Seoul education office to host AI-era career lecture with author Cho Seung-yeon
In short
The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education said it will hold a career lecture with author Cho Seung-yeon on Oct. 7 at its Yongsan-gu building for about 500 middle school parents and teachers. Cho will speak on the theme “In the AI era, motivation is a weapon,” and teachers from a vocational high school admissions support team will explain programs, employment and 2027 admissions. Individual counseling on school and department choice will follow the lecture.
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The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education said it will hold a career lecture with author Cho Seung-yeon on Oct. 7 at its building in Yongsan-gu, Yonhap reported. About 500 middle school parents and teachers are expected to attend. A business outlet also listed the event under its headline, describing it as career-exploration support in the AI era. [ 1 , 2 ]
Cho's lecture, titled “In the AI era, motivation is a weapon,” is to focus on discovering one's own interests and possibilities rather than settling on a future job in advance, and on the importance of learning independently through varied experience, according to Yonhap. [ 2 ]
After the lecture, a teacher from a vocational high school admissions support team will explain the curricula of Seoul's specialized and Meister high schools, employment, the work-then-study route and university entrance, along with admissions for the 2027 school year. Individual counseling on choosing schools and departments and on admissions will be offered to parents who want it. [ 2 ]
An official at the education office said the event is meant to help students explore a range of possibilities according to their interests and aptitudes, instead of remaining within their scores or familiar admissions routes. [ 2 ]
Why it matters
The event is an official school-district effort to steer students toward a wider set of paths than exam scores or familiar routes, according to the education office. It also gives parents direct information on vocational high school courses, employment and later university study. Its effect is limited to the families and teachers who attend.
Key facts
- The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education is holding a career lecture with author Cho Seung-yeon on Oct. 7 at its Yongsan-gu building. [ 1 , 2 ]
- About 500 middle school parents and teachers are expected to attend. [ 2 ]
- Cho's lecture is titled “In the AI era, motivation is a weapon.” [ 2 ]
- She will argue that rather than deciding on a future job in advance, students should discover their interests and possibilities and learn through varied experience. [ 2 ]
- Teachers from a vocational high school admissions support team will present curricula, employment, work-then-study and university pathways, plus 2027 admissions. [ 2 ]
- Individual counseling on choosing schools and departments and on admissions will be offered to parents who want it after the lecture. [ 2 ]
- An education office official said the aim is to help students explore possibilities based on their own interests and aptitudes. [ 2 ]
Confirmed by several sources
Still unclear
- The exact start time of the Oct. 7 event and how members of the public can register The documents give the date and venue but no time and no registration details.
- Why one document's article text discusses a Supreme Court matter while its headline and summary concern the education event The documents do not explain the discrepancy, so the education event is reported here on the basis of the matching headline and the second document's article.