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News summary on the way home from work, Subsletter Evening.
The so-called 'return of the old boy' has been announced again.
Former Minister Lee Joo-ho, a symbol of MB education, was nominated as the candidate for the Minister of Education and Deputy Prime Minister of Social Affairs, and former Governor Kim Moon-soo was appointed as the chairperson of the Economic, Social and Labor Committee, which is at the ministerial level.
There is a saying that "the new government's personnel announcement is not new, and it is even less impressive."
MB government → Yoon Seok-yeol as the head of education in the government
Korea Development Institute (KDI) Professor Lee Joo-ho has been nominated as a candidate for the Minister of Education and Deputy Prime Minister of Social Affairs, which has been vacant for more than 50 days since the resignation of former Minister Park Soon-ae.
It is attracting attention that this candidate is returning to the head of education again after about 10 years.
During the Lee Myung-bak administration, Lee served as the first vice minister of the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology and served as the minister from 2010 to 2013.
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This is the third time that the Yoon Seok-yeol administration has been nominated as the Minister of Education, but Kim In-cheol, who was nominated for the first time, resigned before the hearing as allegations of the fact that his entire family had benefited from the 'Fulbright' scholarship program and 'examination of the thesis on the cushion' were raised.
Afterwards, former Minister Park Soon-ae, who was selected, suddenly announced a plan to advance her elementary school entrance age to '5 years', causing a stir in society, and resigned after 35 days of taking office.
After turning around for four months, 'MB Man' was nominated as the head of education, and Kim Dae-gi, chief of staff at the presidential office, said, "Based on my experience in education and government and government activities, the Yun Seok-yeol administration, He explained the background of his selection by saying, "I am the right person to carry out the education reform task of the country without any setbacks."
The MB table education policy designed by Candidate Lee is based on 'autonomy' and 'competition', and he promoted high school diversification projects such as the expansion of autonomous private high schools and college autonomy policies such as admissions control.
In particular, it is well-known for promoting the so-called excellence education that emphasizes competition and focuses on developing the abilities of excellent students.
When this candidate is finally appointed as Minister, it is expected that he will lead the Ministry of Education on the same basis as 10 years ago.
The policy of 'overturning the Moon Jae-in government's education policy' seems to be coming out one after another.
The education world is buzzing... KTU "Withdraw the nomination"
The KTU and opposition parties immediately voiced their opposition to the nomination of the education minister, citing the reason that he was the one who ravaged public education by encouraging excessive competition.
Progressive groups said that the MB government's policy to expand its own high schools "intensified the ranking of high schools" and "incited the establishment of an admissions institution in schools" and "intensified private education" in regards to the autonomy of college admissions such as admissions control. Regarding the implementation, he has been criticized for saying, "They line up the students with the 'Japanese colonial test'."
The Teachers' Union issued a statement titled <Handshake at the end of a jango, symbol of MB education, withdraw Lee Joo-ho's nomination for education minister nomination>. We are calling for the withdrawal of the nomination of Lee Joo-ho, the minister of education, who turns the clock backwards.”
Are you trying to return education to the MB days when you heard the phrase 'Turn round and round Lee Joo-ho,' when education disappeared and only the extreme score competition remained?
The National Teachers and Staff Labor Union (Chairman Hee-Young Jeon, the Teachers' Union) is calling for the withdrawal of the nomination of Ju-Ho Lee, the Minister of Education, who turns the clock on education while talking about future education.
(in the statement of the school union)
The side effects of the MB government education policy, listed by the KTU, include “(When Lee was a minister), the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology conducted a Japanese test that put students across the country in a line, but there were cases of lameness in order to improve grades in schools.” The aristocratic school controversy fueled the polarization of schools, and the ranking of high schools accelerated 'normal high school slums'."
Deuk-goo Kang, a member of the National Assembly Education Committee, said, "The culmination of the Yoon Seok-yeol administration's 'education regression' is the return of former Minister Lee Joo-ho. It was strongly criticized as a war criminal of
However, the conservative Korean Federation of Teachers' Associations (KFK) said in a verbal comment by a spokesperson, "There are mixed positive and negative evaluations of the policies pursued during the former ministerial period." I look forward to being able to confirm and verify it.”
Labor protests against Kim Moon-soo's appointment
The appointment of the chairman of the Economic, Social and Labor Committee under the Ministerial level was also announced, and the position has been vacant for two months as former Chairman Moon Seong-hyeon, who had been in office for about five years under the Moon Jae-in administration, resigned in July with more than a year left in office.
Kim Moon-soo, former governor of Gyeonggi-do, has been appointed for this position.
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Kim Moon-soo, the new chairman of the new committee, was a labor activist and served as a three-term member of the National Assembly (15th, 16th, 17th) and Gyeonggi-do Governor (2006-2014).
Regarding the background of the appointment of Chairman Kim, Dae-gi Kim evaluated that he was "the right person to more actively pursue the labor reform tasks of the Yun Seok-yeol government, such as smooth consultation and coordination of opinions between the government, employers, and workers' representatives, as well as the establishment of a win-win labor market through labor-management cooperation." .
However, since the news that Chairman Kim was appointed as the nominee, there were voices of opposition from some conservatives as well as progressives, because he was explicitly showing extreme tendencies.
I have been at the center of controversy with remarks such as “Moon Jae-in is to be shot immediately” (Free Korea Party debate in 2019) or “The Sewol ferry tent is a good plate of death” (Free Korean Party Seoul mayoral campaign in 2018). Pastor Kwang-Hoon Jeon He also participated in the Taegeukgi troop rally that he led and was active in the far-right party.
The Senior Citizens' Commission is a social dialogue organization where labor and management come together on a labor agenda with conflicting interests. .
The two major trade unions, the Korea Federation of Trade Unions (FKTU) and the National Federation of Trade Unions (KCTU), both expressed their critical stance.
Dialogue and compromise are essential for the SOC to work well, but the future of the SOC, led by Chairman Kim, who has shown hostility to the union, which is an axis of social dialogue, is not bright.
"There is no freshness or emotion in the greeting"
Let's pick a few keywords (keywords / key words) about the current government's personnel.
'MB Man', 'Oldboy', 'From the Prosecutor's Office', etc.
In particular, it is difficult to find new characters and I can't shake the feeling that I'm re-appointing the old ones.
In particular, there are many MB men, including Kim Dae-gi, chief of the presidential office, Kim Seong-han, chief of the National Security Office, Kim Tae-hyo, first deputy chief of the security office, Choi Sang-mok, chief of economy, etc.
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High-ranking officials in the presidential office or ministers of administrative departments are the faces of the Yun Seok-yeol government, and there is no freshness or emotion when 'those people' appear again and again.
In order not to repeat personnel verification failures, it can be analyzed that the 'recycling three-tang greeting' continues while hiring people who have already been verified mainly. .
In particular, it should be taken into account that social conflicts may intensify if interpreted as a person for 'overturning the Moon Jae-in government's policy'.
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Vice President Kamala Harris, who visited Korea, visited Panmunjom and said, "The United States and Korea are prepared for any contingency."
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