Korea's pandemic generation is struggling: New education chiefs are being told to act

“Education experts are urging the 16 regional education superintendents, who officially begin their four-year terms July 1, to prioritize the severe learning and behavioral deficits of the pandemic generation over promises of cash handouts. Analysts say these handouts received far more attention during the June 3 local elections than structural policies tailored to specific student characteristics. Education experts warn that current elementary, middle and high school students belong to a generation that experienced the COVID-19 pandemic from 2020 to 2021 during a critical growth period, causing lasting developmental impacts. They urged incoming officials to carefully implement student policies that address these unique vulnerabilities. Declining reading scores and behavioral issues A primary characteristic of students who lived through the pandemic is a severe lack of basic reading skills and classroom discipline. Jang Se-rin, a teacher at Geumgu Elementary School, said that in underperforming rural and urban school districts, some upper elementary students still struggle with basic dic

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