Former Jeonnam Education Superintendent Candidate Kim Dae-jung's Book Launch Event a Great Success

The book launch event for "Kim Dae-jung's Great Transformation of Jeonnam Education," authored by Kim Dae-jung, a preliminary candidate for Jeonnam Superintendent of Education, was successfully held.

The book launch event for Kim Dae-jung, a preliminary candidate for Jeonnam Superintendent of Education, took place over two days on the 26th and 27th at the Kim Dae-jung Nobel Peace Prize Memorial Hall in Mokpo and the Suncheon Bay Ecological and Cultural Education Center.

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Jun-kyung] The book launch event for Kim Dae-jung, the prospective candidate for Jeonnam Superintendent of Education, titled "Kim Dae-jung's Great Transformation of Jeonnam Education," was successfully held.

The event took place 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, featuring a book signing session and photo time with the author alongside a book exhibition.

Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party presidential candidate, sent a congratulatory message stating, "I deeply empathize with the valuable experiences, concerns, philosophy, and vision of Chairman Kim Dae-jung for regional and national development contained in this book," and added, "I hope this book is widely read and used to improve regional development and the lives of the people."

At the event, Cheon Jeong-bae, former Minister of Justice and chairman of Kim Dae-jung's support committee, Kim Won-yi, member of the National Assembly, and Ko Jin-hyung, former chairman of the Jeonnam Education Committee, delivered congratulatory speeches, while National Assembly members Joo Cheol-hyun, Shin Jeong-hoon, and Seo Sam-seok sent video messages.

Kim Dae-jung, candidate for Jeonnam Superintendent of Education, and his wife Cheon Jin-hee greeting visitors attending the campaign kickoff event.

Kim Dae-jung's book, "Kim Dae-jung's Great Transformation of Jeonnam Education," 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 and the National Assembly, his tenure as secretary to the Jeonnam Office of Education, and his eventual return as a regular teacher.

Composed of 10 chapters, the book gently weaves in the process of becoming a teacher, educational philosophy, and simple daily life. Additionally, it proposes Jeonnam-style local autonomy and future education as solutions to prevent regional extinction.

Candidate Kim stated, "The ideological conflict dividing education into conservative and progressive camps must now end," adding, "We should invest in education from a progressive welfare perspective and cultivate talent from a conservative viewpoint to serve as a driving force for growth."

He further quoted former President Kim Dae-jung, saying, "We should think about fair education with a scholar's awareness of issues and encourage our children to study hard with a merchant's practical sense."

Candidate Kim also mentioned, "To embody the saying by Dr. Seo Han-tae, 'History judges the wicked, and nature judges our foolish acts,' we used recycled paper and minimized adhesive in the thread-bound bookbinding method."

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