가운데 6명이 자신이 이른바 “수포자”라고 답변했습니다. 수포자는 수학을 포기한 학생이라는 뜻입니다. 이러한 상황을 반영해 2018년부터는 중·고교에서 수학 문제를 평가 지침 이상으로 어렵게 내는 것이 금지됩니다. 또 수학 교육 과정의 학습량도 20%가량 줄어듭니다. 필요 이상으로 복잡하거나 어려운 문제를 내는 것을 막겠다는 취지입니다. 교육부 관계자는 “현재 수학 교육 과정에는 평가 유의 사항과 같은 지침이 제시돼 있지 않아 학교에서 지나치게 문제를 어렵게 내는 경향이 있다”고 말했습니다. 일부 교과 과정은 상위 학년으로 옮겨지게 됩니다. 교육부는 9월 교육계, 수학계 의견을 수렴해 새 교육 과정을 확정 고시할 계획입니다.
In a survey on 9,022 students in elementary school, middle school and high school throughout the nation as well as teachers currently teaching mathematics, 6 out of 10 high school students replied that they are so-called “math quitter”. “Math quitter” means “a student who has given up on mathematics”. Reflecting this situation, from 2018, it will be prohibited to make math questions more difficult than the evaluation guidelines in middle schools and high schools. Also the amount to learn in the math education course will also be reduced by about 20%. The aim is to prevent making (math) problems that are more complicated or difficult than necessary. A staff member of the Ministry of Education said that “in the current math education course, guidelines such as evaluation instructions are not offered, so schools tend to make their (math) problems too difficult”. Part of the curriculum will be moved up to higher school grades. The Ministry of Education plans to collect opinions from the education field and math field and announce the new fixed education course in September.
Study Notes
중·고교 수학 쉬워진다
= Mathematics to become easier in middle school and high school
•수학 math
•쉽다 to be easy
가운데 6명이 자신이 이른바 “수포자”라고 답변했습니다.
= In a survey on 9,022 students in elementary school, middle school and high school throughout the nation as well as teachers currently teaching mathematics, 6 out of 10 high school students replied that they are so-called “math quitter”.
•전국 nationwide
•초·중·고교생 elementary, middle, and high school students
•현직 incumbent, currently working
•교사 teacher
•대상 target
•설문 조사 survey
•이른바 so-called
•답변하다 to answer
= “Math quitter” means “a student who has given up on mathematics”.
•포기하다 to give up
= Reflecting this situation, from 2018, it will be prohibited to make math questions more difficult than the evaluation guidelines in middle schools and high schools.
•상황 situation
•반영하다 to reflect
•평가 evaluation
•지침 guidelines
•이상 over, beyond
•어렵다 to be difficult
•내다 to give, to make up (questions)
•금지되다 to be banned
= Also the amount to learn in the math education course will also be reduced by about 20%.
•교육 education
•과정 process
•학습량 amount of studying
•가량 about, around
•줄어들다 to decrease
필요 이상으로 복잡하거나 어려운 문제를 내는 것을 막겠다는 취지입니다.
= The aim is to prevent making (math) problems that are more complicated or difficult than necessary.
•필요 necessity, requirement
•복잡하다 to be complicated
•막다 to stop, to block, to prevent
•취지 purpose, object
= A staff member of the Ministry of Education said that “in the current math education course, guidelines such as evaluation instructions are not offered, so schools tend to make their (math) problems too difficult”.
•유의 사항 matters to be aware of, instructions
•제시되다 to be presented
•지나치다 to be excessive
•경향 tendency, trend
= Part of the curriculum will be moved up to higher school grades.
•교과 과정 curriculum
•상위 high(er) rank
•학년 year, grade
•옮겨지다 to be transferred to
= The Ministry of Education plans to collect opinions from the education field and math field and announce the new fixed education course in September.
•계 field
•수렴하다 to collect, to gather
•확정 confirmation
•고시하다 to notify, to make an official announcement
•계획 plan