Kwon Seong-dong: "Jo Hee-yeon sent his own child to a foreign language high school but sends others' children to rural agricultural and fishing areas"

Kwon Criticizes Plan for Elementary Students' One-Semester Rural Study to Foster Ecological Sensitivity
"Influenced by Activist Sensitivity... Distorted Perceptions Only Create a Distorted Future"

Kwon Seong-dong, Acting Leader of the People Power Party, is attending a virtual party meeting held at the National Assembly on the 9th. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Hyunju Lee] Kwon Seong-dong, floor leader of the People Power Party, directly criticized Cho Hee-yeon, Superintendent of Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education, on the 12th, urging him to "aim for the perception of an ideologically biased civic group activist."

On the same day, Kwon posted on Facebook, "Recently, Superintendent Cho announced a plan for 'quasi-mandatory' rural study abroad," adding, "He said he hopes elementary school students will study abroad in rural areas for about one semester to foster ecological sensitivity."

He then pointed out, "Was he afraid of criticism from parents if he explicitly stated it as mandatory, or is this a stepping stone toward making it mandatory? Is he planning to provide excellence education for his own children while sending other children away with quasi-mandatory ecological sensitivity as a pretext?" It is known that both of Superintendent Cho's two children graduated from foreign language high schools.

He continued, "In the past, Superintendent Cho tried to designate Yeongdeungpo, Guro, and Geumcheon districts as Korean-Chinese bilingual special zones but faced public backlash," and "He also once attempted to organize a school trip to Pyongyang."

Floor leader Kwon said, "Behind the controversy triggered by Superintendent Cho lies the sensitivity of the activist group," and criticized, "Education is not an experimental ground for outdated ideology. Distorted perceptions only create a distorted future."

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