Yoo Seung-min: "President Yoon's CSAT remarks, blaming ministers again as confusion arises"

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Former People Power Party lawmaker Yoo Seung-min criticized President Yoon Suk-yeol for causing confusion with his remarks related to the CSAT, saying, "With the CSAT just 150 days away, he shifts the responsibility to the Minister of Education after his remarks caused serious confusion among students and parents."

On the 19th, Yoo wrote on Facebook, "The president is blaming others again. The explanation from the presidential office is laughable," expressing his criticism.

Earlier, on the 15th, Deputy Prime Minister for Social Affairs and Minister of Education Lee Ju-ho reported to President Yoon and revealed that the president instructed to "exclude questions on content not covered in school classes" from the exam.

After speculation arose that the CSAT might become too easy, the presidential office corrected President Yoon's statement within three hours to 'exclude questions from areas not covered in the public education curriculum.' It was reported that President Yoon sternly warned Minister Lee for miscommunicating his remarks, which caused confusion.

Former People Power Party lawmaker Yoo Seung-min. [Image source=Yonhap News]

Regarding this, former lawmaker Yoo pointed out, "The presidential office says 'school classes and the public education curriculum may seem similar but are completely different terms.' What exactly is different? Is this supposed to be an explanation?"

He also criticized President Yoon for specifically mentioning and taking issue with 'non-literary Korean questions not covered in the public education curriculum,' saying, "There is a subject that teaches non-literary texts in the public education curriculum, and its purpose is to develop literacy skills to enhance comprehension and judgment so students can handle any subject at university. Have they not known this until now?"

Yoo said, "This is not the first time the president has made mistakes and blamed others," adding, "It was the same with the mandatory enrollment of 5-year-olds in elementary school and the 69-hour workweek. The president made the decisions and approved them, but when problems arose, he blamed the ministers. He blamed the people with hearing difficulties for the 'Biden-nalimen' incident."

He continued, "Everyone can make mistakes. The president is human and can make mistakes," emphasizing, "The people want a truthful leader. The president, who holds the greatest power and responsibility, must be truthful for the people to trust him."

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