Deputy Prime Minister Yu Eun-hye and Minister of Education visited Galmae High School in Guri-si, Gyeonggi-do on the 17th to give a briefing on the plan for the comprehensive high school credit system. yunhap news
Faculty organizations urged to fully review the’high school credit system’ introduced from 2025. The response is that the solution of pre-results, such as measures to supply and demand teachers, is a priority.
In a commentary on the 17th, the Korean Federation of Teachers’ Associations (KCTU) pointed out that “teacher supply and demand is the most important prerequisite for securing the right to select subjects and secure the high school credit system.
The National Teachers’ Workers’ Union (KTU) also said, “I know the concerns of the school site, but I will come up with countermeasures gradually”. It should be done.”
The Ministry of Education explained the high school credit system implementation plan and announced that it would realize customized education for students by increasing the number of elective courses through the introduction of the high school credit system.
However, among front-line teachers, concerns were raised that the number of classes in charge would increase and the introduction of uncompleted instruction would increase the burden of teachers.
Teachers’ organizations demanded that first of all, measures for the supply and demand of teachers should be prepared.
In fact, as a result of a high school credit system recognition survey conducted by the KCTU on the 4th to 7th of this month for 2399 high school teachers nationwide, “Difficulty in organizing student-specific curriculum for high school credit system” 67.2% of the respondents cited’Inability to receive enough teachers for the school.’
This was followed by’excessive multi-subject tutoring’ (47.6%) and’difficulty predicting due to changes in student demand’ (36.5%).
Some pointed out that the improvement of the college admission system was the first. The KTU pointed out that “In this announcement, there is a plan to improve the evaluation system, but there is no plan to improve the university admission system.” “The blueprint should come out first of how the achievement evaluation system will be reflected in university admission.”
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