Formation of 'College Admission Normalization Special Committee'... "Excluding Killer Questions is a Democratic Party Pledge"

Kim Ki-hyun "Democratic Party Presidential Pledge Book Pages 23 and 154"
Jo Su-jin "Democratic Party Lawmakers Also Proposed Related Bills"

The People Power Party has established a Special Committee for the Normalization of College Admissions to restore public education. This move is interpreted as a measure to support President Yoon Seok-yeol’s education policy, which instructed the exclusion of so-called ‘killer questions’?high-difficulty items?from the College Scholastic Ability Test.

Kang Min-kook, the chief spokesperson for the People Power Party, told reporters after the Supreme Council meeting held at the National Assembly on the 22nd, “We have formed the ‘Special Committee for the Normalization of School Education and College Admissions’ to correct the distorted educational reality caused by private education, vested interests, and cartels, and to normalize the collapsing public education system.”

Kim Ki-hyun, the leader of the People Power Party, is speaking at the Supreme Council meeting held at the National Assembly on the 22nd. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

The committee chairperson will be Assemblyman Lee Dal-gon. Spokesperson Kang explained the appointment background, saying, “He holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from Harvard University and has served as Minister of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety.”

Kang added, “The committee will review the overall aspects of dismantling the private education vested interest cartel. It will broadly cover fair college admissions and the normalization of university education. We will form the committee by inviting experts from various fields.”

On the same day, the People Power Party launched a counterattack against the Democratic Party, which criticized President Yoon over the exclusion of killer questions. They emphasized that the exclusion of killer questions was actually a campaign pledge of the Democratic Party. Kim Ki-hyun, the party leader of the People Power Party, said at the Supreme Council meeting, “‘Prohibition of ultra-high difficulty questions in the CSAT, which has a high dependence on private education’?at first glance, this phrase seems like a statement from President Yoon Seok-yeol, but it is exactly the content included on pages 23 and 154 of the Democratic Party’s policy pledge book published before the last presidential election.” He pointed out, “The Democratic Party pledged during the last presidential election to operate college admissions fairly and reform them in a future-oriented way by banning ultra-high difficulty questions, i.e., killer questions. The president has reiterated the exact same content that was specified in the Democratic Party’s pledge book, yet the Democratic Party continues to criticize the president and the government daily.”

Kim continued, “The Democratic Party’s floor leader criticizes that removing killer questions does not eliminate private education expenses. Kwon Chil-seung, a spokesperson known for his offensive remarks, continues the tradition by calling it a government disaster due to reckless governance without review,” and asked, “Then, was the Democratic Party’s pledge during the last presidential election a disastrous pledge?”

He also emphasized that Democratic Party lawmakers have introduced bills related to the exclusion of killer questions. Kim said, “Democratic Party members have also proposed related bills. Is this an education deterioration law?” He added, “The Democratic Party still cannot abandon their double standards. They are trapped in a distorted perception of ‘I am right and you are wrong,’ and ‘It was right then but not now.’”

Supreme Council member Jo Su-jin also criticized, saying, “Normalization of public education has been continuously advocated by the Moon Jae-in administration and pro-Democratic Party education superintendents.” She added, “Democratic Party lawmaker Kang Min-jung even proposed the ‘Killer Question Prevention Act.’ Ten lawmakers, including Kang Deuk-gu, Kim Ui-gyeom, Yoon Jae-gap, Lee Soo-jin, Jeon Jae-soo, Choi Kang-wook, Kang Eun-mi, and Yong Hye-in, joined in this.”

Jo further stated, “They have forgotten the fact that they pledged and even proposed bills, and are opposing just for the sake of opposition. Double standards and shameless flip-flopping have become routine. Stop this bizarre farce of political strife over the same issue.”

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