Former Jeonnam Education Superintendent Candidate Kim Dae-jung's Book Launch: "Donate Books Instead of Wreaths"

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Jun-kyung] Kim Dae-jung, a preliminary candidate for Jeonnam Superintendent of Education, will hold a book launch event over two days on the 26th and 27th at the Mokpo Kim Dae-jung Nobel Peace Prize Memorial Hall and the Suncheon Bay Ecological Culture Education Center.

At this book launch event, candidate Kim Dae-jung is scheduled to present his book, "Kim Dae-jung's Great Transformation of Jeonnam Education," to readers.

The book chronicles his 30-year journey from being dismissed due to his involvement with the Korean Teachers and Education Workers Union (KTU) to returning to the classroom, his candidacies for Mokpo City Council Chairman and National Assembly member, his tenure as secretary to the Jeonnam Office of Education, and his eventual return to being a regular teacher. It also introduces the vision for a great transformation of Jeonnam education, which he hoped for while facing the realities of Jeonnam education over nearly 40 years in schools and in the fields of local autonomy and educational autonomy.

On the 16th, candidate Kim Dae-jung posted on his SNS, "Instead of wreaths, I ask for book donations," adding, "If you donate books you have at home, these books will be donated to libraries."

It is known that candidate Kim Dae-jung organized this donation event with the hope that it would be a place to think about the future of children and the environment.

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