Gyeongbuk Superintendent of Education Lim Jong-sik, "I Will Create Classrooms Overflowing with Questions" ... Special Lecture on Future Education

Lim Jong-sik, Superintendent of Education for Gyeongbuk Province, delivered a special lecture on the future direction of education to over 350 participants, including graduate and undergraduate students, parents, and elementary school teachers, at Daegu National University of Education.

Under the theme "The Hope of Future Education Blossoms in Gyeongbuk!", the lecture held on the 4th was organized to share university resources through collaboration between the Gyeongbuk Office of Education and the Graduate School of Education at Daegu National University of Education, and to create a forum for discussing educational development policies that can coexist with the local community.

Superintendent Lim Jong-sik of Gyeongbuk Office of Education giving a lecture.

During the lecture, Superintendent Lim Jong-sik assessed that although all members of the educational community went through a difficult period due to COVID-19, education was able to advance to a higher level during that process. He emphasized that this progress should now serve as a stepping stone to move toward becoming a global standard in future education.

He cited examples of education policies that engage with the world, such as the Gyeongbuk Office of Education’s online international curriculum, globalization of the Cyber Dokdo School, recruitment of overseas students for vocational high schools, support for ICT devices and teacher training in developing countries, and expansion of student international volunteer activities, illustrating the direction of future education.

In particular, he presented a paradigm for school education that can coexist with artificial intelligence technologies like ‘Chat GPT,’ aiming for a shift to customized education optimized for learners who are digitally friendly and challenge-oriented.

He stressed that the traditional education method of simply searching for and memorizing knowledge can no longer be sustained in school education. Instead, he proposed creating a ‘classroom overflowing with questions’ to cultivate the ability to connect one’s life and learning through active communication and collaborative problem-solving based on imagination and creativity.

Superintendent Lim Jong-sik stated, “The driving force of future education is to empower every student to be the master of their own life, to challenge the world, and to realize their dreams.” He added, “Let us lead future education together with warmth that does not give up on any child’s life and cares for their happiness.”

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