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As controversy arose over the entrance of a 5-year-old elementary school, the government announced that it would listen to and communicate with parents more and more of the voices of the education field.
However, yesterday (4th), Minister of Education Park Soon-ae appeared to avoid the media, raising the controversy again.
Reporter Jeong Da-eun reports.
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Minister of Education Park Soon-ae, who said that he would engage in communication to promote public opinion in society.
After she announced the school's quarantine policy for the second semester, she was asked questions from the press, which she refused to answer and she hurriedly left.
[Aren’t you going to be asked questions during the briefing in the future?]
[There are a lot of things people are curious about right now…
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[Isn't the Minister too irresponsible?
You have to ask a question...
.
You made the controversy like this.]
[Minister, didn't you say that you would gather a lot of public opinion?]
Reporters and staff of the Ministry of Education got tangled up and Minister Park's shoes were taken off.
While Minister Park remained silent, parents and educational organizations continued to swear at the National Assembly debate.
[The government apologizes to the educational entity and the public, including students, parents, and staff.
Apologize!
Apologize!]
It is analyzed that Minister Park's lack of experience in education administration also played a role in the hasty announcement of the reorganization of the school system.
Immediately after the announcement, as the backlash was strong, an unrealistic alternative was brought out, which further intensified the controversy.
[Kwon Jeong-yoon/Professor of Early Childhood Education Department, Sungshin Women's University: I said that I spend 25% every 4 years, but I changed it to spend 1 month every 12 years.
The National Board of Education said that it would be promoted through public discussion, but it was changed that the policy could be abolished.]
From the minister who was an administrative scholar, the vice minister from the Office of Government Policy Coordination, and the vice minister from the Ministry of Strategy and Finance, all the leaders are non-specialists in education.
[Lim Mi-ryung/CEO of the World Without Worrying about Private Education: We cannot entrust the future of education reform with our children to a minister who lacks expertise and skills in education.] After
just one month of taking office, the minister’s credibility and leadership are shaken and the COVID-19 educational gap There are concerns that major educational issues such as resolution and nurturing of high-tech manpower will also drift.