Sageokse "Lee Jae-myung should withdraw the pledge to expand regular admissions excluding the CSAT reform plan"
Sageokse "Expansion of Regular Admissions Deprives Youth of Opportunities and Drives Excessive Entrance Exam Competition"
[Asia Economy Reporter Han Jinju] The educational civic group "No Private Education Worries" has called for the withdrawal of Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party presidential candidate's pledge to expand the college entrance exam regular admission system.
On the 3rd, Sagokse held a press conference in front of the Democratic Party office in Yeouido, stating, "Expanding the admission system focused on the College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT) without reforming the CSAT is depriving opportunities for the youth and pushing students into excessive entrance exam competition," and pointed out, "The CSAT has now become a test that ranks examinees meticulously using percentile ranks, standard scores, and relative evaluation grades."
Sagokse added, "The regular admission system is a selection method based mainly on CSAT scores, which causes significant educational harm and social side effects," and "It is very regrettable that such a policy has been proposed as a pledge by a presidential candidate."
Sagokse also stated, "The expansion of the regular admission system directly conflicts with Lee's earlier pledge to 'strengthen the state's responsibility for public education,'" and pointed out, "The reality of education in the Republic of Korea is still trapped in multiple-choice CSAT problems centered on memorization of knowledge. The influence of the CSAT is very strong, as even in early admission, the CSAT minimum academic achievement standards are applied."
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Sagokse urged, "The policy to expand regular admissions is not a policy that guarantees fairness for the youth but rather a policy that divides young people according to social class," and called for "the withdrawal of the pledge and the announcement of a pledge that includes an educational paradigm where no one falls behind due to excessive entrance exam competition."
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