Seol Dongho, Daejeon Superintendent of Education: "The Family Is a Child's First Classroom and Warm Shelter"

Parent Training Held to Support Basic Academic Skills for the 2025 School Year

Seol Dongho, Superintendent of Education in Daejeon (Photo by Daejeon Office of Education)

Seol Dongho, Superintendent of the Daejeon Metropolitan Office of Education, stated, "The family is a child's first classroom and a warm shelter that nurtures the power of learning. The encouragement and trust of parents serve as genuine coaching, lighting the flame of learning in a child's heart."

On November 8, at the Seo Ui Pil Hall in the 56th Anniversary Memorial Hall of Hannam University, Superintendent Seol made these remarks during a parent training session themed "Coaching Parents to Empower Our Children's Learning." He added, "I hope this parent training will be a meaningful opportunity to reflect on the educational role of the family and to consider our children's growth together."

This training session was jointly organized by the Daejeon Metropolitan Office of Education and the Study Methodology Society, and hosted by the Daejeon Basic Academic Skills Support Center. It aimed to enhance understanding of support for ensuring basic academic skills among parents and to share practical coaching methods that can effectively support children's learning at home.

Approximately 300 parents of elementary, middle, and high school students from the area attended, demonstrating high interest. Kang Chungyeol, Professor Emeritus at Korea National University of Education, emphasized that parental communication and feedback foster children's learning motivation and self-direction, while attorney Lee Yun-gyu presented practical study methods for establishing concrete learning plans and improving concentration, receiving enthusiastic responses.

During the subsequent comprehensive discussion and Q&A session, parents actively exchanged opinions on various topics such as forming children's study habits, motivating them, and managing daily routines, showing a high level of engagement.

Cho Seongman, Director of Elementary Education at the Daejeon Metropolitan Office of Education, commented, "We expect this training to serve as an opportunity to strengthen parents' capacity to support learning, creating a synergy between the power of learning that begins at home and school education, ultimately leading to significant improvements in basic academic skills."

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