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2 MARCH2,2005
OPINION
¡°Notogreenhorn¡¯seducation¡±
Editorial
CMERbringingseriousobjectiononministerappointment
Meaninglessfights
P
resident Roh Moo-hyun in January
establishment?¡± Due to the freeing, which
appointed Kim Jin-pyo, who was a
he did when he was at the Economic
A
newsemesteroftheyear2005hasstartedwiththenewlyregisteredfreshmen,who
former Finance and Economy minister, to
PlanningBoard,toomanyuniversitieshave
arewillingtolearnandenjoytheirnewlifeonthecampus.Withthenewstudents
the post of a new Deputy prime minister,
been established, so too much vacancy and
theschoolhasalsoreformeditsenvironmentinsuchwaysasbreakingdowntheschool
ministerofEducationandHumanResources
graduateshavebeenmade.Nowheissaying
wallsandrepairingoldfacilities.
Development.
¡°university regulation¡± but it is too late.
This current of change not only took place between the students and the school
RohurgedtheMinistryofEducationand
Moreover, he is going to unify some
rebuildingbutalsointheelectedrepresentativesofthestudents.LastNovemberbefore
Human Resources Development to exert
nationaluniversities,buttheratioofprivate
thewintervacation,anewGeneralStudentCouncil(GSC)waselectedtotakecareof
efforts so that higher educational institutes
universitiesishigher.Bylackofknowledge
theschoolaffairsforthenewyearafteranintenseelectioncampaign.AtImuncampus,
can yield capable human resources to meet
and experience, Kim will lower the quality
toeveryone¡¯ssurprise,oraseverybodyexpected,the39thGSCbecamethefirstGSC
theneedsofbusinesses.¡°Thisisoneofthe
of universities - which he has already done
whoclaimedtobenon-Hanchongryon.
best ways to reduce the number of jobless
before.
Foralongtime,theGSCofHUFSwasrecognizedtomoststudentsasagroupwitha
young people,¡± Roh said during the
In addition, he told another plan on
tendencyclosetoHanchongryon,theradicalprogressivegroupthatoriginatedfromthe
appointment, and he added ¡°In college
universities. He is going to make private
studentmovementsofthe70sandthe80s.Especially,HUFShasalonghistoryinthis
education, market and industrial factors are
investments in possible universities. This
flowwiththelongfightinthe90sagainsttheabsurdityoftheschoolfoundationandalso
also very important, along with the
willmakeuniversitiesbiggerandlarger,but
hasproducedthepresidentofHanchongryonlastyear.
academicaspect.¡±
the investment in universities should be
However, the flow of non-Hanchongryon candidates did not just pop up in HUFS.
Although Kim¡¯s appointment came after
prohibited except educational purpose. As
Theyfirstappearedintheyear2004,inthenameofOeinsidaebutfailedtowinvotesin
the former Seoul National University
more universities are privately invested,
KimHan-sem/TheArgus
AhnSeung-moonisassertinghisopinionabouttheappointment.
the 38th election. Nevertheless, with the 38th GSC president being elected as the
chancellor Lee Ki-jun stepped down as a
students¡¯ tuition will grow too. Investments
president of Hanchongryon that led to complaints on their act outside campus, the
deputypremier,educationminister,duetoa
shouldbemadeforeducation,notforprofit.
students¡¯ supports towards Oeinsidae or the non-Hanchongryon group increased. The
dispute over events from his past,
Roh because we think the president¡¯s
election took place. He agreed on people¡¯s
studentswantedaGSCwhowouldconcentrateonsolvingtheproblemsoncampusand
controversies go on with civic groups and
philosophy and view about the Korean
will to reform the Korean education and
R: What is the plan of CMER from
help students¡¯ welfare rather than matters off-campus. Many people expected to see a
educational organizations poised to oppose
educationbringthissituation.
there were many reformative pledges he
nowon?
freshchangeinHUFSwiththenewlyselectedGSConthemove.
Kimasanewminister.Theyarepointingout
The governor¡¯s view that regards the
said, but now the president forgot
Ahn:Theclaimsweremostlyignored,but
It was during the winter vacation when HUFSans came to see the article in major
Kim¡¯slackofknowledgeandexperiencein
college education as an industry, that is,
everything. Now he is working on
CMER predicts that the new minister Kim
newspapersabouttheso-calledJucheideologydocumentsofNorthKoreafoundinthe
thefieldofeducation,inadditiontohisbasic
collegescanmakesomeprofitontheirown
elementary and secondary education with
Jin-pyo will be short-lived. So CMER will
cabinets of the GSC office. The newspapers reported that the ones who turned in the
philosophythatseekseconomicmeasurefor
and should supply working power to
such ¡°teacher estimation¡± and changing
keepeyesonhimandtrytostophimwhen
documents were the 39th GSC and it seemed to be the 38th GSC who studied the
educationreform.SoTheArgusinterviewed
companies, could be seriously dangerous.
universityentrancesystem,butthereshould
hepromotessuchweirdpolicies.Nowadays
archives,whichledtosuppositionsthatthe39thGSChadpoliticalintentionstowardsthe
Ahn Seung-moon, the chief of Citizen
Collegesanduniversitiesshouldbeahallof
bearadicalreform.
we fundamentally have doubts about the
ex-GSC.
Movement for Education Reformation
learning, growing up critical intellectuals,
Inourviewpoint,wholeschoolsinKorea
current government, so we should make
Withtheincident,thecontroversybetweenthe38thGSCandthe39thGSCinstantly
(CMER)PolicyBoard,whorecentlyworked
and the depth of humanity draws its breath
have to begin the education normalization,
effort to change the fundamental
stirredup.The38thGSC,claimingtheyhadnothingtodowiththedocuments,criticized
atSeoulMetropolitanBoardofEducation.
beside competition and utility principle. It
which will make a democratic education
misunderstanding about education. We do
the39thfortheirhastyreport,whichledtoafalsereport,andaskedforapology.Also,
seems the president is concentrating every
system with teachers, students, and their
not think simply driving away a person in
thestudentcouncilsofcollegescondemnedthepresentGSCforreportingitwithoutany
Reporter: In which standpoint has
policy on the economical revival, but he
parents. Making each association legal for
theseatisaperfectsolution,sowewilltake
discussionwiththecouncils.Forthesecriticisms,the39thGSCapologized,butthe38th
CMER kept with current minister
should know that history, philosophy and
them and building discussion system will
alongviewandthink.Nowwearepreparing
andthecollegeshaveclaimedthefaultsofthe39thwiththeemotionalfactorthatthey
appointment?
evenanthropologyarenolessimportantthan
simplychangetheirschools.Actuallyitdoes
the judgement about the past 2 years of
haveturnedintheirfellowstudentstothepolice.
Ahn Seung-moon: CMER has kept
economicaltheories.
notcostmuch,butthegovernorshouldmake
president Roh¡¯s educational policies at a
Then,whatwastherealintentionofthepresentGSC?Theyassertthattheyreported
suggestingtheessentialcapacityofMinister
lawsforthemandcontrolthecounterforce.
forum, and we are also preparing our own
thedocumentinahurrybecausetheyjustwantedtoprovethattheyhadnothingtodo
of Education and Human Resources
R:ItseemsthatCMERhasexpecteda
conferences.
withitassoonaspossible.However,withtheex-GSCfamousfortheirparticipationin
Developmentevenbeforetheappointmentto
lot from President Roh about education
R: Due to the appointment, how will
Hanchongryon,andwiththefactthatthedocumentswerefoundintheGSCoffice,the
thegovernment,butithasbeenignored.We
reformationatfirst.
universityeducationbeinfluenced?
ByLeeJun-gul
38thGSCsaysitishardtobelievetheydidnothaveany¡°intentions.¡±
areverydisappointedatthismoment,butwe
Ahn: We have assisted Roh Moo-hyun¡¯s
Ahn:DoyouknowthatKimJin-pyowas
PlanningDirector
Due to their different tendency and standpoint, the opposite aspects between
are continuing campaigns against President
reform bill on education since the president
the leading man of ¡°freeing of university
Hanchongryonandnon-Hanchongryongroupshavealwaysexisted.However,through
thisincident,itwasclearthatbothofthetwosideshaveshowninappropriateattitudes
LettertoTheArgus
towardseachotherandshowedtoHUFSanshowdeeptheconflictwas.Campusisnota
place for dogfights. Instead of seeing each side as enemies, it will be needed for the
presentGSCtoaccepttheopinionsoftheircounterpartsindecision-making,andforthe
Shortmessagefromafriend
ex-GSCandthecollegestoseekanswersthroughconversationandcooperationinstead
ofharshcriticism.
improvelifeinthisland.Oneofthereasons
encirclement, things might become adverse
the block. I was not that culturally shocked
whyproblemsfrequentlyariseisfrombeing
inthelongrun.
totheextentthatotherforeignersusuallyget
careless or not conscious of the
Working towards homogeneity without
once they arrive in this part of the world.
consequences our acts might result in. I
forgettingvariety,wherewecanalwaysfind
Personally, I tend to think of people as a
believe everybody plays an important role
a new positive answer to our eternal quest
whole group, regardless of culture, religion,
contributing to the betterment of our social
for perfection, is what makes things get
race, social status, etc. However, I do not
environmentatonepointoranother.Itisjust
better.Wecanthinkthatwearealwaysina
forget that those particularities give the
projecting ourselves which could help us
transitionfromhomogeneoustoheterogeneous
world such an interesting variety. Partially,
avoid being in an undesirable or
processesandviceversa.Ittakesalwaysone
this is due to the fact that I grew up in a
uncomfortable situation. But then again,
or a few individuals to do something in
cosmopolitan environment and to my early
talking about good and bad. Discerning
particular for it in the end to become
inclination to know and reflect upon things
between good and bad is not that easy in a
generalizedandappliedasaruleforthetime
in order to come to a better understanding
worldthatisunderconstantchanges,butwe
being until something new appears and
withothers.Asafamily,wewerefrequently
can still try not to hurt others or disrespect
provestoworkbetter.
alternating between the countryside and the
CarlosVera
themandconsequentlyourselves.Today,we
Now, you are at a point of your lives
city life. That gave me a chance to
cannotlongerencircledorlimitourconcerns
where you must start taking decisions and
experience so many different things. Of
F
irstofall,Iwouldliketosayhelloand
to only the specific culture or to be more
actively participate in the transformation of
course,therehavebeenmomentsinwhichI
wishagoodacademicyearforallofyou
emphatic I will say the nation we represent
everybody'swell-beingandsoon.Thus,you
have felt both encouraged and discouraged
particularly to the new students in HUFS.
butwemustbemoregloballyfocused.Due
should realize that all of you really play an
justlikeanybodyelse,butIlearnedtotakeit
DuringthepastfewdaysIhavebeentaking
tothoserapidchangesineveryaspectoflife
important role in society. And being you,
on the very positive side. And it has also
a look at the occurrences from the last past
we cannot longer be blind or deaf about
language students, you have an important
been the people around me that has helped
monthsthroughtheinternet,somethingIhad
thingshappeningaroundus.Especially,with
mission which is to open the doors for a
me to do so. And throughout my stay here,
notbeendoingforawhile.Itwassomewhat
factsspreadingsofastthatmakesusfeelthat
better communication between Korea and
someofthosepeoplehavebeenmostlyyou,
disturbing to find out that some people
thethingsoccurringontheothersideofthe
therestoftheworld.Lifeisnotonlyabout
thestudentsofHUFS.
misbehaveandcreateproblemsandworstof
worldseemtobehappeningjustoutsideour
trying to be famous, rich, etc, but to help
Finally,Iwouldalsoliketotakethislines
all make others look bad as well. Having
doors.Inordertohaveavoiceandbeheard
othershaveabetterunderstandingofthings
and ask you for a moment of silence in the
seensometimessimilarsituationsduringthe
in the whole world, we must understand
aroundthem.
memoir of Kweon Hyeong-jun, who was a
timeIhavebeenhereIcouldnothelpbutto
thingsfromamoreglobalpointofview.In
Togiveyouabroadideaaboutme,Ican
young member of The Argus and who just
have a say about it. The good thing is that
otherwords,ifwewanttogrowandbebig,
tellyouthatIhavebeenlivinginKoreafor
unfortunately passed away in a fatal car
this is a minority and we should all work
weshouldstartthinkingbig.
sometime,around5yearsinmycase,which
accidentbeforethenewyear'sholidays.
KimSun-woong/CartoonistofTheArgus
together to keep it that way if we want to
Ifweputourselvesonlyintoadistinctive
nowgivesmeabetterviewofthingsaround
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