Curious About Our Child's Career and College Path! ... Gyeongnam Office of Education Holds 'Gyeongnam Education Sarangbang' for Parents

Park Jong-hoon, Superintendent of Education of Gyeongnam, is answering parents' questions at the Gyeongnam Education Sarangbang.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Seryeong] On the 4th, the Gyeongnam Office of Education held the Gyeongnam Education Sarangbang at Gimhae Nammyung Art Hall.

The provincial Office of Education stated that the Sarangbang was prepared to communicate with 150 parents in the province, to resolve parents' questions about career paths and college admissions, and to address related demands.

The Sarangbang, conducted in connection with the Ministry of Education’s ‘Visiting Education Policy Service’ project, was also broadcast live on the National Parents Support Center’s YouTube channel.

According to the list of pre-submitted questions from parents before the event, most were curious about what they should prepare for their children’s career paths and college admissions.

They also inquired about the provincial Office of Education’s measures regarding the high school credit system and the free semester system to be introduced in 2025.

At the Sarangbang, there was a sand art performance expressing ‘the future our children will face,’ and a special lecture by expert Song Gil-young titled ‘Korea’s Future Society Seen Through Big Data.’

Presentations were also given by Superintendent Park Jong-hoon, Career Officer Kim Jong-seung, and parent Park Joo-eon, who also answered parents’ questions.

Superintendent Park said, “In the process from the 2022 revised curriculum to the 2025 high school credit system and the 2028 future-oriented university admissions, we will enhance students’ self-directed learning capabilities and support individualized learning tailored to each student.”

To this end, he promised to ▲activate big data and artificial intelligence (AI) platforms, the Career Education Information Center, and the College Admission Information Center ▲establish a provisional Future Education Center (Future Education Theme Park) ▲open the Miryang Career Education Center, emphasizing, “We will faithfully support students’ career aptitude education.”

He added, “We will strive to expand online communication networks so that parents and students can easily access diverse information about careers and college admissions.”

Parents expressed their impressions, saying, “It was a time to understand the flow of education policies related to careers and college admissions,” and “We felt frustrated because we had no opportunity to receive educational information due to COVID-19, but many of our questions were somewhat resolved.”

Superintendent Park said, “Through Sarangbang, we were able to hear the voices of various parents,” and “We will further review policies so that our children can grow into individuals equipped with future capabilities along with present happiness, and work to alleviate the concerns of students and parents.”

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