Prescriptions for entrance exams from the director of the private high school department, etc. [책의향기 온라인]

2024-04-12 17:58:32

● Prescription for entrance exams from the head of the private high school advancement department (Jang Jun-hyuk, Mixed Coffee)

If you have a child who is about to enter college, parents become impatient. There is no one to ask around about which school is best or how to prepare for college entrance exams, and when trying to find information on YouTube, there is too much information, making it difficult to find the information you need. The new book is a college entrance strategy guide written by the author, head of the admissions department at an autonomous private high school, to resolve this information imbalance. The author, who experienced the fierce college entrance exam while serving as a third-year high school homeroom teacher and director of the college entrance exam department, advises students to accurately know the new entrance exam system and prepare in advance because differences in information ability affect the results of the entrance exam.

The book is composed of three parts and conveys the reality of college entrance without adding or subtracting. Chapter 1, ‘College Admissions from a Broad View’, examines what you need to know to understand college admissions and recent college admissions trends. Chapter 2, ‘A Closer Look at College Admission’, deals with representative college admissions types such as student record subject-oriented selection, student record comprehensive selection, essay-based selection, CSAT-based selection, and practical skills-based selection. In Chapter 3, ‘College Admissions from afar,’ we look into the changing landscape of college admissions starting from the 2028 school year and consider what future talent capabilities universities want. It contains information you need to familiarize yourself with in order to make a better choice before taking college entrance exams in earnest.

● Children who are good at studying will be replaced by AI (Ahn Jae-hyun, Cassiopeia)

The author, an education consultant with 20 years of experience in a diverse spectrum of global education fields, including entrance exams for prestigious U.S. universities and the education markets in Korea and China, uses his accumulated experience as an educator and his own experiences to explain what studies our children really need. Provides insight.

In a future where artificial intelligence and robots will replace human jobs, what kind of education is essential for children? The author says that the world’s prestigious universities no longer consider excellent high school grades, a variety of on- and off-campus activities, and high SAT scores as important. Recently, the item that determines success in the entrance exam to prestigious American universities is personal qualities, commonly called ‘soft skills’. In other words, it places importance on personal characteristics such as patience, perseverance, creativity, communication skills, and the ability to cooperate, which cannot be quantified but serve as the foundation for creating innovative products or services that change the world. These soft skills are consistent with the qualities that our children must cultivate in an era where artificial intelligence and robots are replacing human jobs.

Artificial intelligence has already surpassed human ability to find the correct answer to a given problem. We live in an era where children’s future is no longer guaranteed by just being good at studying Korean, English, and math. The author presents clear solutions on how to combine technology and education ahead of the future AI era and provides useful tips to improve the skills necessary for children to live well with artificial intelligence.

● Safe Mom’s Money Study that Makes a Difference in Wealth (Myunghee Shim, One&One Books)

A financial guidebook by the creator ‘Safe Mom’, who has spread the experience and knowledge she has gained while working at a financial institution for 16 years through broadcasting and YouTube. It contains only essential information aimed at beginners in society who are interested in financial technology and investment, and middle-aged people who lack financial understanding.

According to a survey by international credit rating agency S&P, only 33% of Korean adults have financial literacy. In particular, the financial intelligence of the 2030 generation was found to be at a serious level. Because we have the body of an adult but the financial intelligence of a child, problems are occurring everywhere in society. The reason why ‘don’t ask questions’, ‘invest without asking’, ‘debt’, and ‘debt’ are rampant among the young generation is ultimately due to their lack of financial understanding. To escape from financial illiteracy, studying money is a necessity, not an option. The author provides basic information about the financial market, including survival financial knowledge, and suggests the right path to investors who have lost their way.

2024-04-12 17:58:32