Busan Metropolitan Office of Education Engages Parents on Future Education, Holds Policy Empathy Events Through December

Attended by around 300 parents on November 6

Dr. Noh Gyusik gives special lecture on mental health

The Busan Metropolitan Office of Education has stepped up its efforts to communicate with parents, sharing the direction of its education policies and building broader consensus on future education.

On November 6, the Busan Metropolitan Office of Education held the “2026 Policy Empathy Future Education Special Lecture” at the Convention Hall of Kyungnam College of Information & Technology’s Centum Campus, with around 300 parents of students from preschools, elementary, middle, high, and special schools in attendance.

The event, organized by the Busan Metropolitan Office of Education’s Education Policy Research Institute, will feature three sessions in total through December, focusing on key Busan education policies.

The first special lecture was held under the theme “Children’s Learning Grows as Their Hearts Grow,” in connection with the policy “Personalized Education to Foster Both Academic Ability and Emotional Well-Being.” Dr. Noh Gyusik, a psychiatrist, delivered a lecture titled “Parents Who Understand Their Children’s Feelings, Children Who Grow Up Happy.”

Dr. Noh explained concerns parents commonly face in daily life, including their adolescent children’s irritability and lethargy and excessive smartphone use, drawing on neuroscience and counseling cases. He discussed how understanding and empathizing with children’s feelings can affect their learning and growth, and offered practical communication methods parents can use at home.

A question-and-answer session followed the lecture, focusing on questions submitted in advance and at the event. Information booths on education policies and parent monitoring were also set up at the venue to introduce key Busan education policies and gather parents’ opinions.

Superintendent Kim Seokjun said, “When a child’s mind is unsettled, learning is unsettled, too. Children with emotional stability gain the strength to try again even when faced with difficulties.” He added, “We will strengthen social-emotional education, identify students in crisis at an early stage, and provide them with focused support.”

He continued, “We will expand after-school programs and Our Neighborhood Jaramteo to help students grow safely at school and in their communities. We will also make every effort to listen carefully to parents and reflect their views in our education policies.”

The Busan Metropolitan Office of Education plans to hold a special lecture by a prominent speaker on AI-based future education on November 21, 2026, and a policy discussion with parents on reading and literacy on December 14, 2026.

The Busan Metropolitan Office of Education is holding the “2026 Policy Dialogue on the Future of Education” at the Convention Hall of Gyeongnam Information University’s Centum Campus, with around 300 parents of students from kindergartens, elementary, middle, high, and special schools in attendance.

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