"Liberate your hair or legs?"91.8% of teachers said, "Students' literacy has deteriorated." [Anchor Report]

There is a constant controversy over the decline in our youth's literacy.

What is the status of students' literacy that teachers say?

"I was having a discussion about liberalizing my hair, and I thought my feet were two legs."

During class, I said it was the starting point of the incident, and there was also a complaint, "Why is the teacher swearing?"

In addition, some students know 'bedroom' as one of the constellations, and some understand 'jokbo' as an abbreviation for 'jokbal and bossam set'.

This is a real case from the "Student Literacy Status Teacher Perception Survey" conducted by the Korean Federation of Teachers' Associations on 5,800 elementary, middle, and high school teachers nationwide ahead of Hangeul Day.

Along with these absurd or difficult cases, 91.8% of teachers said that "students' literacy has declined compared to the past."

So, what do you need to improve students' literacy?

Teachers answered that strengthening reading activities is the most important thing.

He then answered that vocabulary education needs to be strengthened and digital media usage habits improved.

However, some point out the attitude of adults who should be an example for children.

[Shin Ji-young / Professor of Korean Studies at Korea University] Should we look at adults who say, "You're not good at literacy because you watch a lot of digital media?" Looking at the reading rate of adults, the reading rate of adults in Korea is really disastrous. Nearly 60% of adults don't read a single book a year. Stop looking at your phone to your kids, what about adults? Children don't learn with words like this. I learn from my actions. [Adults should read books]

It's a real sting.

Tomorrow is the 578th anniversary of Hangul Day.

We should get closer to books than videos so that King Sejong does not be sorry, and we should all work together, adults and children, to use the right Korean language.