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“The debate on the extension of school classes after 12
A plan to increase school attendance primarily for the lower grades “
Repetition of the existing contents of the 10 policies of the Ministry of Education
Vice Premier Yu Eun-hye and the Minister of Education said: “We will discuss the direction of increasing school classes, but we will make a decision taking into account the future stages of quarantine” on the operation of the school after the end of the special period. quarantine for the Chuseok holiday on the 12th. He also said, “It will be difficult to go to school until next year,” he said, and that he will prepare for the learning gap caused by distance classes in the medium and long term.
On the afternoon of the 5th, Vice Premier Yoo revealed his position on the direction of future classes at a press conference at the Sejong Government Complex. As the quarantine authorities designate a special quarantine period for the infection by the new coronavirus (Corona 19) until the 11th, the Ministry of Education also registers the number of primary and secondary schools throughout the country within a third of all students and two-thirds for secondary schools. This is the recommended state inside.
Eun-Hye Yoo (right), Deputy Prime Minister of Social Studies and Minister of Education, speaks at a meeting of the Ministry of Education access reporters held at the Sejong Government Complex on the 5th. Provided by the Ministry of Education
Vice Premier Yu said: “After the 11th, we are in talks with the metropolitan and provincial education offices on ways to increase school attendance mainly for the lower grades, such as the operation of morning and evening classes to reduce the gap of educational background “. Given that the actual application date will vary by region and school. “
However, as to how much discretion to give each metropolitan and provincial education office related to school classes, he drew a line that read: “The quarantine countermeasures headquarters (middle script) must follow the judgment of the quarantine stage and the basic principles accordingly. ” Recently, Seoul Superintendent Cho Hee-yeon and others suggested that some grades go to school first, but it is difficult to allow it if the risk situation is maintained as the second stage of social distancing.
Vice Premier Yoo also said, “From the end of this month, we will investigate the learning gap in the second semester through a distance education survey aimed at students, teachers and parents.” According to a survey by the Korea Education and Research Information Service released last month, 79% of the 51,021 elementary, middle and high school teachers who participated in the survey responded that the student learning gap has widened due to to distance classes. Consequently, the Ministry of Education has prepared complementary measures, such as providing tutoring for distance classes to some students starting in September.
However, as the Corona 19 epidemic is expected to continue, it is urgent to take medium and long-term countermeasures based on the transition to distance education. Vice Premier Yoo said, “Experts hope it will be difficult not only this year, but also until next year,” he said. “We will come up with a plan to avoid learning deficits while taking remote and school classes at the same time.”
Related content was also included in the draft of the “Ten policy tasks for the transformation of education in the future” announced by the Ministry of Education. △ Promote small-scale face-to-face guidance for students with insufficient basic education △ Safety Net Center for Educational Wellbeing and Basic Education Support Center △ Expand remote classroom infrastructure and develop content for students with consideration. It is explained that strengthening autonomy so that each school can flexibly operate academic institutions in disaster situations such as infectious diseases is a preparation task for the ‘post corona’.
However, it is noted that despite the goal of ‘preparing for post-crown’ for the 10 future assignments, the contents of the previous announcements were repeated such as the introduction of the secondary credit system in 2025, the improvement of the system of vocational education and the reorganization of the teacher training system. In response, Vice Premier Yu said, “In response to Corona 19, various strengths and weaknesses were found in the existing tasks. We will offset these points and announce plans, such as the secondary credit system and innovation in the regulation of higher education starting next month. “
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