education methods, reading techniques, etc., and the mayor responds. Parents’ song requests are also enjoyed together.

The first date took place on the 7th at the Bang Jeong-hwan Education Support Center’s book caf?. Eight representatives from the parent associations of elementary, middle, and high schools attended, and parents asked various questions about communicating with adolescent children and tips for managing time during school days.

Mayor Ryu Gyeong-gi sincerely answered based on his own experiences and shared concerns about child education with the parents.

The district plans to also offer non-face-to-face participation through ZOOM and YouTube live broadcasts to engage more parents in the future.

Mayor Ryu Gyeong-gi of Jungnang-gu said, “I am glad to be able to communicate more closely with parents who always care about local educational development. Your concerns about your children are also my concerns for Jungnang students, so I will be a DJ who listens carefully to the opinions of the listeners.”

Meanwhile, the district has significantly increased its education budget from 3.8 billion won in 2018 to 7 billion won this year, sparing no investment in improving school environments and academic achievement.

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